El Perro del Mar - Love Is Not Pop - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Enthralling folk-pop from Gothenburg, Sweden. Everything about Sarah Assuring is intriguing, from her promotional photographs - prim school ma'am with a Chihuahua perched on her knee - to her brittle marriage of 60's girl-group sounds with muted tones. Four stars - Uncut. InchA minimal Phil Spector sound. Unique and magicalInch - the London Times. InchHeartbreak and loneliness have never been so beautifulInch - Word Mag. Album Tracks 1. Candy 2. God Knows (You Gotta Give to Get) 3. Party 4. People 5. Dog 6. I Can't Talk About It 7. Coming Down the Hill 8. This Loneliness 9. It's All Good 10. Here Comes That Feeling 11. Shake It Off (Us Bonus Track)

2012 , the fourth album from Swedish singer/songwriter Sarah Assuring AKA El Perro del Mar. 'In this world, you think you have no reason to believe in love or in anything much. Then one day, when you least expect it, a light appears on the far horizon. It's a flickering light, begging you to come, telling you to stay away. It's the pale fire. The promise of love and hope - all consuming and elusive. Yet for a moment, it brings clarity in the darkness, future to the ruins and power to the fight.' - El Perro del Mar. Album Tracks 1. Pale Fire 2. Hold Off the Dawn 3. Home Is to Feel Like That 4. I Carry the Fire 5. Love Confusion 6. Walk on By 7. Love in Vain 8. To the Beat of a Dying World 9. I Was a Boy 10. Dark Night

El Perro del Mar is the alter ego of Sarah Assuring. Her second album is an opus, chock full of non-traditional folk songs that explore the world at large. She's joined at times on the record by members of the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra and the Gothenburg Symphonic Choir. Her 2006 debut garnered high profile raves from Rolling Stone to Pitchfork to NPR to the NY Times. Album Tracks 1. Jubilee 2. Glory to the World 3. You Can't Steal a Gift 4. How Did We Forget 5. Inside the Golden Egg 6. To Give Love 7. Inner Island 8. Do Not Despair 9. Somebody's Baby 10. The Sun Is An Old Friend 11. Happiness Won Me Over 12. From the Valley to the Stars 13. You Belong to the Sky Now 14. Into the Sunshine 15. Someday I'll Understand (Love Will Be My Mirror) 16. Your Name Is Neverending