▁Category : O tt awa ▁Ge e - Ge es ▁football ▁players <0x0A> </s> ▁Lo oper ▁are ▁a ▁Scottish ▁electronic ▁music ▁group ▁front ed ▁by ▁Belle ▁and ▁Sebastian ▁co - found er ▁Stuart ▁David . ▁ ▁They ▁have ▁been ▁cred ited ▁with ▁origin ating ▁two ▁distinct ▁musical ▁gen res - ▁Fol k ▁Hop , ▁and ▁Hor ror ▁Pop ▁( l ater ▁term ed ▁No ir ' n ' B ▁or ▁Switch bla de ▁Pop ) ▁ ▁The ▁band ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁for ▁a ▁show ▁at ▁the ▁Glasgow ▁School ▁of ▁Art ▁and ▁released ▁their ▁first ▁single ▁" Im possible ▁Things " ▁on ▁the ▁Sub pop ▁label ▁a ▁few ▁months ▁later . ▁ ▁They ▁have ▁released ▁five ▁albums , ▁Up ▁a ▁Tree ▁( 1 9 9 9 ), ▁The ▁Ge omet rid ▁( 2 0 0 0 ), ▁The ▁Sn are ▁( 2 0 0 2 ), ▁Off grid : Off line ▁( 2 0 1 5 ), ▁Qu iet ▁& ▁Small ▁( 2 0 1 8 ) ▁and ▁a ▁ 5 - CD ▁box ▁set ▁These ▁Things ▁( 2 0 1 5 ), ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁EP s ▁titled ▁The ▁MP 3 ▁EP s ▁ ▁Biography ▁Lo oper ▁emer ged ▁from ▁Belle ▁& ▁Sebastian ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁when ▁Stuart ▁David ▁( co - found er ▁and ▁bass ▁player ▁of ▁B & S ) ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁K arn ▁( an ▁artist ▁who ▁directed ▁the ▁early ▁B & S ▁videos ) ▁collabor ated ▁for