In 2018, US-born songwriter - and group leader - Erin Umstead found herself in Christchurch, New Zealand. Curious about the music scene, she started frequenting local venue Darkroom where she met bassist/guitarist Joe Sampson and drummer Rory Dalley. They would regularly bump into each other at gigs and quickly became friends. Erin knew just who could help bring her songs to life, so by April 2019, the Local Tourist project had arrived.

The three fell quickly into step, fleshing out Umstead’s sparse, intimate songs before taking to the road with Sampson’s Salad Boys. However, visa complications halted any chance of extensive touring and Erin was forced to leave her adopted home with little warning, but not before the group put their work to tape. Tracking an entire album's worth of material was done over Erin’s last few days in New Zealand. This material was finalised into their debut album Other Ways of Living, released on April 8, 2022.
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