Genre-shifting, boundary-breaking and free: Cassyette is under no influence
As GAY TIMES’ latest Amplify digital cover star, the musician opens up about dance music, day oners and the grief that inspired her debut album INTERVIEW BY ZOYA RAZA-SHEIKH COVER DESIGN BY YOSEF PHELAN PHOTOGRAPHY BY DAVE LUNT STYLING BY MATT KING GLAM BY CASSYETTE Whether it’s discussing her frustrations about online gatekeepers (“boring and really toxic”) or sharing her thoughts on dance music production (“fucking piss easy”) Cassyette is not someone who shies away from speaking her mind.
It’s this candour and, let’s be real, no-fucks-given attitude, which has allowed her to emerge as a shape-shifter within the contemporary alt scene.
With an ambivalence towards convention, she’s continuously played with sound and genre – fusing pop, rock and collaging an array of disparate genres, just like her idol Hayley Williams.
Put simply, Cassyette doesn’t have time for gatekeepers – she’s too busy immersing herself in the music. Below, she discusses the grief and catharsis of her forthcoming debut album, touring with My Chemical Romance and breaking out of the creative boxes which others have tried to impose on her.
