| The Loom | |
|---|---|
| Background information | |
| Origin | Brooklyn, New York, United States |
| Genres | indie rock |
| Labels | none |
| Website | The Loom |
| Members | |
| John Fanning, Lis Rubard, Sarah Renfro,[1] Alex Greiner, Jon Alvarez, and Dan Desloover | |
The Loom is a Brooklyn-based indie rock band. Formed in New York City in 2006, the band consists of six members playing a variety of instruments including guitars, mandolin, French horn, trumpet, banjo, ukelele, percussion, keyboards, and male/female vocals.[2]
The band released their debut EP "At Last Light" in 2008 and subsequently went on tour and played Pop Montreal and CMJ Music Festivals.[3][4] In early 2010 they completed their first full-length album entitled "Teeth", recorded at Maverick Studios in Chinatown, New York, with producer Allen Farmelo and mastered at Masterdisk Studios, with album artwork by Asthmatic Kitty artist DM Stith.[5]
The Loom played 8 shows at SXSW Music Fest 2010, including the Muzzle of Bees Backyard Barbecue with Rural Alberta Advantage, The Love Language, and others.[6] They were featured in Paste Magazine's "Best of What's Next",[7] and of their live show The New Yorker said, "The beloved Loom...have lately been guiding their chamber-folk sound to decidedly louder sonic territory." [8]
In summer 2010 they toured the Midwest, Northeast and Canada, and they have planned more touring through the fall and winter including CMJ to promote their unreleased album.[9] They were recently called "The Next Big Thing" by the New York Times.[10]
In December 2011 they released a cover of the popular New Year's Eve song Auld Lang Syne, which was featured on the AV Club[11]