In Loney Dear's new video, a masked skateboarder skates between stark city scenes set to songwriter Emil Svanängen's slow, orchestral build. Tone-wise, it's a pretty clean match. It's somewhat…   Read Story »

Loney Dear's new album Hall Music is out this fall. The collection, his sixth overall, follows 2009's Polyvinyl debut Dear John. Here's the chiming, quietly orchestral first single "My…   Read Story »

The tour pairing tuneful and sensitive Swedish troubadour Loney Dear with sensitive and tuneful Chicagoan troubadour Andrew Bird has made its way to the west coast, stopping last night at Los…   Read Story »

When last we saw Emil Svanängen he was busking in London while a bunch of kids laughed at him. In the Marcus Söderlund-directed video for Dear John opener "Airport Surroundings," he's out for…   Read Story »

When of Montreal pulled out the lawn furniture for Bandstand Busking, they were basically left to their own devices. In Loney Dear's case, the Swede and his cohorts are joined by a group of…   Read Story »

Sweden's Emil Svanängen returns with a new album and less a band-name comma this January with Dear John, the follow-up to the orchestrated folk of Loney, Noir. The album's lead track, "Airport…   Read Story »

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It's all about cartoon-y videos this week! Sweden's Loney, Dear (who made a big impression during CMJ) get the charcoal animation treatment from The Knife producer Andres Nilson on this cut from the…   Read Story »

While we were being blown away/surprised/disappointed/nostalgic at Mercury Lounge, our friend Abbey Braden was one of the many troopers that turned up at the 7PM door opening to Sub Pop's much-hyped…   Read Story »