- Band Members: Emil Svanängen
- Genre: Rock & Alternative
- Influenced by: Arcade Fire
- Similar Artists: Pelle Carlberg, El Perro del Mar, Most Valuable Players, I'm from Barcelona, Tobias Fröberg, Kristoffer Ragnstam, Sandy Mouche, Timo Raisanen, Hellsongs, Ida Maria, Consequences, The Second Band, John Southworth, Sufjan Stevens, Håkan Hellström, Jens Lekman, Raymond & Maria, Marching Band
Apparently, lightning does in fact strike twice. In exactly the same way that indie chamber folk auteur Jens Lekman was discovered -- his homemade CD-Rs falling into the right hands -- Lekman's Swedish compatriot Emil Svanängen ended up signed to a respected American indie label when someone in Sub Pop's Seattle offices happened upon the talented singer/songwriter's early homemade discs through the Internet. Hailing from the small city of Jonkoping, Sweden, Svanängen first began recording homemade, overdubbed tapes of delicate, folkish indie pop (with shades of acts like Belle & Sebastian, Neutral Milk Hotel, and the Magnetic Fields) in the early 2000s. As Loney, Dear, Svanängen self-released three homemade CD-Rs through his website: River Fontana Redux, Citadel Band, and Solange. As buzz developed through MP3 blogs and other new media manifestations, Sub Pop offered Svanängen a contact in 2006. The first proper Loney, Dear album, Loney, Noir, was released in early 2007, as Svanängen put together a full-band lineup of the group for his first international tour. ~ Stewart Mason, All Music Guide