[Cover photo credit to Yumi Zouma & JT Clemente]

International Alternative Rock band Yumi Zouma has released summery new single, “Blister“, via Nettwerk. The new track is a rocker in contrast to their more introspective Dream Pop approach, but is not without precedent in their catalog. It’s accompanied by a video.

On “Blister,” Yumi Zouma shares:

We found strength in simplicity, discovering that the more stripped-down we went, the more forceful the impact became. “Blister” surged ahead on the back of our most anthemic riffs, conjuring images in our minds of C4, Channel Z, prepaid flip-phone text plans, and the Big Day Out main stage under the punishing heat of the hole in the ozone layer.

Composed of members Christie Simpson (vocals, keyboards), Josh Burgess (guitar, bass, vocals, keyboards), Charlie Ryder (guitar, bass, keyboards), and Olivia Campion (drums), Yumi Zouma originally joined forces in 2013 out of New Zealand. Since then, each member (Olivia joined in 2017) has ventured separately into different cities. Christie lives in Melbourne, Charlie in London, Josh in New York, and Olivia in Wellington, New Zealand.