Taking a brief sabbatical from the recording of album number six, Loney dear appeared on Swedish TV show Nyhetsmorgon yesterday tooled with a full brass band performing an all new arrangement of ‘Saturday Waits’ from 2007′s Loney, Noir. If this doesn’t put a smile on your face on this brisk Sunday morning then you’re almost definitely devoid of emotion.

TLOBF Albums of 2009
It’s what you’ve all been waiting for folks… The year’s best albums according to us, The Line of Best Fit…

New Loney Dear song! Listen inside…
Have no information on this whatsoever. According to the YouTube file, it’s called ‘Like My’ and it’s an old (unreleased) song that Emil rediscovered and recorded for a friends wedding.

Loney Dear reveal new video, plus 2004 album gets vinyl treatment
One of the many album highlights from Loney Dear’s latest gets the video treatment. Plus, details on the limited edition vinyl release of Loney’s 2004 album ‘Citadel Band’.
Get into End Of The Road Festival warmup show for a reduced price! TLOBF Reader offer…
Yes – you can see the amazing lineup of Loney dear, Wildbirds & Peacedrums and Whispertown 2000 perform at London’s Union Chapel on 10th September for a special price!

[Video] Loney dear: ‘In Session’
Enjoy ‘Everything Turns To You’ and ‘I Was Going Out’ plus a few words from Emil inside. Courtesy of the guys from Yours Truly.
Loney dear announce new London date. Line-up = Mega.
It’s always an exciting time when Emil & co come to the UK but this show is extra special because a) it’s at the Union Chapel and b) support for the show comes from fellow Swedes Wildbirds & Peacedrums. Hell yes.

Introducing :: The Forest and The Trees
The Forest & The Trees are Joel and Linnea Edin, they live in marital bliss at their apartment outside of Stockholm, Sweden where they sleep, eat and create spectaculary joyous pop music. What’s not to love?
Loney dear / Snowbird / The Leisure Society – Scala, London 14/04/09
After a series of shows at The Old Blue Last, ILL FIT ups sticks and moves to an entirely new venue, the luxurious Scala. A bigger room, a bigger stage – how better to fill it than with some of our favourite, music-making friends of ours?
WIN! Tickets to see Loney dear, Snowbird and The Leisure Society
We have FIVE pairs of tickets to give away to see Loney dear, The Leisure Socety and Snowbird next week at Scala, Kings Cross. Full details inside!

ILL FIT goes large. Exciting news from the TLOBF Club night…
After a string of successful parties in late 2008 at the Old Blue Last, ILL FIT is upscaling and is very proud to offer you a unique and extremely appetising banquet of music at one of Londons larger venues. Read on for the full and exciting details…

Air France – No Excuses [Video]
Marcus Söderlund is arguably one of the most in demand video directors in Swedish indie-dom at the moment. Having recently worked with Loney Dear he has also just wrapped up work on a short with Air France for their new single ‘No Excuses’.
Loney dear – St Giles Church, London 28/01/09
In a set that further reinforced the Scandinavian stranglehold on superior harmonic folk-pop; Loney dear perform a dazzling set in the intimate surroundings of St Giles Church in support of the soon to be released fifth album ‘Dear John’.
Loney dear – Dear John
TLOBF fave Loney dear ropes in Andrew Bird for his ‘Dear John’ letter to this stage of his career, and turns in a pop nugget that finally lives up to his live promise.
The Leisure Society perform for Bandstand Busking
A personal favourite of mine, and a lot of us here at TLOBF; The Leisure Society dropped by to record a session with Bandstand Busking. Enjoy three brand new songs inside.
[Download] TLOBF Playlist #1.09
The monthly mixtape is back, bigger and better than ever. Everything contained within is TLOBF Certified for maximum enjoyment, from the Swedish pop of Loney dear, the thrilling guitar romps of Copy Haho to the accordion fuelled folk of Dark Dark Dark, there’s something for everyone!
HEADLINES
- Best Coast announce UK headline tour, new album due in Spring
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- Clarence Clemons’ nephew Jake Clemons joins the E Street Band
- Barack Obama drops campaign mixtape
- Cate Le Bon announces UK tour
- Kanye West and Jay-Z rumoured to be appearing in Shoreditch today
- The Flaming Lips, Friends and Tom Vek amongst those confirmed for The Parklife Weekender 2012
- Hot Chip, Mount Kimbie, Metronomy and more to play Sónar 2012
- Josh T. Pearson, Beth Jeans Houghton and Gilles Peterson added to The Apple Cart line-up
- Sigur Rós, The xx, The Horrors and more added to Bestival line-up
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