Loney dear ,
concerts:
Loney dear: Nils-Emil Svanängen
PR Sweden: Ebba Lindqvist
PR France: La Mission fabrice@la-mission.com
Publishing: Jonas Holst Universal Music
Booking: Mikael Gustavsson Great Art
Management: Marie Dimberg
Producer / art director: Emanuel Lundgren
Photo above: Agnes Fries
about:
For 25 years, Emil Svanängen has navigated the tension between wanting to steal the spotlight at the party and seeking solitude. With the upcoming album “Making Friends is Easy”, created after important people in his life disappeared, Loney Dear has crafted an album born at the crossroads of those extremes. This spring, Loney Dear will follow up the album with a tour beginning in Jönköping on February 7.
Once described by Peter Gabriel as “Europe’s answer to Brian Wilson”, Emil Svanängen has continually amazed the world - from self-released CD-Rs to releases on Sub Pop, Parlophone, and Gabriel’s own label Real World.
Tour Dates:
7/2 – Jönköping, Spira
20/3 – Vara, Vara Konserthus
21/3 – Malmö, Malmö Live
26/3 – Stockholm, Nalen
More dates to follow.
From humble beginnings with self-released CD-Rs in the early 2000s, recorded in a small bedroom studio and handed out at gigs, Loney dear quickly caught the attention of international tastemakers. His breakthrough came with Loney, Noir (2007), which led to a signing with the iconic Seattle label Sub Pop, followed by a release on the legendary Parlophone – a label with a heritage of musical innovation, home to artists like The Beatles. Not a common stop for Swedish indie songwriters. Eventually, he found a home on Real World Records, Peter Gabriel’s visionary label, where he released his self-titled album Loney dear in 2017 – a reintroduction that reaffirmed his place as one of the most vital and uncompromising voices in European music. Peter Gabriel himself described Loney dear as “Europe’s answer to Brian Wilson”, a sentiment echoed by critics from Pitchfork, The Guardian, BBC, and The Quietus, who have praised the music as “divinely orchestrated”, “emotionally transcendent”, and “borderline genius”. Loney dear’s live performances are equally distinctive – ranging from solitary, loop-driven sets to full symphonic collaborations. Whether in a loft, a cathedral, or a concert hall, the music is reimagined every time, shaped by Emil Svanängen’s meticulous attention to tone, texture, and emotional presence. A singular voice, an independent mind, and an uncompromising artistic vision – Loney dear continues to occupy a rare space in modern music: unplaceable, unmistakable, and not easy to forget.
