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Loney Dear's gauzy pop can be entrancing, but it's also incredibly easy to tune out: Let your mind wander, and the Swedish act's latest goes full blur.
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Despite a few hiccups, Loney, Dear is one of Sweden’s best exports.
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Dear John is a definite step in the right direction.
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UncutThis is a bold howl for attention from the backwoods of folktronica. [Apr 2009, p.89]
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Q MagazineDear John is the album he's been gradually building up to, an ebbing and flowing suite best taken as a single musical movement. [Apr 2009, p.107]
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There are definite up moments in Dear John, but the odd mix of Svanängen's meandering melodies and melancholic vocals mixed with the bizarre samples and synths makes for a concoction that will either be adored or thrown out of a window in disgust.
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Under The RadarWhere "Loney, Noir" held together, Dear John is more of a patchwork. [Winter 2009]
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PaulH.Aug 15, 2009
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SashaJ.Jul 21, 2009Excellent. Traces of everything I hold dear in pop since the 80s- granddaddy, sufjan stevens, dm stith, even hot chip.