The Loom was a band from Brooklyn from 2008-2016. They released three albums - Teeth (2011), Here in the Deadlights (2016), and Cloud Mountain (posthumously in 2020). Their first two albums were released on Crossbill Records, and the latter two were recorded with producer Kevin McMahon (Titus Andronicus, Real Estate) from 2013-15 at Marcata Recording in upstate New York. For most of their time The Loom was John Fanning (vocals, guitar), Lis Rubard (horn, keys, vocals, trumpet), Jon Alvarez (drums), and Dan DeSloover (bass), along with many other collaborators along the way. At various points they received acclaim from The New York Times, World Cafe, Paste, The New Yorker, and others.