The album opens with their single, ‘Boat Called Predator’: an appropriate start, inviting you to embark: insistent, almost ominous, but with a siren call of a chorus that means you can’t go back.

About the new single, Kathy from Sassyhiya says: “This song was written while travelling through Scotland, near Skye. In the car we were passed by someone towing a boat with the name ‘Predator’. A lot of the woodland there is dominated by rhododendrons, an invasive species. It was weirdly jarring to see something so ornamental and domestic running rampant in the wild. I was thinking about living away from civilisation, living an itinerant life, and how that can be very freeing in a way because it makes you anonymous.”

Take You Somewhere:

1. Boat Called Predator
2. I Had A though
3. Kristen Stewart
4. Thank You And Goodbye
5. Puppet Museum
6. Crayon Potato
7. Take You Somewhere
8. Perennial
9. Let’s See What We Can Find
10. On Our Way
11. Try Try Try
12. You Can Give It (But You Can’t Take It)

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Sassyhiya’s Helen is a long-time Kristen Stewart fan; the single is an ode to Kristen and her status as a queer icon/pin up. Helen says: “I wanted to do a song about her because I think she’s ace and makes great choices when it comes to roles. She’s grown up in the public eye and has still managed to become the person we absolutely hoped she would – someone proud of her queerness plus she’s really cool and fun.”

The song features a section about a real-life near-encounter with the star, when Helen saw her filming a scene for Spencer at a nearby Kentucky Fried Chicken on the Old Kent Road. “I stood right next to her while she was dressed as Princess Di but chickened out (pardon the pun) of saying hello.”

“It’s a catchy fun song that everyone can enjoy but I really hope it resonates with queer people. I love the idea of putting something out there into pop culture that reflects the love that the LGBTQ+ community have for Kristen, and that puts a queer spin on the celebrity-inspired pop song. I would love, love, love to hear it played in a queer space or at a lesbian club.”

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