- 2024-11-14
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MUSIC
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SASAMI Releases New Song “Just Be Friends”
Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter SASAMI released the third single called “Just Be Friends” from her upcoming third studio album “Blood On the Silver Screen” on November 13, 2024, following “Honeycrash” and “Slugger”.
The new album is set to be released on March 7, 2025 via Domino Recording.
The track was written and produced by Sasami Ashworth and Jennifer Decilveo.
SASAMI said of the song in a press release, “'Just Be Friends' feels like a really grown up continuation of themes/moods from my first two albums. I returned to some of the stream of consciousness, emotional lyrical writing style of my first album and kept riding the country wave that was in the fabric of Squeeze but with a bit more modern country influence. I love how country songs often tell a story. Longing, lingering, loneliness and lust. When I play this one live I always dedicate it to anyone 'sad and horny' in the crowd... if that means anything.”- The new album comprises 13 songs, featuring a guest appearance from Clairo, produced by Sasami Ashworth and Jennifer Decilveo.
It is her first album in three years since the 2022 album “Squeeze”.
SASAMI said of the album, “This album is all about learning and respecting the craft of pop songwriting, about relenting to illogical passion, obsession, and guiltless pleasure. It's about leaning into the chaos of romance and sweeping devotion-romanticism to the point of self-destruction.” -
She continued, “I wanted to be more playful and communicate more with pop culture. When I listen to music, I think about how I feel, how I want to feel, how I want to move to it. And that’s what’s special about music-how it connects to culture, how it connects to different styles of music, how it connects to the timbre of the voice of the person singing it.”
She added, “I wanted to go all out with this album. I wanted to, in my tenderness and emotionality, have the bravery to undertake something as epic as making a pop record about love. I hope it makes people feel empowered and embodied, too. It's important to not box yourself in.”
Photo by Miriam Marlene - source : Apple Music
