SRSQ

SRSQ (pronounced "seer-skew") is the solo musical project of American singer and keyboardist Kennedy Ashlyn. Ashlyn started making music under the name Them Are Us Too in high school, later expanding the group to a duo after meeting Cash Askew in college. After releasing one album together, Askew died in the Ghost Ship warehouse fire in 2016. Ashlyn retired their shared name and started working as SRSQ the following year. Under the name, Ashlyn has released two albums, Unreality and Ever Crashing (2022). SRSQ's dream pop-centric sound has drawn comparisons to bands such as Cocteau Twins.

Early life Ashlyn, full name Kennedy Ashlyn Wenning, started off in music singing in a choir at age 5. She performed in musical theater and show choir in school and took a year of opera training in college. She started making noise pop music solo under the Them Are Us Too name in high school. Growing up, Ashlyn's favorite band was the B-52's, and she also grew up listening to bands such as Cocteau Twins, Dead Can Dance, and the Sundays, music she picked up on from her mom's taste.

Career Them Are Us Too The duo recorded a demo together and toured the West Coast. They signed to Dais Records and both dropped out of school. Dais released their debut album, Remain, on March 24, 2015, when the duo were both 21 years old. They toured more and worked on more music, but never released a second album together. Askew was among 36 people who died in the fire, with her body having been identified two days after. before Ashlyn returned to Dallas the following January. She spent most of the subsequent six months in bed, accomplishing little beyond her debut SRSQ show in May 2017. She has said she remembers little of that period, even what songs she performed at the May concert. The project was originally intended as an outlet for Ashlyn to experiment with pop song remixes and noise music.

Ashlyn gave her first performance as SRSQ in May 2017. which was released by Dais on October 26.

On August 16, 2019, Uniform and the Body released the collaborative album Everything That Dies Someday Comes Back, with SRSQ providing vocals to the song "Patron Saint of Regret". The same year, Jorge Elbrecht released the album Gloss Coma – 002, with SRSQ featuring on the song "The Entrance of Cold" alongside Molina and Samantha Urbani.

SRSQ's second album, Ever Crashing, was announced on May 9, 2022, and released on August 19, also by Dais.

In February 2023, SRSQ was announced as part of the lineup of Oblivion Access, a music festival in Austin, Texas, which ran from June 15–18. The next month, she was announced to be joining Frankie Rose on a tour of US and Canada in May and June. In September, she supported Cold Cave on tour in the US. In November, Vyva Melinkolya released the album Unbecoming, featuring SRSQ's vocals on the track "Bruise".

On January 2, 2026, Ashlyn released her new single "Born Alone, Die Alone", her first new single in over three years. The song focuses on themes of loss, grief, and loneliness.

Style SRSQ is primarily referred to as a dream pop project, and has been compared to artists such as Cocteau Twins, My Bloody Valentine, and Dead Can Dance. As of 2025, Ashlyn was living in her childhood home, having broken up with her girlfriend after an eight-year relationship.

Discography

Albums Unreality (2018, Dais) Ever Crashing (2022, Dais)

EPs "Unreality" Live Sessions (2020)

Singles Year Title Album 2018 "The Martyr" Unreality 2019 "Temporal Love" / "Unkept" 2022 "Someday I Will Bask in the Sun" Ever Crashing "Saved for Summer" "Used to Love" "Abyss" 2026 "Born Alone, Die Alone"

Guest appearances Year Artist Song Album 2019 Uniform and the Body "Patron Saint of Regret" Everything That Dies Someday Comes Back Jorge Elbrecht "The Entrance of Cold" Gloss Coma – 002 2023 Vyva Melinkolya "Bruise" Unbecoming