From the Valley to the Stars

"A magical trip to the centre of heartache."
- All Music

"The tunes are beautiful and Sarah's voice is unforgettable."
- Marie Claire

"Like an old dust-covered gem you found at the 2nd hand vinyl store."
- Sunday Times UK

"When El Perro Del Mar provides cinematic sadness, she's at her best, which is thankfully for the bulk of this album - a record that is in the end, a heartbreaking listen."
- Filter

"El Perro Del Mar has not only avoided the sophomore slump that plagues so many singer/songwriters, she may have even passed the triumph of her debut."
- Under The Radar

"A completely ethereal experience."
- Rolling Stone

Two years after the grand, Phil Specor-esque flourishes of her self-titled debut, 'From the Valley to the Stars' sees Sarah Assbring / El Perro Del Mar strip away the layers to reveal a gorgeous simplicity and an album with an underlying theme - a personal reflection on the idea of heaven.

"I wanted to make something as unfashionable as an album in the classic sense of the word - in terms of its composition and the idea of a theme. The theme itself was initially something as simple yet complex as heaven and it led me into a wide and seemingly endless search for a means, a language in which to express myself.''
- El Perro Del Mar

In her attempt, Sarah has created an album with a flow and grace completely at odds to today's track-grabbing download culture. Recorded and produced at home by Sarah with assistance from members of the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra the result is an album creates its own universe and provides within its own aesthetic, a wonderment for the world.