Loma preview new album with fifth single "Elliptical Days"

"Elliptical Days" follows on from earlier releases "Don't Shy Away", "I Fix My Gaze", "Half Silences" and "Ocotillo".

Loma's Emily Cross says of the new single, ""Elliptical Days" was one of those songs that was pretty well fleshed out by Dan and Jonathan by the time I heard it. I loved how different it sounded from what we usually make together, but it was somehow still in the Loma realm - and the horn arrangement made it really special for me."

Jonathan Meiburg adds, "The horn session for Don’t Shy Away was one of the most exciting moments in making the record. They drove out to the studio one evening and blew their hearts out for three hours, without hearing any of the songs beforehand. I think they left feeling a bit confused about what kind of record this was, but they were really good sports about it."

Dan Duzsynski explains, "I started "Elliptical Days" as a sketch in Ableton - an exercise to learn the software and dig through some synth sounds. Jonathan heard me messing with it and walked into the control room asking, "Can we use this?" The song really came to life as he and our good friend (and touring member) Emily Lee started overdubbing piano and koto parts - and as usual, our collaboration transcended what any of us could do alone."

Don't Shy Away will follow on from Loma's self-titled 2018 debut LP. The new album was produced and recorded by the band at Dandysounds in Dripping Strings, aside from "Homing", which features production from Brian Eno.

The album also features contributions from Emily Lee (piano, violin), Matt Schuessler (bass), and Flock of Dimes/Wye Oak's Jenn Wasner.