How Swede He Is

Swedish songwriter Loney Dear - the stage name of Emil Svanangan - plays at Kung Fu Necktie in Fishtown on Monday night. Svanangan, who hails from Jonkoping, the home town of Nina Persson of the Cardigans and Dag Hammarskjold, makes muted, melancholic and melodic indie-pop heartbreak sound sweetly satisfying in a way that recalls a less quirky verson of his countryman Jens Lekman.  Steve Klinge's preview from Friday's Inky is here. The "Airport Surroundings" video and the title track to the new Dear John are below.