Sasami

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Sasami performing in 2018
Background information
Born
Sasami Ashworth

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Bronxville, New York, US
OriginLos Angeles, California, US
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  • Singer-songwriter
  • musician
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  • Vocals
  • keyboards
  • bass
  • guitar
  • French horn
Years active2012–present
LabelTemplate:Pluralize from textDomino
Formerly ofCherry Glazerr
Websitesasamiashworth.com

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Sasami Ashworth (born June 23, 1990), known mononymously as Sasami (stylized as SASAMI), is an American musician who records music in a variety of styles, from singer-songwriter ballads to heavy metal and industrial.[1] She began her career as a member of Cherry Glazerr but went solo in 2018. Her most recent album, Blood on the Silver Screen, was released on March 7, 2025.

Throughout 2023 and 2024, Sasami toured as a member of ambient pop artist Yeule's backing band.[2]

Career

Early life

Born in Bronxville, New York, Sasami Ashworth comes from a Zainichi family.[3][4] Her father is of German descent and her mother was a Korean born in Japan during the Japanese occupation of Korea. Ashworth spoke Korean and Japanese growing up and was part of the Unification Church.[5] She learned the French horn in middle school and attended the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts alongside members of Haim.[6] After she graduated from the Eastman School of Music in 2012, she scored and made orchestral arrangements for films, commercials and studio albums, and worked as a music teacher in Los Angeles, where she is currently based.[1] In 2015, she joined the American rock band Cherry Glazerr with whom she played synths and toured for two and a half years before announcing her departure in January 2018 to pursue her solo musical career.[7][8]

Solo career

In April 2018, Sasami shared her first solo track "Callous" on SoundCloud, which Pitchfork awarded with their "Best New Track" label.[9] Later that year Domino Recording Company announced that Sasami had signed to their label, and released the songs "Callous" and "Not the Time". The Fader called Sasami "rock's next big thing."[10] Sasami stated, "I wrote both of these songs on tour on a guitar on my iPad with GarageBand plugins and Moog 15 app sounds and then re-recorded them in the studio onto tape with really great tones. So it's kind of like emotionally scribbling a letter on a tear and snot-stained napkin and then re-writing it on fancy papyrus paper to make it look like you have your shit together."[10] The songs were released on a 7" vinyl in October 2018.[11]

Throughout 2018, Sasami toured with various musicians, including Baths, No Joy, King Tuff,[12] Mitski, Soccer Mommy, Snail Mail and Menace Beach.[10][13] In early 2019, Sasami announced her eponymous debut studio album, Sasami, and released two more singles.[14] The album was released in March of that year.[15] In February 2022 Sasami released her second album, Squeeze, on Domino. The album received many positive reviews and was named as one of the best albums of the year by Rolling Stone.[16] In 2023, Sasami toured in support of Yeule as a solo performer and guitarist in Yeule’s band.[17]

Personal life

Sasami identifies as queer.[18] As a child, her family brought her up in the Unification Church, which she would later refer to as a cult.[18]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Details
Sasami
  • Released: March 8, 2019
  • Label: Domino
  • Formats: LP, CD, digital download
Squeeze
  • Released: February 25, 2022
  • Label: Domino
  • Formats: LP, CD, digital download
Blood on the Silver Screen
  • Released: March 7, 2025
  • Label: Domino
  • Formats: LP, CD, digital download

Singles

Title Year Album
"Callous" 2018 Sasami
"Not the Time"
"Jealousy" 2019
"Free"
"The Greatest" 2021 Squeeze[19]
"Skin a Rat"
"Say It" 2022
"Call Me Home"
"Honeycrash" 2024 Blood on the Silver Screen[20][21][22][23]
"Slugger"
"Just Be Friends"
"In Love with a Memory" (feat. Clairo) 2025

Credits

Year Album Artist Credit(s) Ref.
2014 At Best Cuckold Avi Buffalo Horns [24]
2017 Face Your Fear Curtis Harding String arrangements [25]
2018 Indigo Wild Nothing Background vocals [26]

References

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  1. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."SASAMI Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Logging Off and Rocking Out With yeule, Pop's Internet Explorer". Pitchfork. September 11, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Ali, Alisa (May 29, 2019). "SASAMI: 2019". WFUV. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Artist of the Month: Enter SASAMI's World of Fantasy". Consequence. February 21, 2022. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Slaughter, Melissa (December 21, 2022). "Sasami Enters Her Nü-Metal Era". JoySauce Network. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Ducker, Eric (February 21, 2022). "Sasami Wanted to Appropriate White, Male Music. She Landed on Metal". The New York Times. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."SASAMI signs to Domino". Domino Recording Company. October 9, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Rettig, James (April 3, 2018). "SASAMI – "Callous"". Stereogum. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Farrell, Margaret (April 5, 2018). ""Callous" by SASAMI Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  10. ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Wang, Steffanee (October 9, 2018). "SASAMI is rock's next big thing". The Fader. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Sasami | Domino Mart". Sasami.dominomart.com. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Sacher, Andrew (April 25, 2018). "SASAMI (ex-Cherry Glazerr) has a new song, touring w/ King Tuff & Cut Worms". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Rettig, James (October 9, 2018). "SASAMI Shares New Song "Not the Time"". Stereogum. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Maicki, Salvatore (February 14, 2019). "SASAMI enlists Devendra Banhart for contemplative new single "Free"". The Fader. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  15. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Renshaw, David (January 9, 2019). "SASAMI shares "Jealousy" and confirms debut album details". The Fader. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  16. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The 100 Best Albums of 2022". Rolling Stone. December 1, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  17. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Logging Off and Rocking Out With yeule, Pop's Internet Explorer". Pitchfork. September 11, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  18. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kim, Michelle Hyun (June 13, 2022). "Sasami's Nu-Metal Anthems Will Purge Your Queer Rage". Them. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
  19. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."SASAMI releases new track "Call Me Home"". The Line of Best Fit.
  20. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Chelosky, Danielle (May 29, 2024). "Sasami – 'Honeycrash'". Stereogum. Archived from the original on November 13, 2024. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
  21. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Strauss, Matthew (September 23, 2024). "Sasami announces album, shares video for new song 'Slugger'". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on March 13, 2025. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
  22. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Chelosky, Danielle (November 13, 2024). "Sasami shares new song 'Just Be Friends', covers Carly Rae Jepsen's 'Cut to the Feeling'". Stereogum. Archived from the original on January 15, 2025. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
  23. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Schube, Will (January 28, 2025). "Sasami teams up with Clairo for new single 'In Love with a Memory'". Flood Magazine. Archived from the original on January 28, 2025. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
  24. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."At Best Cuckold – Avi Buffalo | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  25. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Face Your Fear – Curtis Harding | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  26. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Indigo – Wild Nothing | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved October 10, 2018.

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