Sasami Previews New Album ‘Blood on the Silver Screen’ With Latest Single ‘Slugger’
Singer and songwriter Sasami hits pop out of the park on her latest single “Slugger.” The record was released alongside a high-energy music video that drops in on an empty football stadium, which turns out to be the perfect place for her to release some rage. The single marks the first offering from Sasami’s forthcoming third studio album, Blood on the Silver Screen, out March 7.
“This album is all about learning and respecting the craft of pop songwriting, about relenting to illogical passion, obsession, and guiltless pleasure,” Sasami shared in a statement. “It’s about leaning into the chaos of romance and sweeping devotion — romanticism to the point of self-destruction.”
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On “Slugger,” Sasami takes shots at growing up and growing old while referencing her astrological sign, Dolly Parton, and Steve Lacy’s Gemini Rights album. “How come the things that are worth the most/Seem to be the things that hurt the most?” she asks. “I wish that no one could see me/I wish that someone else could be me.”
“I wanted to be more playful and communicate more with pop culture,” Sasami shared. “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.”
Blood on the Silver Screen was created with co-producers Jenn Decilveo and Rostam, though Sasami helmed the songwriting portion on her own across its 13-song track list. Its only featured collaboration is a team up with Clairo on “In Love With a Memory” and it includes the previously released track “Honeycrash.”
The artist, whose two previous albums have spanned from shoegaze to nu-metal, looked towards classic pop figures like Lady Gaga, Kelly Clarkson, and Britney Spears for sonic inspiration on the new record. For its lyrical content, she pulled from her musings on love, sex, and the nuclear family.
“This album for me is about having deep, meaningful relationships within a new definition of what is good, what is right, and what is powerful. We are still passionate beings,” 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.”
Blood on the Silver Screen Track List
1. “Slugger”
2. “Just Be Friends”
3. “I’ll Be Gone”
4. “Love Makes You Do Crazy Things”
5. “In Love With a Memory (Feat. Clairo)”
6. “Possessed”
7. “Figure It Out”
8. “For the Weekend”
9. “Honeycrash”
10. “Smoke (Banished From Eden)”
11. “Nothing But a Sad Face On”
12. “Lose It All”
13. “The Seed”
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