Like Emil Svanängen's earlier homemade records, a sense of quiet and stillness pervades Sologne. Even relatively upbeat and fully arranged songs like "The City, The Airport" sound like they were recorded so as not to annoy the folks in the next apartment. As a result, it takes several listens for the songs to fully reveal themselves. Svanängen's emotional gamut goes all the way from A to B on songs like "The Battle of Trinidad and Tobago" (actually a slightly tortured metaphor for a failing relationship) and "In with the Arms," and his weedy singing voice makes his countrymen Jens Lekman and José González sound like Big Bill Broonzy in comparison. Still, anyone who likes the twee end of indie folk will be all over this. (Allmusic.com)

"Despair has never sounded so sweet."--Spin    

"Svanangen's captivating ruminations sound as if he's trying to capture the purest essence of joy, albeit with a melancholy underbelly. It's that bittersweet warmth that makes Loney Dear's hushed, pastoral folk songs seep into the heart."--NPR

"He wraps the ups and downs of a whirlwind romance into tiny packages. You're left hungry, fully certain that 34 minutes-- let alone five-- willnever be enough of this very, very good thing. 7.6/10"--Pitchfork