Loney, Dear
By user • Jun 1st, 2007 • Category: Band Bios
Emil Svanangen needs friends much like Of Montreal’s Kevin Barnes needs friends. They might be able to pull off playing almost every instrument themselves in the studio, but the music is rendered useless in concert without a few comrades. Under the name Loney, Dear, the Swedish multi-instrumentalist wrote and recorded almost every note on his Sub Pop debut, Loney, Noir. But without a supporting live cast, a solo Svanangen wouldn’t be able to reconstruct those plush melodies and artfully stacked acoustics. Luckily, the breathy frontman understands that his music works best when those grandiose orchestrations are actualized. And in turn, he’s often accompanied by an ensemble of musicians willing to take a backseat to his delicately high-pitched vocals — and who are more than eager to fill out the tunes’ piano, percussion, horns, strings, bells, vibes, harmonies and the countless other nuisances. These unabridged live renditions are every bit as theatric, and a whole lot less lonely.
Chicago Innerview Magazine, June 2007
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