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Loney, Dear: The Soothing Swedish Indie Musical Artist

by | Indie Pop

silhouette photo of rock band on stage performing in front of audienceEmil Svanängen is a one-man home-recording sensation and a renowned multi-instrumentalist. In his small Stockholm apartment, he works and records his music, crafting precious pop gems. As a result, he has sold numerous copies of his first three albums on his website, on CD-R, and through various mp3 blogs. The singer goes by the enigmatic pseudonym Loney, Dear, and is an endearing geek whose folk-jazz sound is irresistibly charming.

In 2007, the American indie label Sub Pop Records released Svanängen’s first studio album, titled Loney, Noir. His fractured, captivatingly yearning, and almost quivering high-pitched voice is bewitching. He sings wholeheartedly about relationships, love found, and love lost, with deep emotion.

The album begins with the gentle and delicate “Sinister in the State of Hope”. It is followed by the more upbeat and catchier “I’m John”, which may be the best track for newcomers to Svanängen’s music. It is a lovely piece that starts earnestly and builds up to a thrilling third part, where the pace quickens with the reverberation of the clarinet and drums, combined with powerful tenor vocals. It then swirls for a while before fading out with the soft clicking of drumsticks.

The song “Carrying a Stone” is

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“Loney, Dear: The Soothing Swedish Indie Musical Artist”

Music Reviews: Wind and Wire Magazine

by | Reviews

I’ve been asked why there is no music reviews section. Well, if you search my name on Google.com, you’ll find many pages (in English and Italian languages) that talk about my music works or music albums. So, I don’t want to put a complete list of the links, but anyway I’ll post parts of the most beautiful music reviews. I’ll begin with the one written by Bill Binkelman (Wind and Wire Magazine).

Music Reviews: Wind and Wire Magazine

Here’s a part of the music reviews:

“Manuel Marino, a.k.a. Vanethian, records some of the best “pure” melodic synthesizer music around. He composes and performs in the same musical style as Larry Fast (Synergy). Manuel’s music is overtly electronic and yet rooted in pop-music sensibility (repeated motifs, refrains, and bridges); he (Manuel) has few (if any) contemporaries in this regard. Frankly, I’m always impressed with how good his music sounds.”

“Sophisticated listeners may hear Manuel’s (Vanethian’s) music and only discern overly slick pop EM. Myself, I’m a sucker for the hooks and expert musicianship that, in my opinion, Manuel excels at. As with the last album of his I reviewed, I make no apologies for how much I love his music. It’s …

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“Music Reviews: Wind and Wire Magazine”