TAPETE
After releasing their first studio album last year, more than 40 years after disbanding, The Loft return in May 2026 with their second record. Badges, featuring ten tracks, captures what defined The Loft then and what continues to define them today. As pioneers of an entire genre, they have nothing to prove – neither to themselves nor to anyone else – and that ease and quiet confidence resonate through every song on the album. The record features 10 new songs, recorded at producer Sean Read’s (Dexys, Edwyn Collins, Iggy) Famous Times studio in Hackney and is released on the Tapete Records label.
Uncut - June 2026 - 8/10 review - "indie-pop veterans continue their late career surge".
Record Collector May 2026 4**** 'Astor's songwriting - Jarvis Cocker's wit and attention to detail, Robert Forster's book-ish charm, is both piercing and poignant'
Mojo June 2026 4**** , BBC 6 Music - Riley & Coe - multiple plays .... Tour Dates in May
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