Yumi Zouma have shared yet another bop – the instantly memorable "Mona Lisa" is boisterously deceptive as candied melodies and ethereal production cloaks a lyrical darkness and triumphant brass-filled conclusion.  The song, mixed by Kenny Gilmore (Weyes Blood, Julia Holter) is accompanied by a self-directed music video filmed in Lyttleton, New Zealand – a stone's throw south of the band's hometown of Christchurch.

The video stars lead singer Christie Simpson as the sole protagonist and illustrates the jubilation, claustrophobia, and mayhem of her months in lockdown in both the UK and New Zealand, having just moved back to her home country after making the fortuitous decision to pack her bags for London in the week prior to the outbreak of COVID-19. We see Simpson move into an apartment, make it her own, and lose her mind in the span of 3 minutes and 33 seconds. The entire video takes place in a single room, purpose-built by the band to match the single artwork for the song. Watch below –

“’Mona Lisa’ came to us gradually over a long period of time – so its story has changed and shifted, developing new relevance with each new phase of our lives,” says Christie. “It's a song that ruminates on conflicting, shifting uncertainty – of wanting someone that maybe you can’t have – of uncertain boundaries, of confusing interactions, misunderstanding, yearning. Trying to forget an obsession – or shifting between losing all hope and giving in to the obsession – lured back by the excitement and promise – the moments of feeling so alive. The terror and joy of a big crush. And so we wanted the video to feel like a mirror to all those emotions along the passage of time – except in isolation. A year stuck inside (as we have been), alone with the big feelings, the big highs, and the low lows – dancing around your bedroom, losing it a little bit. Moving in, making it yours, moving out again. The strange phase we've been existing in, trying to thrive in (occasionally succeeding, but often not). The joy, the sadness, the conflict, the chaos – without ever really leaving your bedroom.” 

Last month, the band shared the equally unforgettable "Give It Hell" – their first song since the release of their March 2020 album Truth or Consequences. Yumi Zouma will make their highly-anticipated return to the U.S. with a 21-date tour starting April 7 in Atlanta, GA, and ending May 6 in San Diego, CA. Tickets onsale now.