Finding inspiration in tender psychedelia, existential poetry & literature, and the woollier, more expansive realm of the punk rock canon, Local Tourist have fashioned a sound out of defiant vulnerability.

In 2018, US born songwriter – and group leader – Erin Umstead found herself in Christchurch, New Zealand frequenting local venue Darkroom where she met bassist/guitarist Joe Sampson (Salad Boys,T54) and drummer Rory Dalley (Ben Woods Group). Tracking aof n entire album’s worth of material was done over Erin’s last few days in New Zealand.