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Boston's Shumai were faithful followers of mid-'90s indie janglers like Velocity Girl and Heavenly. In addition to guitarist/vocalist Don Shumai, the band included guitarist/vocalist Wasabi Shumai, who had done time in the '90s Harriet Records act Prickly as Collin Oberndorf, as well as bassist/vocalist "Razzle," who was not to be confused with Hanoi Rocks' martyr-like drummer of the same name. While the mysterious "Frank" eventually replaced him, Shumai's drumming duties had been handled by "Bi Bim Bap," aka Brendan O'Malley, who'd played with Alan Licht's noisy Love Child project. Shumai finally got its act together in 2004, issuing its initial EP releases as one on the self-released album Tastes Like Summer (Total Gaylord). Tracks like "Are You Jeff Corwin Experienced?" and "The Lonely Passion of Joey Heatherton" displayed Shumai's engaging boy-girl harmonies, rangy indie pop sound, and off-kilter sense of humor. ~ Johnny Loftus, All Music Guide
