Don’t Shy Away Loma SKU: SP1366 Barcode: 0098787136616 20.00 £20.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Sub Pop Released Date: 23rd October 2020 Buying Format: 1LP Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info On December 26th, 2018, Emily Cross received an excited email from a friend: Brian Eno was talking about her band on BBC radio. “At first I didn’t think it was real,” she admits. But then she heard a recording: Eno was praising “Black Willow” from Loma’s self-titled debut. He said he’d had it on repeat. At the time, a second Loma album seemed unlikely. The band began as a serendipitous collaboration between Cross, the multi-talented musician and recording engineer Dan Duszynski, and Shearwater frontman Jonathan Meiburg, who wanted to play a supporting role after years at the microphone. They’d capped a grueling tour with a standout performance on a packed beach at Sub Pop’s SPF 30 festival, in which Cross leapt into the crowd, and then into the sea, while the band carried on from the stage—an emotional peak that also felt like a natural ending. “It was the biggest audience we’d ever had,” she says. “We thought, why not stop here?” Following the tour, Cross went to rural Mexico to work on visual art and a solo record, while Meiburg began a new Shearwater effort. But after a few months apart (and Eno’s encouraging words), the trio changed their minds and reconvened at Duszynski’s home in rural Texas, where they began to develop songs that would become Don’t Shy Away. Loma writes by consensus, and though Cross is always the singer, she, Duszynski and Meiburg often trade instruments. Meiburg compares their process to using an ouija board and says the songs revealed themselves slowly, over many months. “Each of us is a very strong flavor,” he says, “but in Loma, nobody wears the crown, so we have to trust each other—and we end up in places none of us would have gone on our own. I think we all wanted to experience that again.” The album that emerged is gently spectacular—a vivid work whose light touch belies its timely themes of solitude, impermanence, and finding light in deep darkness. Stuck / beneath / a rock, Cross begins, as if noticing her predicament for the first time. Then she adds: I begin to see / the beauty in it. A series of guests contributed to the absorbing soundscapes of Don’t Shy Away, including touring members Emily Lee (piano, violin) and Matt Schuessler (bass), Flock of Dimes/Wye Oak’s Jenn Wasner, and a surprisingly bass-heavy horn section. And then there’s Brian Eno. Loma invited him to participate in the mantra-like “Homing,” which concludes the album and sent him stems to interact with in any way he liked. He never spoke directly with the band, but his completed mix arrived via e-mail late one night, without warning, and they gathered to listen in the converted bedroom Duszynski uses as a control room. “I was a little worried,” says Cross. “What if we didn’t like it?” But it was all they’d hoped for: minimal but enveloping, friendly but enigmatic, as much Loma as Eno—a perfect ending to an album about finding a new home inside an old one. I am somewhere that you know, Cross sings, above a chorus of her bandmates’ blended voices. I am right behind your eyes. Artist Loma Genre Rock And Pop Label Sub Pop Buying Options 1LP Format 1LP Condition New Country UK Track Listings I Fix My Gaze Ocotillo Half Silences Elliptical Days Given a Sign Thorn Breaking Waves Like a Stone Blue Rainbow Jenny Don't Shy Away Homing Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Loma and more from Rock And Pop View Product Quick View Loma Loma (Loser Edition) Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Sub Pop | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released 13th February 2018 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Loma Loma (Loser Edition) £19.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Sub Pop SKU: SP1214X Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released Date: 13th February 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Loma Loma Sub Pop | 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 16th February 2018 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Loma Loma £19.00 Label: Sub Pop SKU: SP1214 Formats: 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 16th February 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Mariah Carey Charmbracelet Rock And Pop | UMC | 180g, 2LP Released 22nd January 2021 £26.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Mariah Carey Charmbracelet £26.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: UMC SKU: 3517610 Formats: 180g, 2LP Released Date: 22nd January 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Love Affair & Steve Ellis, The The Best Of Rock And Pop | Demon | 180g, 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 22nd January 2021 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Love Affair & Steve Ellis, The The Best Of £19.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Demon SKU: DEMREC841 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 22nd January 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nearly New View Product Quick View S.P.Y.S S.P.Y.S Metal / Classic Rock | EMI America | 1LP Released 7th February 2024 £8.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations S.P.Y.S S.P.Y.S £8.00 Genre: Metal / Classic Rock Label: EMI America SKU: nn280490 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 7th February 2024 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket Matt's picks View Product Quick View Black Country, New Road For The First Time Rock And Pop | Ninja Tune | 1LP Includes Download Code Released 5th February 2021 £18.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Black Country, New Road For The First Time £18.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Ninja Tune Released Date: 5th February 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Brothers And Sisters Of L.A., The Dylan’s Gospel Rock And Pop | Light In The Attic | 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 31st March 2014 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Brothers And Sisters Of L.A., The Dylan’s Gospel £20.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Light In The Attic SKU: LITA106LP Formats: 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 31st March 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Mutual Benefit Growing at the Edges Rock And Pop | Transgressive | 1LP Released 6th October 2023 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Mutual Benefit Growing at the Edges £22.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Transgressive SKU: TRANS703X Formats: 1LP Released Date: 6th October 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Morrissey & David Bowie Cosmic Dancer Rock And Pop | Parlophone | 7", Single Released 19th February 2021 £12.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Morrissey & David Bowie Cosmic Dancer £12.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Parlophone SKU: 0190295142254 Formats: 7", Single Released Date: 19th February 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Eric Clapton Eric Clapton (Anniversary Deluxe Edition) Rock And Pop | Polydor | 1LP Released 20th August 2021 £18.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Eric Clapton Eric Clapton (Anniversary Deluxe Edition) £18.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Polydor SKU: 4750267 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 20th August 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Shura Nothings Real Rock And Pop | Polydor | 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 8th July 2016 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Shura Nothings Real £20.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Polydor SKU: 54784175 Formats: 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 8th July 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Chris Stamey Euphoria Rock And Pop | Yep Roc | 180g, 1LP Released 15th June 2015 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Chris Stamey Euphoria £19.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Yep Roc SKU: LPYEP2441 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 15th June 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Rock And Pop Start again
View Product Quick View Loma Loma (Loser Edition) Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Sub Pop | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released 13th February 2018 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Loma Loma (Loser Edition) £19.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Sub Pop SKU: SP1214X Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released Date: 13th February 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Loma Loma Sub Pop | 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 16th February 2018 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Loma Loma £19.00 Label: Sub Pop SKU: SP1214 Formats: 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 16th February 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Mariah Carey Charmbracelet Rock And Pop | UMC | 180g, 2LP Released 22nd January 2021 £26.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Mariah Carey Charmbracelet £26.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: UMC SKU: 3517610 Formats: 180g, 2LP Released Date: 22nd January 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Love Affair & Steve Ellis, The The Best Of Rock And Pop | Demon | 180g, 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 22nd January 2021 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Love Affair & Steve Ellis, The The Best Of £19.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Demon SKU: DEMREC841 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 22nd January 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
Nearly New View Product Quick View S.P.Y.S S.P.Y.S Metal / Classic Rock | EMI America | 1LP Released 7th February 2024 £8.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations S.P.Y.S S.P.Y.S £8.00 Genre: Metal / Classic Rock Label: EMI America SKU: nn280490 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 7th February 2024 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket
Matt's picks View Product Quick View Black Country, New Road For The First Time Rock And Pop | Ninja Tune | 1LP Includes Download Code Released 5th February 2021 £18.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Black Country, New Road For The First Time £18.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Ninja Tune Released Date: 5th February 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Brothers And Sisters Of L.A., The Dylan’s Gospel Rock And Pop | Light In The Attic | 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 31st March 2014 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Brothers And Sisters Of L.A., The Dylan’s Gospel £20.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Light In The Attic SKU: LITA106LP Formats: 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 31st March 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Mutual Benefit Growing at the Edges Rock And Pop | Transgressive | 1LP Released 6th October 2023 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Mutual Benefit Growing at the Edges £22.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Transgressive SKU: TRANS703X Formats: 1LP Released Date: 6th October 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Morrissey & David Bowie Cosmic Dancer Rock And Pop | Parlophone | 7", Single Released 19th February 2021 £12.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Morrissey & David Bowie Cosmic Dancer £12.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Parlophone SKU: 0190295142254 Formats: 7", Single Released Date: 19th February 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Eric Clapton Eric Clapton (Anniversary Deluxe Edition) Rock And Pop | Polydor | 1LP Released 20th August 2021 £18.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Eric Clapton Eric Clapton (Anniversary Deluxe Edition) £18.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Polydor SKU: 4750267 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 20th August 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Shura Nothings Real Rock And Pop | Polydor | 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 8th July 2016 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Shura Nothings Real £20.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Polydor SKU: 54784175 Formats: 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 8th July 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Chris Stamey Euphoria Rock And Pop | Yep Roc | 180g, 1LP Released 15th June 2015 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Chris Stamey Euphoria £19.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Yep Roc SKU: LPYEP2441 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 15th June 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders