The Loft
Album Review: The Loft – Everything Changes, Everything Stays The Same; Timeless jangle-pop perfection.
Ok. For those that know, you know. For those that don’t – here’s a quick history lesson. The Loft were one of Creation Records’ great nearly-made-it stories, the first of Alan McGee’s bands to break onto TV, top the indie charts, and land major tour invites. Then, in truly dramatic fashion, they imploded mid-song at …
Track: Legendary jangle Pop outfit The Loft release new video for the imperious “Dr. Clarke”
There was some excitement in Backseat Mafia towers at the news of a brand-new single and video for “Dr Clarke” by The Loft, and it’s a track that encapsulates everything that made the band such a defining force in mid-80s jangle pop – at least in my house after taking a chance on their single …
Meet: We interview Pete Astor on The Loft reissue and more
Pete Astor is very good company. I think. I never met him. Never really even heard him speak to be perfectly honest. But I had bought, as a teenager, bought a 7” single by The Weather Prophets (or which Astor led), Almost Prayed from a long forgotten record shop in Loughborough. Located near McDonalds, where …
Track: The Loft – Up the hill and down the slope
Originally known as The Living Room, The Loft – Pete Astor, Dave Morgan, Bill Prince and Andy Strickland released just a handful of singles and a couple of compilations. Yet their influence, or at least peoples memory of the band, remains strong. Listening to Up the Hill and Down the Slope again, as it’s re-release …