Sally Shapiro

Sally Shapiro is the pseudonym of a Swedish singer and the name of the singer's band project with the musician Johan Agebjörn . Their music is a mix of Italo Disco , Wave , Disco , Pop and Indie .

Band history

Shapiro and Agebjörn met at work in 2001. Their musical collaboration began after Shapiro Agebjörn accompanied Christmas carols as a singer at Christmas 2004. Since both of them appreciated the Italian genre, the idea of ​​a joint project matured. In spring 2006 they both recorded their first piece of music I'll Be by Your Side , which quickly spread via online blogs and was released in 2006 on the Austrian label Diskokaine . The single received tremendous reviews from Pitchfork Media , Vice and The Village Voice .

In December 2006 the debut album Disco Romance was released . In October 2007 the Canadian label Paper Bag Records released in North America with a changed track listing and three new pieces of music. This was followed by two remix albums with reworking by, among others, Dntel , Holy Fuck , The Juan MacLean , Lindstrøm and Junior Boys .

In 2009 the second studio album My Guilty Pleasure was released , which was also followed by a remix album.

The third studio album Somewhere Else followed in 2013.

Discography (selection)

Studio albums

• 2006: Disco Romance (Diskokaine)
• 2009: My Guilty Pleasure (Permanent Vacation)
• 2013: Somewhere Else (Paper Bag Records)

Remix albums

• 2008: Remix Romance Vol. 1 (Paper Bag Records)
• 2008: Remix Romance Vol. 2 (Paper Bag Records)
• 2010: My Guilty Pleasure - Remixes (Permanent Vacation)
• 2013: Elsewhere (Paper Bag Records)

Singles & EPs

• 2006: I'll Be By Your Side (Diskokaine)
• 2006: Anorak Christmas (Diskokaine)
• 2008: Jackie Jackie (Spend This Winter With Me) (Permanent Vacation)
• 2008: He Keeps Me Alive (Permanent Vacation)
• 2009: Miracle (Permanent Vacation)
• 2009: Love In July (Permanent Vacation)
• 2009: The Explorers feat. CFCF (Paper Bag Records)
• 2010: Don't Be Afraid (Alternative Version) feat. Anoraak (Grand Blanc)
• 2011: Alice feat. Fred Ventura (Disco Evolution)
• 2012: What Can I Do (Paper Bag Records)
• 2013: Starman feat. Electric Youth (Paper Bag Records)

Web links

• official website
• Sally Shapiro at Myspace
• Sally Shapiro at Discogs (English)
• Sally Shapiro at Allmusic (English)