Ready To Live A Lie

by Sally Shapiro

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    CD released on Johan Agebjörn's label Husmus Media in 4-panel digipack.

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    2LP on Italians Do It Better on transparent electric blue vinyl (looking a bit like Sally's eye). 500 copies pressed. Album main tracklist on side 1-3, side 4 has the following bonus tracks previously unreleased on vinyl: Casablanca Nights (feat. Lovelock), Le Noir Et Le Blanc Sur Le Piano, Forget About You (Johnny Jewel's Amnesia Rework), The Best Thing.

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    2LP on Italians Do It Better on opaque pink vinyl, corresponding to the pink clouds on the front cover. 500 copies pressed. Album main tracklist on side 1-3, side 4 has the following bonus tracks previously unreleased on vinyl: Casablanca Nights (feat. Lovelock), Le Noir Et Le Blanc Sur Le Piano, Forget About You (Johnny Jewel's Amnesia Rework), The Best Thing.

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Hard To Love 04:51
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Rent 05:37
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Hospital 03:03
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Oh Carrie 03:21
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He's Not You 04:13
11.
Rain 05:02

about

1. The Other Days
(J. Agebjörn / R. Gunnarsson / M. Ögren)
2. Hard To Love
(J. Agebjörn / Elizabeth Morphew)
3. Rent
(Neil Tennant / Chris Lowe)
4. Purple Colored Sky
(J. Agebjörn)
5. Happier Somewhere Else
(J. Agebjörn)
6. Guarding Shell
(J. Agebjörn)
7. Hospital
(R. Gunnarsson)
8. Did You Call Tonight
(J. Agebjörn / R. Gunnarsson / S. Shapiro / M. Ögren)
9. Oh Carrie
(J. Agebjörn / R. Gunnarsson)
10. He's Not You
(J. Agebjörn / R. Gunnarsson)
11. Rain
(J. Agebjörn / Miranda Gjerstad)

Vocals by Sally Shapiro recorded at The Monastery Yard and The Southern Forest. Produced by Johan Agebjörn. "The Other Days" and "Did You Call Tonight" co-produced by Mikael Ögren. Mixed by Johan Agebjörn and Johnny Jewel. Falsetto vocals on "Did You Call Tonight" by Roger Gunnarsson. Mastered by Mike Bozzi. Front cover photography by Frida Klingberg. Front cover artwork by Mathias Schuckert and Johnny Jewel.

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released May 30, 2025

"This is the fifth studio album from this Swedish italo disco/synthpop duo and it has to be said that they sound as vital as ever, despite ‘Ready To Live A Lie’ being perhaps their darkest yet. Where once they explored euphoric love they’ve now moved on to examine fractured relationships and loneliness. Needless to say, they do this in their own way, which is through gleaming melodies and much effervescence a la Saint Etienne." The Crack Magazine

"The enduring sorrow of 'Ready to Live a Lie' taps into what’s always made Sally Shapiro music so alluring: heartache wrapped up in drum machine, hypnotic synths, and the vocalist’s delicate delivery.... herein lies the enduring appeal of a duo that knows their strengths lie in their luxurious, inviting sadness." Paste Magazine

"Virtually all of the songs on Ready To Live A Lie sound like worthy contenders for singles... another Sally Shapiro release that is totally worthy of three quarters of an hour of anyone’s time" God Is In the TV Zine

"Sally Shapiro and producer Johan Agebjörn continues to revel in the glistening Italo-disco, melancholic synth-pop, and dreamy city pop terrain. 18 years since their influential and perfectly-titled debut album ‘Disco Romance,’ Sally Shapiro remains firmly in their fantastical, sparkling, wide-eyed sonic world that’s right at home on Johnny Jewel’s Italian Do It Better label." KEXP

"They combine the warmth of 90s indie pop by Saint Etienne with the coolness of Chromatics. The result is a sparkling pop dream through whose veil you can see the outside world passing by." Laut.de

"Sally Shapiro flourishes ... perfect for giving goosebumps." Les Inrocks

"Consistent record, fantastic songs" Vehlinggo

"This brand new LP is just exquisite. Some of their finest work to date... Album of the year brewing here big time!" Shrem's Carousel

"Sally Shapiro sounding as polished and pop-centric as ever." Juno

"A melancholic soundtrack to the summer" MusicOMH

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Sally Shapiro Lund, Sweden

Sally Shapiro's music is heavily influenced by 80s italo disco. The project also includes the composer and producer Johan Agebjörn, both live in Lund, Sweden. Sally Shapiro's real name is something else. She does not perform live.

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