Loney, Dear @ Union Hall

Last night [June 10th] was my third night in a row at Union Hall, but this time I was there to see Loney, Dear. Yay. I missed them the first time they performed there, so I was extra excited to see them play last night. Sunday shows are usually hard for me. No energy left from the weekend and a lack of motivation usually lead to restlessness. But Loney, Dear played the perfect set, with just the right balance of pleasant, folky, indie pop and a dash of intense rock. It was just the kind of music I wanted to hear last night.

Emil Svanängen is really so charming, especially with his Swedish accent. His stage banter was adorable, he kept saying things like "I have really mastered the English language. I know everything. Including the phrase 'Mr. Livingston, I presume.'" It was Loney, Dear's 100th (+ or - a few) and last show on this tour, but you could tell they wanted to go out with a bang. Emil said he could sum up the tour with two phrases, that are identical, "It's like I went to kindergarten and my mother forgot to pick me up!" but the first time with a sad face and the second time a happy one. Aw :( :)



My favorite songs last night were "I Could Stay," "I Am John," and "Sinister State of Hope." And seeing "The Meter Marks Ok" made me love it so much more. That song is amazing. They were also fond of sing-a-longs last night, opening with a song that the whole audience sang to and also doing a sing-a long for his first encore, "Here Come the Lonely Ones." I'm a sucker for audience participation, so this was a magical moment for me.

DOWNLOAD: Loney, Dear: "Sinister In A State of Hope" (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Loney, Dear: "I Am John" (MP3)