Sasami shares brand new track 'Say It'

SASAMI shares a visualizer for “Say It,” her new industrial-influenced single. “‘Say It’ is a rage anthem dance track about spinning out because someone isn’t communicating with you,” says Ashworth. “I feel like when I hear the song I see a hot femme with a mystical flamethrower engulfed in emotional blue flames throwing elbows alone in an industrial dance club in outer space.” SASAMI’s anticipated second album Squeeze will be released on February 25th via Domino.

Stream “Say It” here

SASAMI - Say It (Official Audio) - YouTube

SASAMI announced Squeeze at the end of last year with a dual single release of “Skin A Rat,” which was hailed by Rolling Stone as a Song You Need to Know, saying it “lands a whole bunch of different blows, each harder and more unexpected than the last. And, like all good rock & roll bruisings, the moment it’s over, you’re ready to spin it back for more,” and “The Greatest,” which Nylon called “an electrifying rock opera."

Japanese Breakfast’s Michelle Zauner recently selected SASAMI for Variety’s ‘Up Next’ series, where she was asked to pick the artist she believes is going to be the next big thing, saying “what SASAMI is doing musically is that perfect blend of music that can be really heavy and hard and aggressive but is also melodic and enjoyable and catchy.”

Squeeze was produced by SASAMI, with a handful of the tracks co-produced by Ty Segall. Other notable contributors include Megadeth’s Dirk Verbeuren, actress and comedian Patti Harrison, Hand Habits’ Meg Duffy, Vagabon’s Laetitia Tamko and King Tuff’s Kyle Thomas amongst others.

SASAMI has her own headline tour in North America before heading to the UK & Europe as main support for Mitski, she’ll then join Haim on their North American tour starting in May. All dates here.

Listen to previously released singles “The Greatest”, “Skin A Rat” and “Sorry Entertainer”.

On Squeeze, SASAMI explores her wide spectrum of moods - from raging at systemic violence to wrestling for control in her personal relationships. It hammers home a sentiment of “anti-toxic positivity” and showcases SASAMI’s vicious honesty and brutally uncompromising vision, partially inspired by the Japanese yōkai folk spirit called Nure-onna (translation: wet woman), a vampiric deity that has the head of a woman and the body of a snake.

Based in Los Angeles, SASAMI is a descendent of the Zainichi people on her mother’s side, a diaspora of ethnic Koreans who lived in Japan during Japan’s occupation of Korea from 1910 to 1945. Though some Zainichi moved voluntarily and others were forcibly kidnapped, these people and their progeny continue to experience systemic discrimination and oppression in Japan to this day. While conducting a deep dive into her family’s mixed Korean and Japanese history and culture, SASAMI stumbled upon stories of Nure-onna and was immediately drawn to the water creature’s multiplicitous nature. According to legend, the deity is feminine and noble, yet powerful and vicious enough to brutally destroy victims with her blood sucking tongue.

The fluidity of the Nure-onna can be felt in how Squeeze naturally flows through musical influences - from System of a Down to Sheryl Crow and Fleetwood Mac, to even Bach and Mahler. A classically-trained composer, SASAMI constructed the LP in the form of an opera or orchestral work that has different “movements” that take the listener on an emotional journey. Compared to the introspective indie rock of SASAMI’s 2019 self-titled debut album, Squeeze is a full-throttled expansion.

Squeeze is available to pre-order on Dom Mart-exclusive translucent red vinyl with gatefold embossed sleeve, standard vinyl, CD and digitally. Pre-order: Dom Mart Digital

UK & European tour dates:

• 21st April - Bristol, UK @ Marble Factory *
• 22nd April - Leeds, UK @ University Union Refectory *
• 23rd April - Glasgow, UK @ Barrowland Ballroom *
• 25th April - Dublin, IE @ Vicar Street *
• 26th April - Manchester, UK @ Manchester Academy *
• 28th April - London, UK @ The Roundhouse *
• 29th April - London, UK @ O2 Academy Brixton *
• 30th April - Brussels, BE @ Les Nuits Botanique Festival *
• 2nd May - Tourcoing, FR @ Le Grand Mix *
• 3rd May - Paris, FR @ L’Olympia *
• 4th May - Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso *
• 6th May - Zurich, CH @ Kaufleuten *
• 7th May - Lausanne, CH @ Les Docks *
• 9th May - Berlin, DE @ Metropol *
• 10th May - Copenhagen, DK @ Vega *
• 11th May - Stockholm, SE @ Fallan
• 12th May - Oslo, NO @ Sentrum Scene *
• 14th May - Hamburg, DE @ Fabrik *
• 15th May - Cologne, DE @ Carlswerk Victoria *
• 17th May - Vienna, AT @ WUK *
• 18th May - Prague, CZ @ Archa Theatre *
• 19th May - Munich, DE @ Strom *

Shares new single “Say It”

New album Squeeze out Feb 25th

LISTEN TO SINGLE 'Say It'

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