Knocked Loose is an American hardcore band from Oldham County, Kentucky, formed in 2013 and currently signed to Pure Noise Records. Knocked Loose began their career in 2013 with the release of an EP titled Pop Culture on Little Heart Records. In 2015, Knocked Loose released a split with Damaged Goods on No Luck Records. In 2016, the band announced their first studio album, titled Laugh Tracks, which was released on September 16, 2016. Three years later, shortly after the release of the mini-EP Mistakes Like Fractures on April 4, 2019, the band released their sophomore studio album titled A Different Shade of Blue on August 23, 2019.

When the world shut down during the COVID-19 pandemic, Knocked Loose rented a cabin deep in the woods of Tennessee to create a 6 song concept EP and accompanying animated short film. A Tear in the Fabric of Life was released on October 13, 2021.