One of the newest signing to the Subpop Records family is Loney, Dear. The Swedish multi instrumentalist, whos real name is Emil Svanängen is part of the large crowd of Swedes to hit US shores with melodic pop music in hand. Its difficult not
to listen in to the album, titled Loney, Noir, without thinking how cute and really beautiful the music is.
And its not in a contrived way either. The pop songs are just that, and fairly simple in their essence, but they still manage to affect the listener in a way that makes things more colorful and light.
The Subpop debut for Loney, Dear is out now. Purchase it here and decide for yourself if he is the Swedish Sufjan Stevens.
Loney, Dear will also be playing lots of US dates this spring, including SXSW.
All of the dates will be opening for Of Montreal. Included is a date here in the Cincinnati area at the Southgate House on March 20th.
Loney, Dear – I Am John
Loney, Dear – Sinister In A State Of Hope
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The Fly |
London, London and South East |
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ByLarm |
Trondheim |
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ByLarm |
Trondheim |
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Ugglan |
Stockholm |
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IRVING PLAZA |
New York City, New York |
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Avalon Ballroom |
Boston, Massachusetts |
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Union Hall |
Brooklyn, New York |
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SXSW |
Austin, Texas |
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First Avenue |
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
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Pabst Theatre |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
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Shubas |
Chicago, Illinois |
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Beachland Ballroom |
Cleveland, Ohio |
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Southgate House |
Newport, Kentucky |
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Mercy Lounge |
Nashville, Tennessee |
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The Grey Eagle |
Asheville, North Carolina |
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Headliners @ Banana Joes |
Columbia, South Carolina |
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Drunken Unicorn |
Atlanta, Georgia |
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Bottletree |
Birmingham, Alabama |
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Abbey Road |
Gainesville, Florida |
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Studio A |
Miami, Florida |
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The CLub at Firestone |
Orlando, Florida |
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Freebird Live |
Jacksonville, Florida |
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The Moon |
Tallahasee, Florida |
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First Unitarian Church Sanctuary |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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9:30 Club |
Washington DC, Washington DC |
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Magic Stick |
Detroit, Michigan |
Technorati Tags: Swedish, Emil Svanängen, Loney, Noir, Sufjan Stevens, SXSW
10:52 pm
“I Am John” is good, and yes, cute, though rather obviously inspired by Sufjan, and not in the same leagues. It’s still good. (The video is a misstep IMO, but I don’t hold that against the song.)
Can’t get through “Sinister”; Svanängen makes me cringe when he sings in that key. Eek…