Loftus was a progressive hardcore

Progressive rock

Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...

/noise rock

Noise rock

Noise rock describes a style of post-punk rock music that became prominent in the 1980s. Noise rock makes use of the traditional instrumentation and iconography of rock, but incorporates atonality and especially dissonance, and also frequently discards usual songwriting conventions.-Style:Noise...

 band from 2002 till 2007. The band was based in Seal Beach, California

Seal Beach, California

-Neighborhoods:Seal Beach encompasses the Leisure World retirement gated community with roughly 9,000 residents. This was the first major planned retirement community of its type in the U.S...

 and played primarily in and around the southern California

Southern California

Southern California is a megaregion, or megapolitan area, in the southern area of the U.S. state of California. Large urban areas include Greater Los Angeles and Greater San Diego. The urban area stretches along the coast from Ventura through the Southland and Inland Empire to San Diego...

 hardcore scene. The band toured the west coast of the U.S. in 2005, Europe in the summer of 2006 and played their final show at Chain Reaction in Anaheim

Anaheim, California

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 on January 13, 2007. They released one full length record titled "Hugs and Drugs" on Monarchy Music

Monarchy Music

Monarchy Music is an independent record label based in Costa Mesa, California....

 in 2005 and an untitled 7 inch record that was released by the band in 2006. The band officially ended after the death of lead singer Davis Miller on February 1, 2008.

Sound, Performance, Following

The band was known for their unique blend of discordant noise and melody which set them apart from their contemporaries in the southern California music scene. The self titled 7 inch saw a sonic change with the music becoming more and more complex and Miller's vocals shifting from screaming to more of a panicked yell. The band also garnered attention for their high energy live shows and the intense stage presence of singer Davis Miller whose antics were unorthodox and commonly controversial. The band maintained a cult like popularity throughout their career, polarizing audiences to either love or hate them, and continue to gain popularity with new fans who download their music.

Discography

Hugs and Drugs

1. the condition of being forgotten
2. survival of the lovers
3. next step, new boundary
4. crusty
5. bottoms up
6. hugs and drugs
7. this is me driving slow this is you way down low
8. gimme greens
9. sweetheart
10. permission confirmed

Untitled 7 inch

1. Side one
2. Side two

Members

• Davis Miller- Vocals
• Steven Ditchkus- Bass and electronics
• Casey Rasile- Drums and percussion
• Travis Cheney- Guitar
• Stephen Edmunds- Guitar