Sycco

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Sycco
Birth nameSasha McLeod
Born (2001-08-26) 26 August 2001 (age 23) [1]
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • producer
  • musician
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • production
Years active2018–present
Labels
Website syccoworld.com

Sasha McLeod (born 26 August 2001), known professionally as Sycco (SIGH-co [3] ), is an Australian singer-songwriter and producer from Brisbane. She was nominated for Triple J Unearthed Artist of the Year in 2020, having released the pop singles "Nicotine" and "Dribble" in the same year.

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Early life

McLeod grew up in Brisbane, Queensland. [4] McLeod is Indigenous Australian, having reconnected with her Indigenous identity through her Torres Strait Islander descent in her teens. [4]

Career

McLeod's father taught her to play the guitar at seven years old. She began making music from an early age, having created an album at the age of 15, [4] and adopted the artist name Sycco as a reference to psychedelia. [5]

Sycco's debut single "Starboard Square" was released in August 2018. [5] She also released "Tamed Grief" and "Peacemaker" in 2019. [3] In 2020, Sycco released the singles "Nicotine" and "Dribble", leading her to be nominated for Triple J Unearthed Artist of the Year at the J Awards of 2020. [6]

Sycco has performed at St Jerome's Laneway Festival, [1] and Darwin Festival and supported Vera Blue, Spacey Jane and Glass Animals on tour. [4] She also covered Tame Impala and Pnau for Like a Version . [7]

In March 2022, Sycco released "Superstar". Of the song, McLeod said “I’m really proud of this song... the lyrics are satirical obviously – I used to work at a grocery store and it was fun to imagine a glowed-up future me having a tantrum in there." [8]

In September 2022, Sycco released "Ripple". In a press release, McLeod said the track was "really fun" to make and "came together super quickly". McLeod said Flume and Chrome Sparks "did such a great job on the prod[uction]", developing what she describes as "a beautiful environment of synths and drums that evoke such a nice feeling of ease but also discomfort at points". [9]

In July 2024, Sycco announced the forthcoming release of their debut album, Zorb. [10]

Discography

Albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
AUS
Artist
[11]
Zorb12

Extended plays

List of EPs, with release date and label shown
TitleEP details
Sycco's First EP

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles, with year released and album name shown
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
NZ
Hot
[13]
"Starboard Square" [5] [14] 2018—Non-album singles
"Tamed Grief" [3] [15] 2019—
"Peacemaker" [3] [16] —
"Nicotine" [17] 2020—
"Dribble"—Sycco's First EP
"Germs" [18] —
"My Ways" [19] 202126
"Time's Up" [12] —
"Past Life" [20] —
"Weakness"
(with Alice Ivy) [21] 		—TBA
"Superstar" [8] 2022—
"Jinx" [22] —
"Ripple" [9]
(featuring Flume and Chrome Sparks)		37Zorb
"I'd Love to Tell You" [23] 2024—
"Swarm" [24] —
"Touching and Talking" [10] —
"Monkey Madness" [25] —
List of singles, with year released and album name shown
TitleYearAlbum
"Love Affairs"
(DJ Picolo featuring AJ Mitchell and Sycco) [26] 		2021Non-album single

Promotional singles

List of promotional singles, with year released and album name shown
TitleYearAlbum
"Embrace"
(Triple J Like a Version ) [27] 		2020Non-album singles
"Dribble"
(Live for Like a Version) [28] 		2021

Awards and nominations

APRA Awards

The APRA Awards are held in Australia and New Zealand by the Australasian Performing Right Association to recognise songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually.

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2022 herselfBreakthrough Songwriter of the YearNominated [29] [30]
2023 "Superstar"Most Performed Alternative Work of the YearNominated [31]

AIR Awards

The Australian Independent Record Awards (known colloquially as the AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2021 HerselfBreakthrough Independent Artist of the YearNominated [32] [33]
2022 "Weakness" (with Alice Ivy)Best Independent Dance, Electronica or Club SingleNominated [34] [35]

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual award ceremony event celebrating the Australian music industry.

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2024 Zorb Michael Gudinski Breakthrough Artist Nominated [36]

J Awards

The J Awards are an annual series of Australian music awards that were established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's youth-focused radio station Triple J. They commenced in 2005.

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2020 HerselfUnearthed Artist of the YearNominated [37]
2024 ZorbAustralian Album of the YearWon [38] [39]

National Indigenous Music Awards

The National Indigenous Music Awards recognise excellence, innovation and leadership among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander musicians from throughout Australia. They commenced in 2004.

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2021 HerselfArtist of the YearNominated [40] [41]
"Dribble"Song of the YearNominated
"My Ways"Film Clip of the YearNominated

Queensland Music Awards

The Queensland Music Awards (previously known as Q Song Awards) are annual awards celebrating Queensland, Australia's brightest emerging artists and established legends. They commenced in 2006.

YearNominee / workAwardResult (wins only)Ref.
2021 "Dribble"Song of the YearWon [42]
Pop Song of the YearWon
2022"My Ways"Song of the YearWon [43]
Pop Song of the YearWon
2023"Ripple"Electronic / Dance AwardWon [44]

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