Post-Punk Monk
First listen and “Disappear” sported monolithic drum machine beats caressed by lowing roars of bass. A few bars further in and the guitar descended as if from heaven and anointed our ears with a golden tone that seemed as if John McGeoch was still treading this earth. It was at this point that I was all in on the heretofore unknown pleasures of Yama Uba. Full review here: postpunkmonk.com/2024/01/19/yama-uba-expertly-evoke-a-golden-era-with-debut-album-silhouettes/Favorite track: Facade.
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A mess of all my selves
Drips to the floor and down the walls
Morph and shift, step through my skin
Break down to build again
Shapes
You watch me change
Take all my pain
Oh, Shapes
You watch me change
Take all my pain
Oh, Shapes
I die within to live again
In all my shapes
Shapes
Let you in a labyrinth
Just to just to find the monster within
Can you see me?
Run from me?
Can you love me?
What I hide is the thing inside, amorphous and hungry
Unprepared, we fight back tears on the daily
Do you hate me?
Shapes
You watch me change
Take all my pain
Oh, Shapes
You watch me change
Take all my pain
Oh, Shapes
I die within to live again
In all my shapes
Shapes
Shapes
Shapes
‘Silhouettes’ is a strong debut album that captures the shifting perspectives of its five-year writing period, and the emergence of Yama Uba’s uniquely crafted sound. With Akiko Sampson's charismatic vocals and rumbling bass combined with Winter Zora's sweeping guitar and saxophone soaring over velvet synthesizers and synthpop beats, Yama Uba makes several nods to their post-punk and darkwave predecessors while creating a sound entirely their own. Throughout each track, Yama Uba emerges as a songwriting unit able to capture the complexities of the human spirit, as fragile as it is powerful, as it experiences its own evolution. States Sampson, ‘‘As a whole, 'Silhouettes’ is about personal transformation and self-discovery, and is a reckoning with the power of time.”
credits
released January 24, 2024
Akiko Sampson: Vocals, bass, synthesizers, drum programming
Winter Zora: Vocals, guitar, saxophone
Additional percussion on “Disappear,” “Shapes,” “Facade,” “Isolation,” “Laura,” “Claustrophobia” by Charlie Vela
Additional percussion on “Shatter” by Michael Daddona
All songs written by Akiko Sampson and Winter Zora except “I’m in Love With a German Film Star,” by B. Gogan, C. Timperley, D. Aagar, R. Williams
Lyrics for all songs by Akiko Sampson except “Claustrophobia” by Akiko Sampson and Winter Zora, “Isolation” by Winter Zora, and “I'm in Love With a German Film Star” by Barbara Gogan
All songs recorded by Akiko Sampson at Psychic Rat Studios except “I’m in Love With a German Film Star” and “Angel,” recorded by Michael Daddona at Zoo Labs Studios
Mixed by Charlie Vera
Mastered by Daniel Husayn
Produced by Akiko Sampson
Album front and back covers designed by Pearl Thompson
Album interior designed by Akiko Sampson
Photos by Michael Daddona
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