Simon Price
Released 16/2/18
This majestic album casts a spell as mystical as the gigantic rural texas sky it was recorded under, where affecting folk songs emerge from the ether of field recordings and found sound.
Loma create a hypnotic world of their own, where rustling leaves, fuzzed-out basses, panting dogs, prepared pianos, and a wilderness of percussion form a backdrop for Emily Cross’s translucent voice.
There’s something here for lovers of Julie Brne, Bigid Mae Power, Anes Oel, Nina Nastasia or Broadcast, but also Linda Thompson, or The Silver Apples—even early Pink Floyd. This arresting and mysterious album marks the arrival of a band whose first steps already feel timeless. “a mysterious ecosystem bursting with life.” – the skinny, “Loma captures the intimacy of heightened circumstance with layered, compelling nuance” 8/10 – exclaim
