Video: Sasami, ‘Free’ (feat. Devendra Banhart)

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SASAMI (Photo by Alice Baxley)
SASAMI (Photo by Alice Baxley)

Sasami Ashworth’s debut album “SASAMI” is out March 8 via Domino Records, and amid its subtly shifting moods and musical intricacies is the songwriter’s solemn meditation “Free.” It’s an exercise on how to spin the end of a relationship: You know, losing is actually winning. The former keyboardist for Cherry Glazerr is joined on the song by Devendra Banhart.

“‘Free’ is a lopsided duet about how destiny plays into matters of the heart,” the songwriter says, “How sometimes when you lose in love, freedom is the consolation prize, and in that way, you’ve actually transcended.”

Banhart is one of several guests on the album, including Beach Fossils’ Dustin Payseur, SoKo and Hand Habits’ Meg Duffy. The video directed by Riley Blakeway glows with tones of introspection.

||| Watch: The video for “Free”

||| Previously: “Jealousy,” live at the Echo, “Not the Time”