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Loney, Dear
The oddly-named Loney, Dear is really the project of multi-instrumentalist Emil Svanangen who's recorded a handful of albums under the pseudonym. These albums, constructed in damp basements and tiny studio apartments, are full of light, pop ballads and jangly rambles with electronic textures, as Svanangen softly croons above.
Svanangen, though at times backed by a full band, lays down delicate layers of harmonies one at a time before topping them with a glistening electro-pop sheen, bringing fullness and light to his pretty melodies. Each gorgeous song is over too soon, a three-minute pop trifle that leaves only a memory on the lips and glimmers of sun.
The warm, cheery waltz of "I Will Call You Lover Again" is sure to bring a smile to the lips of the pop-obsessed as a parade of horns and sweet sounds pass by, whereas the melancholy "I Am John" casts a hypnotic spell as it builds to a quietly heartbreaking but strangely euphoric conclusion. Loney, Dear arrives with romance and joy in a lush indie-pop package that's sweet, heart-warming, and sincere, but also just a touch of bittersweet.
Loney, Dear's official site. Buy Loney, Noir on Amazon or iTunes.
Loney, Dear - I Will Call You Lover Again
Loney, Dear - I Am John
Posted by Queen of the Front Row at 02.23.07 at 7:34 PM
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The warm, cheery waltz of "I Will Call You Lover Again" is sure to bring a smile to the lips of the pop-obsessed as a parade of horns and sweet sounds pass by, whereas the melancholy "I Am John" casts a hypnotic spell as it builds to a quietly heartbreaking but strangely euphoric conclusion. Loney, Dear arrives with romance and joy in a lush indie-pop package that's sweet, heart-warming, and sincere, but also just a touch of bittersweet.
...big Loney Dear fan and have to say that's the best description Ive read of his music. Every line is Spot on. Cheers
Posted by: Boo Kirby at 02.25.07 at 9:33 AM
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