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We North Americans may just now be coming around on this Loney, Dear character-- the well-punctuated project from Swedish songwriter Emil Svanängen-- but the nice folks at a handful of labels are sure making it easy to play catch up.

Earlier this year, Sub Pop treated us to the lovely Loney, Noir, and now, 2006's self-released Sologne (also issued on Something in Construction in the UK) will be reissued in the States December 4 from the Rebel Group. Our Roque Strew recently called Sologne a "very, very good thing," and Sub Pop must've agreed: it's the disc that inspired them to sign Loney, Dear for Noir.

The labels might be giving us a hand, but booking agents are keeping Loney in Europe for now. Tonight, Svanängen embarks on a few weeks of dates, in large part with fellow mellow fellow Andrew Bird. Loney, Dear is planning to tour the U.S. extensively early next year, though those dates have yet to emerge.

Sologne:

01 The Battle of Trinidad and Tobago
02 Where Are You Go Go Going To?
03 The City, the Airport
04 Le Fever
05 A Band
06 Take It Back
07 In With the Arms
08 Grekerna
09 I Lose It All
10 Won't You Do?

Loney:

11-05 Glasgow, Scotland - Arches *
11-06 Birmingham, England - Glee Club *
11-08 Manchester, England - Academy 3 *
11-09 London, England - KOKO *
11-11 Rennes, France - L'Antipode *
11-12 Paris, France - Olympia (Les Inrocks Festival)
11-13 Strasbourg, France - La Laiterie (Les Inrocks Festival)
11-14 Zurich, Switzerland - Rote Fabrik *
11-16 Belfort, France - La Poudriere *
11-17 Lyon, France - Le Transbordeur *
11-18 Lausanne, Switzerland - Le Romandie *
11-20 Lille, France - Splendide *^
11-21 Brussels, Belgium - AB Club ^
11-22 Utrecht, Netherlands - Tivoli
11-23 The Hague, Netherlands - Crossing Border Festival

* with Andrew Bird
^ with Vic Chesnutt