There is more than one artist with this name, including: 1) an American punk rock band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; 2) an Australian rock group of the 1960s; 3) an American rock band from Oakland, California, active in the 1990s; 4) an American psychedelic band from Knoxville who released "Surprise, Surprise" in 1966. 1) The Loved Ones is an American punk rock band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The band was founded in late 2003 by Dave Hause (formerly of The Curse and Paint It Black) on vocals and guitar, Michael Cotterman (formerly of Kid Dynamite) on bass and Mike Sneeringer (formerly of Trial by Fire) on drums. In 2005, they released a self-titled EP on Jade Tree Records.