Sasha Keable

British/ Colombian songstress Sasha Keable is an amalgamation of references that came before her time, and that of the present and future and a holistically procured British vanguard. Having spent the last two years wedded to the studio, Keable is confident and poised when translating her experiences. “I’ve recorded so much [over the years], that I have about three projects ready to go,” she says. Rooted by a mantra of consistency in this phase of her life, the studio became one of the only places that Sasha Keable felt like she had control over. Trusting her voice, work ethic and her pen, she, as she puts it, “put her head down”.

Eager to soul search and ultimately get back to the art without formal expectations, Keable found a renewed sense of inspiration both at home, but also in L.A carrying out a series of trips to the region, across 2022 and last year, her songwriting growing tenfold as a result of it. “I think I learned to be present. How do I feel about this song? I'm never thinking too far into the future now. Too often earlier on in my career, I was focused on the end product and what others would think about it. I’m never gonna be someone else,” she explains. A testament to her elevation in this terrain can be observed across her work with Destin Conrad. Formally bridging their online relationship to IRL, Sasha Keable put pen to paper on his second instalment of his Submissive series, co-writing “It’s Only You”, “War!” and “Life Been Lifin’” in Mexico. Describing the experience as “amazing” it reinforced the evolution in her penmanship and abilities of understanding others and seeing, then documenting their experiences in real time.

Upcoming releases like “Auction” are a bonafide example of Sasha Keable’s conviction across subject matters. “It’s so funny because when I write songs about sex, I'm definitely getting more comfortable discussing it now.” Working with friends and collaborators kwn and Joel Compass, kwn in particular helped urge her comfortability here “liberating” Keable’s experiences now canvassed for the masses. Lucid, tranquil but still urgent, the subdued R&B number quickly allures the listener, evocative piano keys running alongside Keable, and guest feature Destin’s whimsical runs. Utilising an ideal balance of tongue-in-cheek and matter-of-fact, both race between commands for their sexual partners to drop draws, bid the highest in auctions and not let either of them down. “We ain't no strangers,” Sasha warns. Crafting a bonafide new-age seductive home run, Keable also embraces her sexuality, as “Auction” is one of the inaugural releases where she utilises women as her sole and only love interests.”It’s going to be so interesting to see how listeners take to this one,” she reflects. However, she’s ready for the reactions to come, now in a place of solace in regards to sexuality.

But her latest single “Hold Up” still pays tribute to her past eras, confrontational, menacing and foreboding, the Charlie Pitts, Kent Azares & Engine-Earz crafted sonics bellicose and relentless in delivery. The horns provided by the trumpet add a traditional jazz feel to Sasha Keable’s comeback single, fusing to the richly built components of both soul and gospel, as the singer confronts a spell of cheating, removing her lover from her life without reason. “So if you think I need you get that out your head // Cus I’ve held my own for so long,” she croons, the extravagance of her deeper register laid bare for audiences worldwide. A marriage of veterans like Lalah Hathaway with the new age grit and personality that’s come to define a millennial generation, Sasha Keable arrives refreshed and critical to a new-age legion of listeners.

Already popular across social media, garnering close to half a million streams in under a month of release, “Hold Up” provides ample example of Sasha Keable’s might as one of the most promising contemporary British artists in 2024. “I’m now on this path of just being the truest version of myself that I can be,” she reflects. Now signed to Flight Club Records, the vocalist is turning over a new leaf, backed by quality, trust, her strongest sense of penmanship to date, and ultimately a voice that continues to stand the test of time.