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Sally Shapiro Tours & New Remix Album!

Posted Wed Jan 16, 13:25 by James

Sally Shapiro & Johan Angebjorn To Embark on DJ Tour of the US and Canada, Remix Album To Be Released In Spring 2008 w/ Mixes From Junior Boys, Lindstrøm, etc.

Eternally-adorable Swedish pop princess Sally Shapiro and her producer Johan Agebjorn will be embarking on their first-ever DJ Tour of the US and Canada in March of 2008. These rare appearances promise to be very special ones as the pair are coming to the states in the wake of Sally's critically-acclaimed debut release of Disco Romance in the US, on Paper Bag Records. A remix album for Sally Shapiro, titled Remix Romance, is scheduled for release in Spring of 2008 with contributions from the Junior Boys and renowned Norwegian producer Lindstrøm among others.

Sally has also been nominated for two PLUG Awards - one for Electronic/Dance Album of the Year and one for Female Artist of the Year. The PLUG Awards look back on 2007 to find the best artists in independent music. The winners are completely decided by the voters and will be announced at the PLUG Awards Ceremony and Concert on March 6, 2008 at Terminal 5 in New York City. From now to February 8, 2008, fans can cast their vote on the PLUG website. Romance Sally with yours!

Sally Shapiro/Johan Agebjorn DJ Tour Dates:

Tues. Mar 4 - Toronto, ONT - Wrongbar
Fri. Mar 7 - New York, NY - Mercury Lounge
Sun. Mar 9 - Chicago, IL - Sonotheque

Press Quotes:

“Ear candy, ethereal, featherweight dance pop. The best Eurodisco is cotton candy for the ears – a sugar rush of sparkling synths, hypnobeat and delicate melody. This Swedish production hooks you before the vocals even start.” - Ken Barnes, USA Today

A fragile, wavering voice swaddled in shimmering synths that recall a particularly bittersweet flavor of European '80s dance pop obscure to American ears -- this is Sally Shapiro." - SPIN Magazine "Artist of the Day"

"the sweetest, most angelically chaste Italo Disco music you'll ever hold hands to." - Venus

"[Disco Romance is] one of the most genuinely heart-melting examples of melancholy-baby dance-pop these ears have lighted on in ages." - Harp

"Agebjörn’s imaginative disco production makes an ideal backdrop for Shapiro’s introverted vocals, which infuse Disco Romance with the artist’s distinct personality. Her tender stoicism in the face of unrequited love makes “He Keeps Me Alive” quietly devastating, and her spoken verses on “Jackie Jackie” reveal a considerable resolve that sounds anything but fake." - Paste

"the genius of retro-stylized endeavors like Swedish singer Sally Shapiro's immensely enjoyable 'Disco Romance' is that they give you a rewarding, if contradictory proposition: We get to listen to something familiar - in this case Eurobeat synth-pop - without all of the attendant baggage that comes with living culturally in the past......you'd be hard-pressed to tell the difference between a declaration of undying love and a declamation of the Stockholm phone directory, but it works, drawing you in even as it pushes you away." - Boston Globe

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