SASAMI returns with new stadium-sized ballad "Honeycrash" + video directed by Andrew Thomas Huang
SASAMI
Releases new single “Honeycrash”
Watch video directed by Andrew Thomas Huang HERE
US tour with DIIV kicks off next week
SASAMI is back with “Honeycrash,” a stadium-sized ballad that swells with cinematic grandeur brought to life via its video directed by Andrew Thomas Huang (Björk, FKA Twigs). “Honeycrash” is SASAMI’s first new music since she released her tremendous second album Squeeze in 2022 and is an electrifying taste of what’s to come next from the Los Angeles native.
“I wanted to write a song with all the drama of a 19th century classical opera but with the patience and understanding of someone in therapy in 2024,” SASAMI (aka Sasami Ashworth) explains. “Finding a love so great you're willing to persist through the elements, even toward certain death to bear its ravishment. It's about wanting to fight for the pinnacle of passion and desire but knowing that you can’t change or rush someone else’s feelings or where they're at. But with a guitar as my sword and my steed. I have been so fortunate to find a collaborator in Andrew, and together we made a sexy little drama of our own. The ‘Honeycrash’ video is a peek into the new world that I have been building and teasing out on stage. I am really thrilled to unleash this first of many new songs in an era of melodrama, romance, and hooks of course.”
“Honeycrash” is a panorama of longing: SASAMI’s widest-screen rendering of the processes of love in all its devastation and expansiveness. This is SASAMI as an auteur of heartache, mixing the epic sweep of a Wagner opera with sci-fi action to say, “This is how I feel, I’m going to let you figure it out. But don’t give up on us.”
Watch the video for “Honeycrash” here.
Listen to “Honeycrash” here.
Andrew Thomas Huang on “Honeycrash”:
“When I first heard ‘Honeycrash’ I was moved by the thunderous romanticism and cinematic scope of SASAMI's new sonic direction. After long conversations about the pop focus of her new album, I wanted to create a video for her that felt big, sweeping and sexy while showcasing her performance as the highlight of the piece. I wanted to create a video that evoked themes and images such as runaway fugitives, rogue sisterhood, distressed denim, rugged natural elements, primal rage, Thelma and Louise, tsunamis, tornadoes, blazing sunsets, sci-fi apocalyptic visions of the American West, and passionate ‘I would die for you’ level romance. Achieving this vision on a budget was ambitious but made possible by filming on a volume LED stage and relying on the use of epic stock footage to set the scene for the backdrop of Sasami's new universe. I am honored to collaborate with SASAMI again on this new journey and am smitten by the world she is heralding with her new sound and vision.”
Having previously supported Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Mitski, Yeule and Wet Leg, SASAMI is hitting the road next week on a US tour with DIIV that includes a headline show in Los Angeles at The Echo on June 5th. Tickets are available now via sasamiashworth.com. All dates below.
Upcoming live dates
5th June - Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo
6th June - Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst *
7th June - San Francisco, CA @ Regency Ballroom *
8th June - Roseville, CA @ Goldfield Trading Post *
10th June - Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre *
12th June - Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall *
13th June - Boise, ID @ Treefort Music Hall *
14th June - Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall *
16th June - Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre *
* w/ DIIV
Praise for Squeeze:
“Feels both darkly menacing and openly heartfelt. SASAMI assumes the roles of tormentor and tormented, contending with a world that can be emotionally overwhelming in so many ways” The New York Times
“A collection of tracks that sound like she’s digging her nails into the walls of a black hole in an attempt to escape, her mood alternating between feverish determination and clear-eyed hope” Pitchfork
"For a song just over two-and-a-half minutes, 'Skin a Rat' 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" Rolling Stone
“A moment of magic” Clash
"A taunting, pummeling blast of noxious noise. It’s a fearsome re-introduction to SASAMI, one that’s less focused on pleasing and more interested in provocation" Stereogum
“A reclamation of rage…a statement of intent…Squeeze forces you to take notice.” Crack
“Remarkable” Loud & Quiet
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