Yumi Zouma have returned with fire in their lungs. The New Zealand-born, globally scattered alt-rock outfit dropped their new single “Drag” today (September 12th), a brooding cut that pushes them into heavier sonic territory while announcing their fifth studio album, No Love Lost To Kindness, due January 30th, 2026 via Nettwerk.
No Love Lost To Kindness marks a sharp evolution for Yumi Zouma, trading in the dream-pop shimmer of earlier records for something rawer and more jagged. Recorded in Mexico City with production helmed by Burgess and Charlie Ryder, the 12-track record reflects both the chemistry and tension of a band now more than a decade into their career.
“Making our fifth album was the most friction-filled creative period since the band began,” the group admits. “We booked studio time throughout the year, came together, scattered, mixed, repeated. The studio gave us songs we loved, but the in-between moments were tense — anxiously avoiding each other, bold last-minute changes, impossible time zones. We pushed away from soft guitars and bedroom-pop textures, smashing at the edges and adding concrete and gravel. Each song carries intensity — sometimes loud, sometimes quiet, but always raw. Lyrically, it’s our most honest by a country mile.”
