Wow, this was totally unexpected but highly pleasant announcement! The amazingly talented Swedish songstress Sarah Asbring (or El Perro del Mar as she’s more commonly known) is releasing a brand new record on April 1st. That news in itself is exciting enough, but add to the equation that El Perro has teamed up with Rasmus Hägg (one half of of TLOBF faves Studio) to make Love Is Not Pop, the anticipation levels literally go through the roof (in fact, I very nearly fell of my chair with glee on reading the news).

A track off the album (released via Swedish label Licking Fingers) is streaming on MySpace right now. ‘Change Of Heart’ is still very much an El Perro song – her soft croon wooing you in a single heartbeat, but the production moves away from the familiar retro sounding doo-wop of her previous two albums and instead flirts with slow, sensual grooves – reminiscent of Air. It really is a stunning introduction of what could be one of the collaborations of the year.

Listen here.