Loma - Don't Shy Away - VINYL LP

On December 26th, 2018, Emily Cross received an excited email from a friend Brian Eno was talking about her band on BBC radio. InchAt first I didn't think it was real,Inch she admits. But then she heard a recording Eno was praising InchBlack WillowInch from Loma's self-titled debut, a song whose minimal groove and hypnotic refrain seem as much farewell as a manifesto I make my bed beside the road / I carry a diamond blade / I will not serve you. He said he'd had it on repeat. Don't Shy Away is shot through with revelations, both joyful (InchGiven a SignInch) and sober (the clear-eyed title track), and winds from moment to moment with confidence and humor. Like Loma's first effort, there's a tangible and sensuous feeling of place; insects sing in the trees, an ill-fitting door creaks in the wind.