THE SESHEN - Interview

ETHEREAL.PRESS

Tell us a bit about The Seshen.

THE SESHEN

The Seshen is a band that makes music that defies a singular genre. We’re based in the San Francisco Bay Area and we’re known for our dynamic live performance. 

ETHEREAL.PRESS

You have a new project coming out on October 6th titled 'Nowhere.'

Can you preview us on this upcoming release?

THE SESHEN - LALIN

‘Nowhere’ is a vulnerable look at what it means for two people to separate. Aki and I are bandmates but also were together for a very long time. ‘Nowhere’ shares a little bit of that story and how we’ve made it through.

ETHEREAL.PRESS

What was unique to this album that differed from your past releases?

THE SESHEN - AKI

The writing process felt a bit less labored over in certain ways. Because we were living separately I felt we had less time to overthink things and not get bogged down by little details too early in the process of writing a song.

ETHEREAL.PRESS

Can you tell us about the album cover for 'Nowhere.'

THE SESHEN

The album cover was created by Tessa Shimizu. It is a photo of me but distorted and it resonated to me. How it looks is how it felt - hard to decipher, darkness, an emotional internal process. 

ETHEREAL.PRESS

Tell us a bit about the single & visuals for 'Hold Me.'

THE SESHEN

We’ve been a band for so long we figured it would be lovely to take a look back at our time together. There’s imagery dating back a decade. It shows that we have grown so much and have been through so much.

We are a family. 

ETHEREAL.PRESS

Can you talk about being able to navigate the darkness?

THE SESHEN

Navigating darkness isn’t easy but we can’t have light without dark. We all go through devastating times, trauma, heartbreak. For me, having rituals - meditation, nature, my spiritual practice - help me to stay grounded. Counseling/therapy, friends, laying in bed and doing nothing, crying, laughing….

I allow space for the feelings. The only way to the other side is through it. 

ETHEREAL.PRESS

In your music, you fuse many genres, from R&B, synth-pop, and electronic music. 

Why do you choose to combine so many different genres in your tracks?

THE SESHEN

We are informed by so many different styles of music, so it’s only natural that they come through in our music. 

When we’re writing, none of this feels like a conscious choice. We really are just following inspiration more than aiming to make a certain type of song. 

ETHEREAL.PRESS

What's on the horizon creatively that you're excited about?

THE SESHEN

We’re excited to bring this album to life and get back to playing shows. There are more stories to tell around this and we’re looking forward to sharing them in a lot of ways.

ETHEREAL.PRESS

What's next for The Seshen?

THE SESHEN - AKI

We’re hoping to share these songs live and continue writing. We’re also looking to collaborate more in the future. We’ve got a lot of friends that are making amazing music and we’re hoping to work with people outside of the band a bit as well!