Released on December 3 in limited cassette form through Heart Throb Records, Loom offer the first chance to hear what the building hype around them is all about.
Until now the Warwickshire foursome (Tarik Badwan – vocals; Matt Marsh – guitar; Joshua Fitzgerald – guitar; Neil Byrne – drums)have been keeping it fairly low-key, with a small handful of support shows, some impressive swagger, and a setlist that whilst small, nevertheless holds enough to warrant a second hearing.
'Bleed On Me' and the b-sides are home recordings. The single includes a cover of The Misfits classic 'She', which the band also include in their live set. “I chose She because the original Misfits vocalist, Glenn Danzig, is one of my favourite singers. I'm a big fan of the original Misfits, visually and musically,” states Tarik.
A limited edition (of 100) will be available in MP3 320, FLAC, or other formats.
1. Bleed On Me
2. Lizard (Tape-Only)
3. She (Tape-Only)
There's not a lot to be found about them (though a mention in NME will have done them no disservice), and probably not helped by the fact that they seemed to have opted for a slight change of name during the early part of this year, going from 'Bloom' to a 'b'-less Loom. What you will find is that their name has been bigged up by Rachel Zeffira of Cat’s Eyes, who reently hailed them ‘a mix of Nirvana and The Misfits'. Though given her comrade Faris Badwan’s brother Tarik is the vocalist here that may not be totally unexpected praise.
Live they run a gamut of psychedelic, post-punk grunge - as evidenced on 'Bleed On Me', which live drowns in an effective finale shower of white noise drone. An impressive guitarist in Josh Fitzgerald and an even more eye-gripping frontman in Badwan, Loom could just turn out to be the big thing for next year.
Loom play London's Shacklewell Arms on November 30, where they will be opening for Temples.
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