Blog: PopWreck(oning)

Loney Dear @ Radio Room, SXSW, Austin TX

Loney Dear @ Radio Room, SXSW, Austin TX The last time I saw the Swedish band Loney Dear , I thought it couldn't get any better. I was wrong. This time around Emil Svanängen was stripped down. In place of a drummer, Svanängen relied on his trust iPod. In another change from the previous performance I saw of him, he was joined by his friend Molly who supplied keys and beautiful harmonies to his already strong and ethereal vocals. With her addition, Loney Dear sounded more like an uptempo version of The Swell Season [...]