GHUM

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GHUM
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GHUM performing in 2018. Khor (front) and Ann (bottom left)
Background information
Origin London, England
Genres
Years active2016 present
LabelsEverything Sucks Music
Members
  • Laura Guerrero Lora
  • Marina MJ
  • Jojo Khor
Past members
  • Vicki Ann
Website https://ghum.bandcamp.com

GHUM are a London-based post punk band, formed in 2016. They released their debut album, Bitter, in June 2022. [1]

Contents

History

GHUM currently consists of Laura Guerrero Lora (vocals), Marina MJ (bass), and Jojo Khor (guitar). Drummer Vicki Ann departed the band in January 2023 after completing a final tour with Big Joanie. They met after Marina placed an advertisement on Gumtree seeking bandmates.

They released their first EP, Ghum in 2017; their second, The Coldest Fire was released in 2019, backed with a UK tour in July 2019. The EP came to national media attention, [2] [3] [4] [5] with the band doing a BBC Introducing session and lead track "Saturn" being playlisted by BBC Radio 6 Music. [6] [7] The band's follow-up single "California", released January 2020, was debuted on the Steve Lamacq show on BBC Radio 6 Music [8] and featured on his 6 Music Recommends playlist. [9] The song was named one of the '20 best rock songs right now' by The Fader. [10]

Bands GHUM have played with include Dream Wife and L.A. Witch. [11] After seeing them, Alice Go of Dream Wife contributed a remix of their 2018 single "I'm the Storm". [12]

In March 2022 GHUM released lead new single "Some People", from their debut album Bitter, which was released on June 17, 2022. [13] "Some People" was followed by "Bitter" in May 2022 and title track "Bad Brain" in June 2022. [14] [15] The album was described by Line of Best Fit as "a taut nine song masterclass". [1] The band in June 2022 in Europe supporting Soft Kill and Choir Boy. [15]

Later in 2022 saw GHUM be announced as tour support for Big Joanie's UK tour in 2023., [16] and the announcement of their first North American appearances in March 2023: at South By Southwest and a festival in New York. [17] [18]

Discography

Albums

Extended plays

Singles

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  17. @ghumband (19 October 2022). "Yes, we are going to the USA!! We will be playing @sxsw in March. So, so excited as this is a massive bucket list for all of us!" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  18. @ghumband (15 December 2022). "Another United States announcement!! NEW YORK We are finally coming! We'll be playing at @NewColossusFest in March!! (8th - 12th). Get ready for some hip swinging, maybe some headbanging and a very very very bad NY accent" (Tweet) via Twitter.