Kloey began life as a recording project called Tetsuo between Cindy Iverson and Robbie Sutter. Their initial recordings were made with Ryan Sutter and they played their debut show as Tetsuo at the Vertigo Coffee Shop in Apple Valley MN and distributed t-shirts, cassettes, and stickers in support of their music. Drums for the night were provided by Reed Sutter, who quickly joined as the third member of the band. Due to a naming conflict with another band in Chicago, Tetsuo rebranded themselves to Kloey and began working on their first record, 1998’s “Hello, My Name Is Kloey”.

The combination of Reed’s production, Cindy’s pop hooks and strong vocals, and Robbie’s soft harmonies and bass work made for a strong mixture.

Performing several shows between 1998 and 2002, Kloey attracted a strong local following in the Twin Cities area and saw a fair amount of college radio airplay nationally.

In 2002, Kloey released their second and final album, The Kloey Afterschool Special. One review at the time described it thus:

Given the brightly-colored artwork and nostalgia-baiting album title, it’s something of a shock that the first sound on the second full-length from Minnesota’s Kloey is a lumbering, dirge-like guitar. The group continues to avoid indiepop trappings, mostly by crafting memorable pop songs that stand apart from many of their contemporaries. “Gotta Gotta” uses the four syllables of the title to remarkable effect, bouncing them around between the verses like a beachball as a bass pitches and rolls in the background. “Frustrated” opens up into a full-throttle chorus driven by grumbling guitar and ricocheting percussion. Kloey recalls much of what was right about indiepop in the early 90s, and The Kloey Afterschool Special is recommended listening for anyone longing for the salad days of Go Sailor and Talulah Gosh.

J. Edward (review from 2002, from https://www.shreddingradio.com/rev-k.html)

Couldn’t have said it better ourselves.