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Sasami
Studio album by
Sasami
ReleasedMarch 8, 2019 (2019-03-08)
StudioStudio 22 (Los Angeles)
Length40:08
LabelDomino
Singles from Sasami
  1. "Not the Time" / "Callous"
    Released: October 9, 2018
  2. "Jealousy"
    Released: January 9, 2019
  3. "Free"
    Released: February 14, 2019
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic75/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
DIY Mag[2]
Drowned in Sound7/10[3]
Exclaim8/10[4]
Pitchfork7.0/10[5]
The Line of Best Fit8/10[6]

Sasami (stylized in all caps) is the eponymous debut studio album by American singer-songwriter and musician Sasami, released on March 8, 2019, through Domino.

Background and release

On April 3, 2018, Sasami shared her first solo track "Callous" on SoundCloud.[7] On October 9, Domino Recording Company announced that Sasami had signed to their label, and officially released "Callous" alongside a new song titled "Not the Time", premiered by The Fader.[8] The songs were released on a 7" vinyl on October 26.[9] On January 9, Sasami released the third single, "Jealousy", and its music video, alongside an announcement of the album and a pre-order.[10][11][12] A fourth single, "Free" featuring Devendra Banhart, was released on February 14,[13] before the album was released on March 8 on Domino.[14][15]

Writing and recording

Sasami wrote the album while playing keyboards and guitar on tour with Cherry Glazerr, and shortly recorded it as a string of demos to her iPad.[16] They were later recorded for the album in Studio 22, Los Angeles with Thomas Dolas and her brother JooJoo Ashworth.[17][18] After the release of the first two singles, "Not the Time" and "Callous", 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."[8]

Sasami describes the album as "a mix of a diary and a collection of letters, written but never sent, to people I've been intimately involved with in one way or another."[16]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."I Was a Window" (featuring Dustin Payseur)3:34
2."Not the Time"2:50
3."Morning Comes"4:23
4."Free" (featuring Devendra Banhart)4:30
5."Pacify My Heart"4:49
6."At Hollywood"2:32
7."Jealousy"3:36
8."Callous"5:04
9."Adult Contemporary" (featuring Soko)3:51
10."Turned Out I Was Everyone"4:59
Total length:40:08

Release history

Region Date Label Format Ref.
Various March 8, 2019 Domino
  • LP
  • CD
  • digital download
 [19]

References

  1. ^ "Metacritc Review". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. ^ Finn, Rachel. "Sasami - Sasami Review". Diymag.com. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  3. ^ Willems, Jasper. "Album Review: Sasami". Drownedinsound.com. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  4. ^ Alger, Anna (5 March 2019). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  5. ^ Kemp, Sophie (8 March 2019). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  6. ^ Chapman, Tom (8 March 2019). "SASAMI's self-titled LP is a remarkable, distinctive debut". thelineofbestfitcom. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  7. ^ Farrell, Margaret (April 5, 2018). ""Callous" by SASAMI Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  8. ^ a b Wang, Steffanee (October 9, 2018). "SASAMI is rock's next big thing". The Fader. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  9. ^ "Sasami | Domino Mart". sasami.dominomart.com. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  10. ^ Renshaw, David (January 9, 2019). "SASAMI shares "Jealousy" and confirms debut album details". The Fader. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  11. ^ "Sasami Announces Debut Album". Broadway World. January 9, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  12. ^ Martin, Montana (January 9, 2019). "Sasami Announces Debut Album with Video for New Single, "Jealousy"". Paste. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  13. ^ Maicki, Salvatore (February 14, 2019). "SASAMI enlists Devendra Banhart for contemplative new single "Free"". The Fader. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  14. ^ Strauss, Matthew (January 9, 2019). "Sasami Announces Debut Album, Shares Video for New Song "Jealousy": Watch". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  15. ^ "Sasami confirms details of debut album". DIY. January 10, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  16. ^ a b "SASAMI announces self-titled debut album for March". Domino. January 9, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  17. ^ Rettig, James (January 9, 2019). "Artist To Watch: SASAMI". Stereogum. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  18. ^ "SASAMI (@sasamiashworth) • Instagram photos and videos". Instagram. January 4, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  19. ^ "Sasami". Domino Recording Company. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
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