Yama Uba

As a debut album, ‘Silhouettes’ captures the shifting perspectives of its five year writing period and the emergence of Yama Uba’s uniquely crafted sound. Combining the infectious sounds of sweeping guitar, rumbling bass, soaring saxophone and velvet synthesizers over synthpop beats, Yama Uba makes several nods to their post-punk and darkwave predecessors while creating a sound entirely their own.

“‘Silhouettes’ was meant to be a quickly written album but ended up taking five years, reflecting times of heartache, perseverance and emotional breakthroughs,” lead singer Akiko Sampson states. “In writing this album we redefined not just our music, but also ourselves in the process. As a whole, 'Silhouettes’ is about personal transformation and self-discovery, and is a reckoning with the power of time.”