Asya Satti’s debut track ‘Look At You Now’ provided an intoxicating introduction to her multicultural tapestry of sounds. Praise from Clash and Wonderland soon followed, as did her first radio play courtesy of Tom Robinson at 6 Music. And the rarely explored cultural backdrop of Asya’s Sudanese heritage also captured people’s imagination, with her videos exploring the nation’s dialect, food and cul
That discovery of Asya’s artistry now continues as she shares her second single ‘Drunk Drive’. Its fusion of styles blends modern alternative R&B and a colossal dub-style bassline with Sudanese classical guitar and energising traditional percussion. Asya’s gold-plated vocal sits at the top of the mix, her breathy, seductive soul enamoured by a passion that clearly comes with its own red flags. The song was entirely written and produced by Asya. LISTEN HERE.
Asya says, “‘Drunk Drive’ started out as a poem that turned into a melody on an evening drive back home. It’s a metaphor for the things you shouldn’t be doing. How the heady intoxication of feelings for someone can feel liberating, but ultimately your obsession for them leaves you incarcerated.”
Directed by Melody Berkery, the ‘Drunk Drive’ video captures the dead-of-the-night solitude and yearning that’s at the heart of the song. But as its final shot metaphorically demonstrates, it’s a time when exposing your vulnerabilities is a gamble.
She adds, “I wanted to make sure that watching the video left you feeling something. Melody’s treatment did just that. Shot at night time and capturing the twilight, it’s that in-between moment when time is lost between night and day. I wanted that to echo the loneliness you feel when you’ve lost yourself to someone. It’s just me in the video. I’m mostly dressed in a fiery red dress and revelling in the emotions conjured from the song. It ends less liberated, with me enclosed in the back of the car I’m driving.”
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