YUMI ZOUMA - Truth Or Consequences: Alternate Versions LP (Orange/Coke Bottle Green Vinyl)

Label: Polyvinyl

The day before the release of our third album, Truth or Consequences, the WHO declared an official pandemic. We'd arrived in the United States that morning to play the first show of our album release tour in Washington D.C. However, the chain of events that followed meant that all of our remaining tour dates were cancelled.

Writing new music around them, we took the songs of Truth or Consequences and found ourselves a new way of re-contextualising them safely, amidst the tragedy and fear going on in the world outside our windows – and the Alternate Versions were born. We encouraged each other to be bold, fearless, and to experiment like we would on stage – but from the comfort of our own bedrooms, living rooms and hallways. This new reimagining of Truth or Consequences is the result of that process. Ten new arrangements that reflect our feelings of optimism, helplessness, and a desire to keep exploring.

- YUMI ZOUMA