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Exquisitely poised melancholy from Swedish singer-songwriter.
Like the similarly underrated East River Pipe, Emil Svanängen aka Loney, Dear has been a predominantly ‘bedroom’ artist up until now, turning out immaculate, intimate but nonetheless expansive albums that address themes of sadness, insecurity and rejection with an understated articulacy. Perhaps it’s the unapologetically sentimental nature of his music that has prevented him from reaching a wider audience so far – there have surely been few more poignant lyrics this year than "In a land with a thousand seasides, I never really learned to swim at all". Or maybe it’s the awkward comma in his name – we’re a fussy nation, after all. But Hall Music is yet more proof that the melancholic Swede deserves to be heard.