Sonancy

In their first iteration in the late '80s and early '90s, British drone rockers Loop explored the darker side of the psychedelic, guitar-driven sound that would mutate into shoegaze.

The brainchild of Robert Hampson, Loop formed in 1986 and released their gnarly and noisy debut, Heaven’s End, the next year. They gained momentum and 1989’s Fade Out and 1990’s A Gilded Eternity both topped the UK indie charts, and space-rock, as people were calling it, was all the rage.

First album in more than 30 years from Croydon cult band is a fine return to the fray

Robert Hampson's drone-rock outfit release their first album in 32 years - was it worth the wait? New music review by Barney Harsent