A supergroup of indie rock veterans David Bazan (Pedro the Lion), Trey Many (Velour 100, Starflyer 59), T.W. Walsh (Pedro the Lion, the Soft Drugs), and Jason Martin (Starflyer 59), Lo Tom made their debut in 2017 with a straightforward, minimal rock-driven style. A follow-up album arrived three years later.

Formed around the basic premise of four old friends who simply wanted to play rock music together again, the band emerged in the spring of 2017 with lead single "Overboard," a chugging guitar rocker that makes use of its creators' combined might. Lo Tom's self-titled debut followed in July of that year on the Barsuk label. While that album took a lean approach using minimal overdubs and just two guitar lines per song, the band decided to explore their sound more fully on their self-released 2020 follow-up, LP2, which contained darker themes and more complex arrangements. ~ Timothy Monger, Rovi