El Perro del Mar
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| El Perro del Mar | ||
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| Background information | ||
| Origin | Sweden | |
| Genre(s) | Indie Pop | |
| Years active | 2003–present | |
| Label(s) | Hybris Memphis Industries Licking Fingers |
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| Website | Official Site | |
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| Sarah Assbring | ||
El Perro del Mar is a musical project that was founded in December 2003 in Gothenburg, Sweden. The sole member of El Perro del Mar, Sarah Assbring, initially started as an mp3/cdr-artist and released her first songs through Hybris.
El Perro del Mar is, in the words of Ms. Assbring, "the name of the music that I had been dreaming of and planning on making for a long time."[1]
Her style is very reminiscent of 60's French pop. Though not as markedly sensual, the relaxed, care-free music itself and the sombre yet child-like vocals suggest something along the lines of a melancholic Jane Birkin. At the same time, the definitive lo-fi and synthpop production elements effectively contemporize her albums.
From 2004 to late 2005 her records had only been released by the Swedish label, Hybris, but in 2006, Sarah experienced a host of new found success when her self-titled album El Perro del Mar was picked up by UK-based label, Memphis Industries, under which Dungen and The Go! Team also release. Prior to the self-titled album, Sarah had recorded and released Look! It's El Perro del Mar! and the EP You Gotta Give to Get, in Spring 2005 and November 2005 respectively.
In early 2007, El Perro del Mar ended her relationship with Scandinavian label Hybris and began a new relationship with The Concretes label Licking Fingers. She is currently working on a new album.
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Look! It's El Perro del Mar! (2005)
- El Perro del Mar (2006)
[edit] EPs
- You Gotta Give to Get (2005)
[edit] Singles
- El Perro del Mar/Jens Lekman (2004)
