It’s impressive that Sally Shapiro have maintained their air of mystique for nearly 20 years. For those unfamiliar with the Swedish duo’s backstory, their 2006 debut introduced them as Johan Agebjörn and a mysterious female vocalist known only as Sally Shapiro, her real name always remaining undisclosed.
They’ve never toured and, in fact, have only ever performed a couple of live shows. After their third album, Somewhere Else, was released in 2013, they took a nine year break before returning with Sad Cities in 2022. Despite their enduring anonymity and continued aversion to touring, Ready to Live a Lie sounds as fresh as a daisy and as contemporary as any other Scandi-disco artist.
Sally Shapiro’s sound is very much sophisticated…