Loney Dear is the moniker used by multi-instrumentalist and home-recording … Read Full Bio ↴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.

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Loney Dear Lyrics

We have lyrics for these tracks by Loney Dear:

Airport Surroundings Last night I took my bike to the airport surroundings. I…
And I Won't Cause Anything at All I climbed a tree, the high kind There′s my house in…
Calm Down Slow down, there's nothin' after you Back down, there's not…
D Major Waking up to this dream I've dreamed of The air, where…
Dark Light If you would know how lonely is in the dark…
Everything Turns To You And everything turns to you, and everything turns to you...…
Hard days 1.2.3.4 You know it when you wake up Put on your shirt…
Harsh Words I tell you don't use harsh words O me, to what…
Hold Me Don't... Don't close your heart to how you feel... Dream... …

Hulls These people, what are your friends for? You wish they could…
I Am John Johnny and I, we got lost tonight, we got carried…
I Am the Odd One I am sorry honestly I'm sorry I ruined your day I…
I Lose It All I lose it all I watch it go The memory Of how it…
I Love You in with the dark nights, in with the weight down…
I Was Only Going Out I was only going out to get some air I was…
I Will Call You Lover Again I get things wrong and I'm not accustomed to this You…
Ignorant Boy Beautiful Girl God only knows how I've needed a friend Who can see…
Isn't It You? Is this the one? And how do you do? I cannot see…
Lilies The past times, things go wrong The wild swings, the heavy…
Loney Blues And I try and cut my back with a scissor…
My Heart My heart What have I done to you? Sadness, no disappointme…
Name I want your name I want your name next to mine I…
Never Let it Slip //from now you'll never fool yourself, let it slip your hand…
Saturday Waits You sit in your room Looking over the sea You got friends…
Sinister in a State of Hope sinister, in a state of hope, summer night could keep me cal…
Sum It's a long way coming, no more regrets all's done It…
Summers In a dream I swam to the other side, from…
The Meter Marks OK the meter marks ok, the peak won't cross the line, the meter…
Under A Silent Sea I must have gone low. Cause there was not a…
Violent You came over. You came to my head, and I never knew…
What Have I Become? And now I really don't care no more Things never go…

Young Hearts Our music sounds, The heart's beat behind the waves And th…

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