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    YUMI ZOUMA

    Sep 11, 2017 2 minutes
    Words by Kyle Mullin


    Even before they settled on an approach for writing and recording their sophomore album, Christie Simpson and her bandmates in the rising New Zealand synth pop troop Yumi Zouma knew what they wanted to avoid.

    “The goal is to not just be guys who are just being dudes, their sophomore LP, apart. “So many festival lineups now are full of guys, in bands, being dudes. I don’t know if we avoid that, because I’m the only woman in the group, but our vibe is different.”

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