Claude says:Riley Armstrong is a Canadian singer-songwriter who worked as sound engineer for the Christian rock band Hokus Pick before landing on Nashville's Flicker Records, where he built a sound around acoustic guitar, hip hop rhythms, and programmed loops. La Loop leans into that eclectic layering — indie-pop scaffolding propped up by samples and beats that feel homemade in the best way. You had a couple of stray plays in 2008 that went nowhere, but it clicked properly in early 2009 and has come back in waves ever since, with "Anthem From 4th Place" and "Melting" leading the rotation.