Sasami (album)

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.

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]

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
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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. 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. "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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