Loma is an American indie band from Dripping Springs, Texas, formed in 2016 by singer and visual artist Emily Cross, multi-instrumentalist Jonathan Meiburg (of Shearwater) and producer-engineer Dan Duszynski. The three met when Cross Record opened for Shearwater on tour and quietly began a new collaboration. Their sound - indie rock laced with ambient textures, field recordings and Cross's subtly pitch-shifted voice - spans three Sub Pop albums: a self-titled debut (2018), Don't Shy Away (2020, featuring Brian Eno) and How Will I Live Without a Body? (2024).
Loma plays on October 31, 2026 at the Muziekgieterij in Maastricht and on November 1 at Bitterzoet in Amsterdam, together with Shearwater - their first European concerts in years.
Under the Radar placed How Will I Live Without a Body? at number 24 on their list of best albums of 2024.
How Will I Live Without a Body? was released on June 28, 2024 via Sub Pop Records - the band's third studio album, recorded in a former coffin maker's workshop in Dorset.
Steven Wilson mixed the album in Dolby Atmos; the band organized special listening sessions in the US and UK to present the spatial sound.
The band's name for the album is derived from AI-generated text, trained on the work of avant-garde artist Laurie Anderson - with her permission.
Two Austin-based bands with shared members: Loma featuring Emily Cross's understated vocals and Shearwater led by Jonathan Meiburg, with opener Any Kind.
Two Austin bands with shared members reunite: Shearwater and Loma perform together after years away from live shows, with Any Kind opening.
