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Well, It is almost time to put the year to bed. It was a great year for music. I have compiled a list of songs that made my "Best of 2007" (See my Mog Page). The video below is one of the many tracks that made my list. Enjoy!
What did I miss in 2007?
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So the band Loney, Dears started out as the bedroom project of the Swede Emil Svanangen. And when I say literally the bedroom project, I don't just mean the DYI attitude of pretty much everybody who deserves respect- I really do mean it. He started recording in his bedroom at his parents house, which I just think is fucking awesome. So far he has recorded 5 albums with the most recent one being the only available in the 48 contigous states- the rest are stuck over in Eu... MORE
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It's so refreshing to be turned on to new music in unsuspecting ways. In this case, I was introduced to the band Loney, Dear a month ago, by a podcast that I rarely actually listen to. This little gem of a song, called "I Am John" instantly jumped out at me, and you all probably know the rest. Step one, listen to the song incessantly. Step two, seek out the album _Loney, Noir_. Three, listen to the album incessantly, on a grander scale. Step 1a,2a,3a: the whole time thi... MORE
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KCRW sent me this song a few weeks ago via the podcast "KCRW's Today's Top Tune". While the podcast is fairly consistent and fairly good, few of the songs grab me in the same way as this one did. Do you guys have any input on this album? Is it one I should seek out? They're on Sub-Pop so....that's not so bad. I took a gamble on labelmates like The Thermals and Constantines recently, and was not disappointed at all! And then there's Iron and Wine, and the Postal Service... MORE
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I had a charming, diffident, somewhat language impaired interview with Loney, Dear's Emil Svanägen last month, and the results are posted today at PopMatters: Here's a bit to get you started: "It’s time to take the headphones off. For the last five years, Loney, Dear’s Emil Svanägen has been spending much of his free time holed up in friends’ apartments and his parents’ basement, headphones on, all alone, making fragile, melancholy pop songs that explode into synthes... MORE
