The lovable pop of Love Is Not Pop may have been somewhat overlooked this year, although El Perro Del Mar's got fans in high places helping to rectify the situation with folks from Beirut, Fuck…   Read Story »

Downcast Swedish chanteuse Sarah Assbring, aka El Perro Del Mar, is releasing a mini-album called Love Is Not Pop on April Fools Day. The first single's the lush, bittersweet, and surprisingly…   Read Story »

The latest chapter of the La Blogothèque project gets a few Swedish artists to collaborate, which is about as hard as getting a Wolf Parader to start a side project. But still it's special, and of…   Read Story »

There's always been something sorta spooky about Sarah Assbring's fiesta invitation in "Party," and director Emily de Groot harvests the haunt and goes straight Rear Window era Hitchcock. This new…   Read Story »

Swedish chanteuse El Perro Del Mar (aka Sarah Assbring) took the Mercury Lounge stage last night with three dapper dudes, each seated and skinny-suited. She preferred standing, though, mostly with…   Read Story »

Some free MP3s we've been digging very much. (I promise we'll listen to yours soon -- tips at stereogum dot com.) Shearwater - "Seventy Four Seventy Five" (MP3) Teddybears (Feat. Iggy Pop) - "Punk…   Read Story »