There's a part in the Odyssey where Penelope weaves and unweaves a funeral shroud to delay accepting the fate of her away-at-war husband. So when Bethesda broke up last summer, English teacher and frontwoman Shanna Delaney looked to the epic poem for the name of her new indie-pop outfit, By Light We Loom. "It reminded me of taking broken pieces and sewing them back into something else," she says. As the only remaining members of the 6-year-old indie-folk band, neither Delaney nor her husband, Eric Ling, played drums. So Ling locked himself in a room for six hours and learned loop technology. Then Delaney learned to trigger predesigned loops using a drum pad. Their first EP, The Ignition, debuts with a Happy Dog at Euclid Tavern show May 1. Bethesda fans will recognize the poetic songwriting and Delaney's dynamic vocals, but discover fresh ethereal melodies and danceable beats. "The songs are even catchier but still staying true to having meaning," she says.
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After Glow
Former Bethesda husband-and-wife bandmates push the ignition on By Light We Loom.
