The Loafers | en

"LOAFERS are a down home bedroom rock quartet hailing for Waco, Texas. Their sound can be described as follows. Jangle-Fuzz-Shimmy-And-Shake-Core. Yes, I am attaching that genre tag to them. Because honestly, that’s the only label that can do the four justice. Though production values are low, musicianship is high. Snappy guitar hooks and tight percussion are plentiful in their two step jam “You Know I Do.” Massive jolly vibes are emanated from and throughout the carol, courtesy of some sharp but never shrill vocal work. Lyrics, although barely understandable with the first listen, grow on you and if one were...

The Loafers were a British ska-revival band who arrived on the scene in the late '80s, well after the original Two-Tone movement according to which the group patterned itself. Specials/Selecter drummer John Bradbury was an early advocate and produced many of their records. After a ska festival at the London Astoria, Laurel Aitken tapped the Loafers for additional duties as a backing session band. .