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YUmi Zuma splits from Dream Pop. After a decade together, the New Zealand four-piece have developed a sound that’s light, rich and a bit wistful – but now they want a change. “Everything is more extreme, more gritty,” guitarist Charlie Ryder said of fifth record “No Love Lost to Kindness,” which was written during the band’s “most frictionless creative period” to date. While it’s true that their latest singles are faster, louder and more distorted, these bright, beautiful tracks will only rock their longest-serving fans.
Bashville on the Sugar catches the attention of his ex on the subway and surges with Olivia Campion’s breathtaking drumming, while Blister turns the band’s knack for upbeat melodies into a pleasantly predictable pop-punk that admits to “venom and rage” but is more fun than angry. Drag starts off as a real twist, with a menacing bassline and an uncharacteristically deadpan performance from singer Christy Simpson as she shakes off her ADHD diagnosis, but soon blossoms into layered, even dreamy vocals, and luminous guitar.
This journey of self-discovery is most interesting on the quiet, muddled ’95 – a song about ambition and homesickness with a sensitive vibe and a surprising pop touch – and closer Waiting for the Cards to Fall, which mourns a relationship that’s dried up but not over yet. Without the usual echo, Simpson’s vocals are catchy: “I’ll leave you no matter what, turn myself to dust,” she vows, gothic and ghostly. Beyond dramatic reinvention, this is Yumi Zouma’s film reshaping itself in real time. Change is often slower than we would like.
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