Loney, Dear
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| Origin | Jönköping, Sweden |
| Years active | 2003 – present |
| Genres | Indie, Pop |
| Labels | Dear John (sweden) Sub Pop (U.S.) |
| Members | Emil Svanängen |
Loney, Dear is the pseudonym of Swedish singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Emil Svanängen. He has self-released four albums of music in his native Sweden. His first major release will come this year in the U.S. when Sub Pop re-issues his latest album "Lonely, Noir".
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[edit] Band History
Emil Svanängen self-released his first album, "The Year of River Fontana", in 2003. Recorded in the basement of his parents home in Jönköping with a minidisk microphone and a home computer, released on home-made CD-Rs, and sold only through his website and at live performances, it became popular on word-of-mouth alone. The next two years saw Emil record and release three more albums.
When Loney, Dear play live, Emil is joined by Samuel Starck (keyboards), Malin Ståhlberg (tambourine, vocals), Ola Hultgren (drums), and David Lindvall (bass).
In 2006 Loney, Dear was signed by U.S. record label Sub Pop. Sub Pop will release Loney, Dear's fourth album "Loney, Noir" on February 6, 2007.
Loney, Dear are currently on tour in America, opening with Pigeon John for Of Montreal.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- The Year of River Fontana (2003, self-released)
- Citadel Band (2004, self-released)
- Sologne (2005, self-released)
- Loney, Noir (2005, self-released)
- Loney, Noir (re-issue) (2007, Sub Pop)
[edit] External links
- official website
- Loney, Dear's Myspace page
- Loney, Dear's SubPop profile
- Interview with Emil Svanängen of Loney,Dear at Lunapark6
[edit] Reviews
- Short story review of Loney, Dear [The Wheel's Still In Spin]
