El Perro del Mar
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El Perro del Mar (meaning "the dog of the sea" in Spanish) 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 music could be defined as melancholic lo-fi twee pop.
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. Her second full-length album titled "From the Valley to the Stars" will be released in Scandinavia on February 27th.
Discography
Albums
- Look! It's El Perro del Mar! (2005)
- El Perro del Mar (2006)
- From the Valley to the Stars (2008)
EPs
- You Gotta Give to Get (2005)
Singles
- El Perro del Mar/Jens Lekman (2004)