TUNES // Loma – Joy

Post by Misha

i made some marks on paper with a piece of charcoal.

i was going to tell myself,

you are trying to draw.
you are trying to be an artist.

but i think i just really liked how my hand felt
dragging a pencil across the page.
the friction.
darkness appearing under my fingers like a chasm.

and no matter how hard i tried
i couldn’t figure out how to fail

Joy is the third single from indie-folk trio Loma, and the first thing that the band wrote together. The richly instrumented song explores both the soaring highs and smothering fear of pursuing joy. Loma‘s debut album will be out on February 23rd on Sub Pop. Pre-order here.

Grab tickets to their tour here.

Tour Dates:

Fri. Apr. 6 – Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar
Sun. Apr. 8 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Bootleg

Wed. Apr. 11 – San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill

Fri. Apr. 13 – Portland, OR @ MS Studios

Sat. Apr. 14 – Seattle, WA @ Sunset Tavern

Tue. Apr. 17 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge

Thu. April 19 – Taos, NM @ Taos Mesa Brewing

Sat. Apr. 21 – Austin, TX @ North Door
Thu. April 26 – Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
Fri. April 27 – Asheville, NC @ The Mothlight
Sat. April 28 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle Back Room
Tue. May 1 – Charlottesville, NC @ The Southern
Wed. May 2 – Washington, DC @ DC9
Fri. May 4 – Brooklyn, NY @ Baby’s All Right
Sat. May 5 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
Sun. May 6 – Allston, MA @ Great Scott
Tue. May 8 – Montreal, QC @ L’Esco
Wed. May 9 – Toronto, ON @ The Garrison
Thu. May 10 – Detroit, MI @ Deluxx Fluxx
Fri. May 11 – Chicago, IL @ Schubas
Fri. May 25 – Kortrijk, BE @ De Kreun
Sat. May 26 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso (London Calling)
Sun. May 27 – Brussels, BE @ Botanique
Wed. May 30 – Brighton, UK @ The Hope
Thu. May 31 – London, UK @ Lexington
Fri. June 1 – Bristol, UK @ Rough Trade
Sun. June 3 – Manchester, UK @ Gullivers
Mon. June 4 – Leeds, UK @ Headrow House
Tue. June 5 – Glasgow, UK @ Hug and Pint
Thu. June 7 – Dublin, IE @ Whelan’s
Fri. June 8 – Liverpool, UK @ Buyers Club