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Produced By Johan Agebjörn, Co-Produced By Mikael Ögren
Mixed By Johan Agebjörn & Johnny Jewel
Written By J. Agebjörn/M. Ögren/R. Gunnarsson/S. Shapiro
Mastered By Mike Bozzi At Bernie Grundman Mastering
Artwork By Johnny Jewel
Who is Sally Shapiro?
On paper, they are an anonymous singer & a mysterious producer named Johan Agebjörn.
REWIND…
15 years ago, they shared their first song online. Blogs & record labels immediately took notice & swarmed. Our introduction to the elusive Swedish duo was the now classic “I’ll Be By Your Side”, a shimmering Italo Disco track with ethereal vocals that hypnotized everyone who heard it. Johan’s elegant production was years ahead of what anyone else was doing at the time, & the elusive falsetto of the dreamlike singer was unforgettable.
In 2007, their debut album, Disco Romance, was revered by the press. The album was nominated as “Best Dance/Electronic Album of the Year” & was given a spot in Pitchfork’s Top 50 albums of 2007. Their sound was a unique take on the romantic club music of the mid 1980’s. At the time you could count the artists exploring this territory on one hand. Johnny Jewel began corresponding with Johan later that year resulting in Agebjörn’s remix of Glass Candy’s “The Chameleon”. The seminal After Dark compilation had come out that summer & the kindred spirits kept in touch.
Their debut album sees remixes by other likeminded producers like Lindstrøm, Tensnake, Junior Boys, CFCF, & Juan MacLean. In 2009, My Guilty Pleasure, picks up where Disco Romance left off. They collaborated with Electric Youth (known from the ”Drive” soundtrack) on their third album Somewhere Else in 2013. Johan is a fixture on European dancefloors collaborating with Lindstrøm, Glass Candy, Annie, Wolfram, Hercules & Love Affair, & more. In 2018 he produced the addictive Samantha Fox single “Hot Boy”.
PAUSE…
Sally is notoriously shy, remaining shrouded in anonymity. To this day she insists on recording her vocals alone in the studio & refuses to perform her songs live. In 2016, the duo went underground & released what was thought to have been their final single.
FAST FORWARD…
Working in deep seclusion over the last half decade, they recorded an incredible collection of material out this fall via Italians Do It Better. A gorgeous bouquet of pure electronic bliss mixed by Johan Agebjörn & Johnny Jewel. The enigmatic duo re-surfaces from the underground this week with “Fading Away”, a first look at a new era.
PLAY…
“Fading Away”
Did I Forget To Call
Did I Just Leave It All
I Said I Won’t, Misunderstood
It’s Harder Than I Thought It Would
I Didn’t Scream Or Cry
I’m Not The One Who Lied
I Tried To Turn The Other Cheek
I Don’t Like When You Call Me Weak
But
I Wasn’t The Uninspired
I Wasn’t The One Who Tried
To Frame Me For Not Having Fun
I’ve Been This Way Since We Begun
Did I Regret My Word
Or Did I Just Want You Hurt
You Lied To Make It Sensible
You Called Me Irresponsible
Hearing Your Second Floor Calls
Chained To These Walls
Still Too Afraid To Wake Up
& Too Afraid To Break Up
Whispering Desperate Thoughts
Tying My Knots
We’re Fading Away
We’re Fading Away
We’re Fading Away
We Lose It All
Like The Flowers In The Wind
…& Then There Was Only Synthwave Left
It’s Hard To Run Away
Is There A Way To Say
Let’s Find A Way To Hit Rewind
We Couldn’t Find Out Peace Of Mind
You’re Never Satisfied
I’d Say You Try To Hide
Oh, You’re Right, I Wasn’t There
Alone At Night We Never Cared
Hearing Your Second Floor Calls
Chained To These Walls
Still Too Afraid To Wake Up
& Too Afraid To Break Up
Whispering Desperate Thoughts
Tying My Knots
We’re Fading Away
We’re Fading Away
We’re Fading To Grey
We Lose It All
Like The Flowers In The Wind
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