{"product_id":"4526180588023","title":"Yumi Zouma PRESENT TENSE Japan Music CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eProduct Description\u003cbr\u003e\nContents: Yumi Zouma, the New Zealand alternative pop band that achieved global success, releases their fourth album, \"Present Tense,\" a tribute to an uncertain future created during the pandemic. Includes singles such as \"Give It Hell,\" \"Mona Lisa,\" and \"In the Eyes of Our Love.\" The globally popular alternative pop band, Yumi Zouma, will release their long-awaited fourth studio album, \"Present Tense,\" on Friday, March 18, 2022. \"Present Tense\" is a work that Yumi Zouma dedicates to an uncertain future. Their previous album, \"Truth or Consequences,\" released in 2020 to great acclaim, was released by Polyvinyl on the very day the WHO declared COVID-19 a pandemic. The world began to fall apart shortly after the band began their first North American tour. The four members of Yumi Zouma went their separate ways, returning to their respective hometowns: Wellington, Christchurch, London, and New York. \"It was chaotic. We usually work at a pace of one album a year, but with no end in sight, we lost momentum,\" said Charlie Ryder, co-founder and multi-instrumentalist of the band. In response, Yumi Zouma set a deadline for themselves: they needed to complete the album by September 1, 2021, regardless of the global situation, and got to work. 'Present Tense' evolved through remote and in-person sessions. Its sound expanded and developed with the addition of pedal steel, piano, saxophone, woodwinds, and strings played by friends around the world. The recording was handled by top mixers such as Ash Workman (Christine \u0026amp; The Queens, Metronomy), Kenny Gilmore (Weyes Blood, Julia Holter), and Jake Aron (Grizzly Bear, Chairlift). The tracks were fine-tuned through mastering by Antoine Chabert (Daft Punk, Charlotte Gainsbourg), resulting in a complex and evolving sound. \"Since this is our fourth album, we wanted to create some adventurous songs. Working with other artists is outside our comfort zone, so it helped,\" says Ryder.  New Zealand alternative pop band Yumi Zouma was formed in 2014. The members are Christie Simpson (V\/Key), Josh Burgess (G\/V), Charlie Ryder (G\/B\/Key), and Olivia Campion (Dr), who currently live in different locations: New York, London, Christchurch, and Wellington. They released their debut album, 'Yoncalla', in 2016. Following their second album, 'Willowbank', in 2017, they signed with Polyvinyl\/Inertia Records. Released in 2020, their third album, \"Truth or Consequences,\" garnered immense support from Australian media outlets such as Double J, 2SER, The Brag Media, FBi Radio, Purple Sneakers, Pilerats, The Music Network, and Spectrum (The Age). This hype spread internationally, receiving high praise from publications like Consequence of Sound, Gorilla vs Bear, NPR, Earmilk, FADER, MTV, NYLON, Paste Magazine, Stereogum, and Under The Radar. They were also scheduled to perform at Fuji Rock Festival '20 (postponed due to COVID-19). This is the fourth album from Yumi Zouma, the globally successful alternative pop band from New Zealand, created during the pandemic and dedicated to an uncertain future. Includes singles such as \"Give It Hell,\" \"Mona Lisa,\" and \"In the Eyes of Our Love.\" (C)RS\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TOKYO JAPAN CD SHOP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53227413438773,"sku":"4526180588023","price":4300.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1011\/5966\/5973\/files\/61uXNkmopIL._AC.jpg?v=1785385809","url":"https:\/\/tokyojapancdshop.com\/products\/4526180588023","provider":"TOKYO JAPAN CD SHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}