I Was Only Going Out - Music

Loney Dear Is The Moniker Used By Multi-Instrumentalist And Home-Recording Phenomenon Emil Svanängen Born 29 March 1979 In Jönköping Sweden . Until 2009 Svanängen Recorded And Released Four Records As Loney Dear. In 2009 He Slightly Changed This Name Skipping The Comma And Becoming Loney Dear. All Albums Are Now Listed Under Loney Dear On Streaming Platforms. But Loney Dear Still Exists On Last.Fm. Released As Loney Dear The Year Of River Fontana 2003 Citadel Band 2004 Sologne 2006 Loney Noir 2007 Released As Loney Dear Dear John 2009 Hall Music 2011 Loney Dear 2017 A Lantern And A Bell 2021 Atlantis Live 2022 All Things Go 2024 In Either His Tiny Stockholm Studio Apartment Or The Basement Of His Parents’ House And With A Dedication Bordering Upon Manic Emil Discreetly Builds Loney Dear Songs Using A Modest Home Studio Set-Up. The Music Of Loney Dear Has Been Aptly Described As “soulful Indie Folk With A Powerful Mini Orchestra.” Layer Upon Layer Adding Instrumentation And Vocals These Songs Seem To Bloom Like Time-Lapse Photography Depicting Glimpsed Scenes Of Modern Disaffection And Timeless Yearning. When Performing Live Loney Dear Becomes The Band Emil Conjures Alone In His Home Studio And Mutates Into A Full Five-Member Band Complete With Guitar Sax Drums Organ And Clarinet Shouts And Claps. read less