Loney Dear
Live @ Irving Plaza‚ NYC, 03/10/07
I had been looking forward to this show for a while, as having seen Loney‚ Dear twice in November‚ but now being much more familiar with his older material. Not one to disappoint, Emil Svanängen & Co. took the stage with a fury (for them) and played their most uptempo set I have seen. Concentrating mostly on material from the latest two releases "Sologne" and "Loney‚ noir", the set was heavy with hits such as "The city‚ the airport"‚ "I will call you lover again"‚ "Saturday waits" and "I am John". I have become a big fan of this band in the past year and, although New York crowds are somehwat boring and unreceptive‚ some others seemed to take a open ear and enjoy the Loney‚ Dear set too. Seeing as how they're touring the states for the bulk of the next two months - go see them‚ you don't want to miss this.
- Matt Giordano