Sycco drops new music video for “Monkey Madness”
“Monkey Madness” is a feverish track that combines relentless drum breaks and syrupy auto-tune vocals as it evokes a 2024 update to the SSX Tricky soundtrack. The music video, shot in a guerilla-style aesthetic, makes for a fun chill-vibes production. The video stylistically exudes a personal home video recording of good times with friends. Nostalgia in the years to come for the young artist Sycco.
Australian singer-songwriter and producer Sasha McLeod, professionally known as Sycco, is set to release her highly anticipated debut album, Zorb, on August 23rd. The Brisbane-born artist, who gained prominence with singles like “Nicotine” and “Dribble,” continues to captivate audiences with her unique blend of psychedelic pop.
Sycco, who started making music at the age of 15 and adopted her stage name as a nod to psychedelia, has quickly risen in the music scene. She was nominated for Triple J Unearthed Artist of the Year in 2020 and has performed at prestigious festivals such as St Jerome’s Laneway Festival. She has also supported notable acts like Vera Blue, Spacey Jane, and Glass Animals on tour.
In a press release, Sycco expressed her excitement about the upcoming album, describing it as a project that came together organically and features contributions from renowned producers like Flume and Chrome Sparks. With Zorb, Sycco aims to create a beautiful environment of synths and drums that evoke feelings of ease and discomfort, promising a rich auditory experience.
As the release date approaches, fans eagerly await the album that promises to solidify Sycco’s position as one of the most innovative and influential artists of her generation. Zorb is expected to deliver the eclectic, psychedelic pop sound that Sycco is known for. It will undoubtedly mark a significant milestone in her burgeoning career.
WATCH Sycco’s new music “MONKEY MADNESS” below:
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Vogue claimed Sycco as “one of Australia’s most promising pop acts.” Flume collaborated with her on her breakthrough hit single “Ripple” and Tame Impala brought her along to open an Australia arena tour. In addition, she is also absolutely crushing it with her recent fits, by the way.
Her debut album Zorb, will be a record that combines dizzying hyper-pop with acid-fried garage rock as it surveys the wonderful chaos of your early 20s: a first love and then a first heartbreak, 100 other messy romances and late nights, finding your community, and taking an inside joke so far that it actually becomes a philosophic pillar of your friendships.
A recent interview with the excellent I Enjoy Music newsletter finds Sycco elaborating on what exactly Zorb is: “‘Zorb’ is a term I made sense of while I was on acid. It’s so silly, but everyone has their own zorb—it’s basically like an energy field. And then when you join another person, and you’re on the same wavelength, you’re in the same zorb.”
Early singles from Zorb include “Touching and Talking” (“a swirling synth-pop groove that captures the fleeting feeling of love at first sight” – Rolling Stone), “Swarm” (“a glittering painting of an awfully lonely experience” — Earmilk), and “I’d Love To Tell You” (“a trippy daydream…recalls a bit of the addictive energy that propelled Troye Sivan’s “Rush” to the forefront of the pop conversation in 2023” – Consequence).
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