The track marks the Los Angeles-based musician's first release since her acclaimed 2022 album. Tightening
With a guitar As “my sword and my horse,” Sasami puts it all on the line for love in her massive new song, “Honeycrash.”
In a statement, the Los Angeles-based musician described “Honeycrash” as an attempt to “write a song with all the drama of a classic 19th-century opera, but with the patience and understanding of someone in therapy in 2024.” That intention manifests itself in blistering percussion and roaring guitars and a tenderly sung hook: “Honey fell on me/Like a storm on the sea/Like blood on the silver screen/We can do it all.”
Sasami went on to say that the song was about “Finding a love so great that you're willing to persevere through the elements, even to certain death to endure its charm. It's 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 are. But with a guitar like a sword and my horse.”
“Honeycrash” arrives with a video directed by frequent Sasami collaborator Andrew Thomas Huang. “Together we made our own sexy little drama,” Sasami said of the clip, going on to describe it as “a look at the new world I'm building and teasing on stage. I'm really excited to release this first of many new songs in an era of melodrama, romance and of course hooks.”
“Honeycrash” is the first new song Sasami has shared since 2022, when she released her excellent album. Tightening. In an interview with Rolling rock At the time, Sasami discussed embracing heavy metal as a major influence, using it as fuel for an album that was drenched in fury, yet catchy. “To me, music is like gasoline for your emotions,” he said. “So I wanted to make music that the most marginalized people could relate to and use as fuel for their own experiences and catharsis.”
Sasami has a handful of shows coming up next month, starting with a gig at the Echo in Los Angeles on June 5th. He will then link up with DIIV for a West Coast run that wraps up June 16 at the Ogden Theater in Denver.
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