current_members website years_active label article_title background genre image origin name
sarah assbring -lsb- http://www.elperrodelmar.com/ official site -rsb- 2003 & ndash ; present hybris memphis industries licking fingers el perro del mar
 solo_singer indie pop el perro del mar.jpg gothenburg , sweden el perro del mar
el perro del mar

el perro del mar -lrb- literally `` the dog of the sea '' in spanish -lrb- sea dog = `` marulk '' -lsb- swedish , `` sea dog '' - an old or experienced sailor -rrb- 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/cd-r artist and released her first songs through hybris records .
her music could be described as melancholic indie pop .
from 2004 to late 2005 , assbring 's records had only been released by the swedish label , hybris , but in 2006 , she experienced a host of new-found success when `` 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 , assbring had recorded and released `` look !
it 's el perro del mar ! ''
and the ep `` you got ta give to get '' , in spring 2005 and november 2005 respectively .
in early 2007 , el perro del mar ended its relationship with hybris and began a new relationship with the concretes 's label , licking fingers .
its second full-length album , titled `` from the valley to the stars '' , was released in spring 2008 .
during the recording of its third album , `` pale fire '' , assbring became a mother .
in 2015 a deluxe edition of el perro del mar 's debut album will be released , with the package containing eleven bonus tracks including the unreleased demos ` in the woods ' and ` an eye for gold ' .
