Squeeze

by SASAMI

Overview

After releasing a debut album that staked out a position between swooning dream pop and dramatic modern balladry, SASAMI takes a very different tack on 2022's Squeeze. The twin points on the compass this time are raging, downtuned nu metal and the kind of sweetly swaying singer/songwriter sound personified by early Sheryl Crow. With a glittering array of friends helping out (like Ty Segall, who co-produced many of the songs), Sasami Ashworth doles out songs that alternately hew closely to the nu metal template, with bleak electronic noise, thundering basslines, grinding guitars, and distorted vocals, or jangle along like a bar band on a Tuesday night backing Ashworth's gently sweet ballads with ragtag grace. It's an interesting mix of styles that also finds room for a peppy glam rock tune ("Make It Right") and a harshly metallic cover of Daniel Johnston's "Sorry Entertainer." ~ Tim Sendra

Product Details

Release Date:	02/25/2022
Label:	Domino
UPC:	0887828049813
Rank:	88053

Tracks

1. Skin a Rat
2. The Greatest
3. Say It
4. Call Me Home
5. Need It to Work
6. Tried to Understand
7. Make It Right
8. Sorry Entertainer
9. Squeeze
10. Feminine Water Turmoil
11. Not a Love Song

Album Credits

Performance Credits

SASAMI   Primary Artist
Juan Patino   Drums
Kyle Thomas   Bass,Guitar
Dirk Verbeuren   Drums,Percussion
Ty Segall   Drums,Percussion
Jay Bellerose   Drums
Becky Stark   Vocals
Patti Harrison   Vocals
Darren Weiss   Drums,Percussion
Fashion Club   Synthesizer
Sheridan Riley   Percussion
Benny Friedman   Cello
Nohome   Vocals
Anna Butterss   Bass
Sasami Ashworth   Bass,Drums,Organ,Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Percussion,Synthesizer
Mitski   Vocals
Christian Lee Hutson   Guitar
Meg Duffy   Guitar
Dylan Blake   Drums
Graham Brooks   Guitar
Jon Kelley   Bass
Laetitia Tamko   Vocals
Martin Desinde   Fonts
Aurora Walcott   Vocals
Casey Hanson   Bass,Guitar
Leonard Chong   Violin

Technical Credits

Chris Coady   Mixing
Kyle Thomas   Composer,Engineer
Justin Pizzoferrato   Engineer
Daniel Johnston   Composer
Ty Segall   Producer
Fashion Club   Drum Programming,Additional Production
Heba Kadry   Mastering
Bryce Gonzales   Engineer
Will Yip   Mixing
Enrique Padilla   Engineer
Andrew Thomas Huang   Cover Art
Patrick Hyland   Engineer
Sasami Ashworth   Composer,Engineer,Drum Programming,String Arrangements
SASAMI   Producer
Samantha Perez   Engineer
Charlotte Valentine   Composer
Myung-Ja Ashworth   Design
Rin Kim   Design