Rekindling the dream
Apr 03, 2022
3 minutes
GRAHAM REID
PRESENT TENSE, by Yumi Zouma
While very few artists circum-vented the vicissitudes of Covid and the consequent lockdowns, not many were as unlucky as Yumi Zouma.
The day before the release of their Truth or Consequences album in early 2020, they were in Washington DC to start their first sold-out US tour.
Covid hit and their tour consisted of just that one show.
Understandably shattered, they went to their separate home. The result is an even more thoughtful investigation of the one-time Christchurch band’s take on dreamy, elegant pop.
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