Loopy

Ahem… ah one, two, ah one, two, three, four. Yes it’s Loopy time again and although I didn’t realise it, as soon as the CD hits the stereo, it dawns on me I’ve been missing them a bit. And that’s not easy to say coming from someone who regularly tries to blast his eardrums through […]

Loopy often live up to their name and the arrival of a Christmas single, duly entered in the Richard and Judy 2005 Christmas Song competition, does suggest that they are about to do it again. There is no shortage of cheesy moments, with sleigh bells, church bells, jangly guitars, and lyrics more chirpy than a […]

After gigging heavily for several years in Oxford, Loopy relocated to Winchester not too long ago where they’ve continued to play live. They have now found time to record their first album. Often likened to the Housemartins but with larger guitars, their ‘Scuffed’ LP opens with the mildly infectious ‘This Sound’. Sprinkled with jangly sixties-flavoured […]

In preparation for their forthcoming album ‘Scuffed’, Loopy sent us a demo titled ‘Too Late’, featuring some of the songs from the new release. However, the subsequent destruction of the CD within the postal system, followed by the downloading of the wrong MP3s from the Loopy Website, means that their new album has yet to […]

Having had their first demo utterly destroyed by the Royal Mail, Loopy directed us to the MP3 download section of their website where we got hold of four tracks from their latest album ‘Dazzler’. The first track ‘Starting Out’ is a retro-pop in nature with elements of ska thrown in for good measure. If Madness […]