Sasami

Sasami Ashworth (born June 23, 1990), known mononymously as Sasami (stylized as SASAMI), is an American musician who records music in a variety of styles, from singer-songwriter ballads to heavy metal and industrial. She began her career as a member of Cherry Glazerr but went solo in 2018. Her most recent album, Blood on the Silver Screen, was released on March 7, 2025.

Throughout 2023 and 2024, Sasami toured as a member of ambient pop artist Yeule's backing band.

Career Early life Born in Bronxville, New York, Sasami Ashworth comes from a Zainichi family. Her father is of German descent and her mother was a Korean born in Japan during the Japanese occupation of Korea. Ashworth spoke Korean and Japanese growing up and was part of the Unification Church. She learned the French horn in middle school and attended the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts alongside members of Haim. After she graduated from the Eastman School of Music in 2012, she scored and made orchestral arrangements for films, commercials and studio albums, and worked as a music teacher in Los Angeles, where she is currently based.

Solo career In April 2018, Sasami shared her first solo track "Callous" on SoundCloud, which Pitchfork awarded with their "Best New Track" label. Later that year Domino Recording Company announced that Sasami had signed to their label, and released the songs "Callous" and "Not the Time". The Fader called Sasami "rock's next big thing." 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."

Throughout 2018, Sasami toured with various musicians, including Baths, No Joy, King Tuff, Mitski, Soccer Mommy, Snail Mail and Menace Beach. In early 2019, Sasami announced her eponymous debut studio album, Sasami, and released two more singles. The album was released in March of that year. In February 2022 Sasami released her second album, Squeeze, on Domino. The album received many positive reviews and was named as one of the best albums of the year by Rolling Stone. In 2023, Sasami toured in support of Yeule as a solo performer and guitarist in Yeule’s band.

Personal life Sasami identifies as queer. As a child, her family brought her up in the Unification Church, which she would later refer to as a cult.

Credits Year Album Artist Credit(s) 2014 At Best Cuckold Avi Buffalo Horns 2017 Face Your Fear Curtis Harding String arrangements 2018 Indigo Wild Nothing Background vocals