Pitchfork

At long last, our dog of the sea takes to the land...the Land of Freedom! Yep, two whole shows in Canada-- and she's playing the United States too. Sarah Assbring, who channeled years of surname-related playground ridicule into one gem of a sophomore record-- last year's self-titled, melancholic 60s pop opus-- returns to North America for a series of shows beginning March 1.

In other El Perro news, Assbring recently departed Swedish label Hybris for the greener pastures of the Concretes' Licking Fingers imprint (also home to Frida Hyvönen). The LF people speak of an "upcoming album", so start getting thrilled for that!

She also contributed a mellow new song called "Hello Goodbye" to the contemporary culture journal ESOPUS, which you may stream right now at the Licking Fingers website.

Finally, as previously reported, El Perro Del Mar has been recording with another oft-heartbroken Swede, ever-lovable Jens Lekman.

Perro-style:

03-01 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
03-02 Boston, MA - Museum of Fine Arts *
03-04 Montreal, Quebec - Musée Juste Pour Rire
03-05 Toronto, Ontario - Mod Club
03-06 Chicago, IL - Lakeshore Theater
03-09 Seattle, WA - Neumos (KEXP benefit)
03-10 Portland, OR - Doug Fir
03-12 San Francisco, CA - Great American
03-13 Los Angeles, CA - Rec Center
03-14 Los Angeles, CA - Hotel Cafe

* with Under Byen, Frida Hyvönen