New Music & Video Release - Yumi Zouma 'No Love Lost To Kindness' out January - 10th November 2025
Photo Credit -Mikayla Hubert
Artist Name - Yumi Zouma
Release Name - Phoebe's Song
Release Date - 10th November 2025
Genre - Indie Rock, Indie Pop, Pop Rock
Label - Polyvinyl Inertia Music
“Snappy percussion and futuristic take on pop-rock.” – FLOOD
“A restless, mesmeric new tune.” - Stereogum
“Bright, buoyant melodicism, soaked in watery synths, and warm vocal tones.” - Under The Radar
“[‘Blister’] is an easy contender for song of the summer.” - KCRW
Today, international indie-rock innovators Yumi Zouma deliver a boldly romantic, heartfelt new single, ‘Phoebe’s Song’, dedicated to Josh Burgess' love for his partner, Phoebe. To celebrate the news, the band is excited to announce an upcoming spring 2026 North American headline tour starting April 30th at Black Cat in Washington D.C., while making stops in New York at Warsaw on May 2nd, Chicago at Outset on May 8th, Los Angeles at Pacific Electric on May 19th, and finishing up in San Diego at Belly Up on May 20th. More information can be found HERE
‘Phoebe’s Song’ radiates warmth, perfectly capturing budding intimacy's sweet, cinematic fantasies: "making movies in the back of my head." Christie Simpson’s weaving vocals, blending seamlessly between lead, backing vocals, and harmonies, evoke the thrilling sensation of willingly losing oneself, as one often does in the throes of love.
Sonically, the track ventures confidently into expansive guitar territories reminiscent of Built to Spill’s textured walls of sound, infused with choruses that shimmer with Johnny Marr-esque jangle. Drummer Olivia Campion’s intricate, baroque-inspired fills lend a compelling power-pop flourish alongside Charlie Ryder’s exemplary guitar playing. A charmingly nostalgic Nokia ringtone punctuates the first chorus - an affectionate wink to modern romance - before an audacious key change propels the finale into early-2000s teen-movie euphoria.
Josh Burgess of Yumi Zouma shares, “’Phoebe’s Song’ is a real outlier in our catalogue. We honestly don’t have many love songs! It’s a bold testament to our love, but also a small window into the joy of coexisting with your person. Shout out to the “Uncleared” Nokia ringtone. Thank you, YouTube. Thank you, Phoebe. Thank you, world, for sharing this love. One love."
‘Phoebe’s Song’ is the latest single from Yumi Zouma’s upcoming album, NO LOVE LOST TO KINDNESS, which will be released on January 30, 2026, via Nettwerk. Recorded in Mexico City, where the band was assembled in 2023 for writing sessions, they shine as a collective and as individual players across the album’s 12 tracks, which guitarists Josh Burgess and Charlie Ryder produced. As Yumi Zouma continues to evolve and celebrate over a decade together, their latest songs show what any long-distance band knows is true: time-zone challenges are simply no match for chemistry.
NO LOVE LOST TO KINDNESS marks a turning point for Yumi Zouma - both sonically and emotionally. Departing from the shimmering dream-pop of earlier records, Yumi Zouma pursued a rawer, heavier sound.
‘Phoebe’s Song’ follows up on the success of previous 2025 singles ‘Drag’, ‘Cross My Heart and Hope To Die’, ‘Blister’, and ‘Bashville on the Sugar’, the band’s unruly first single on Nettwerk, which introduced this fearless new chapter ahead. Stay tuned for more new music and news from Yumi Zouma this year and beyond.
NO LOVE TO KINDNESS LP Tracklist:
1. Cross My Heart and Hope to Die
2. Bashville on the Sugar
3. Drag
4. Blister
5. Phoebe's Song
6. Cowboy Without a Clue
7. Chicago 2am
8. Judgement Day
9. Did You See Her?
10. Every False Embrace
11. 95
12. Waiting for the Cards to Fall
NORTH AMERICAN DATES 2026
Apr 30th – Black Cat – Washington, DC
May 1st – First Unitarian – Philadelphia, PA
May 2nd – Warsaw – NYC, NY
May 4th – Sinclair – Boston, MA
May 6th – Lee’s Palace – Toronto, ON
May 8th – Outset – Chicago, IL
May 12th – The Pearl – Vancouver, BC
May 13th – Neumos – Seattle, WA
May 14th – Aladdin –– Portland, OR
May 16th – The Independent – San Francisco, CA
May 19th – Pacific Electric – Los Angeles, CA
May 20th – Belly Up – San Diego, CA
U.K. AND EU TOUR DATES 2026
March 4th – Trabendo – Paris, France
March 6th – Yuca Club – Cologne, Germany
March 9th – Vega - Musikkens Hus, Little Vega – Copenhagen, Denmark
March 10th – John Dee – Oslo, Norway
March 11th – Debaser Hornstulls Strand – Stockholm, Sweden
March 13th – Headcrash – Hamburg, Germany
March 14th – Badehaus Berlin – Berlin, Germany
March 15th – Klub Hydrozagadka – Warsaw, Poland
March 17th – Flucc Wanne – Vienna, Austria
March 22nd – Yes – Manchester, U.K.
March 23rd – G2, The Garage – Glasgow, U.K.
March 25th – Isilington Assembly Hall – London, U.K.
March 27th – The Workmans Club – Dublin, Ireland