Sycco
Australian singer, songwriter and producer (born 2001)
Sasha McLeod (born 26 August 2001), known professionally as Sycco (SIGH-co), 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.
01Early life
McLeod grew up in Brisbane, Queensland. McLeod is Indigenous Australian, having reconnected with her Indigenous identity through her Torres Strait Islander descent in her teens.
02Career
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, and adopted the artist name Sycco as a reference to psychedelia.
Sycco's debut single "Starboard Square" was released in August 2018, as part of her first album "Sycco 1/2". She also released "Tamed Grief" and "Peacemaker" in 2019. 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.
Sycco has performed at St Jerome's Laneway Festival, and Darwin Festival and supported Vera Blue, Spacey Jane and Glass Animals on tour. She also covered Tame Impala and Pnau for Like a Version.
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."
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".
In July 2024, Sycco announced the forthcoming release of their debut album, Zorb.
In August 2025, Sycco released two EPs and announced an Australian tour commencing in September through to November 2025.
03Discography
Albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| AUS Artist | ||
| Zorb |
|
12 |
| Look Up |
|
TBA |
Extended plays
| Title | EP details |
|---|---|
| Sycco's First EP |
|
| Home is Where The Zorb Is Part 1 |
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| Home is Where The Zorb Is Part 2 |
|
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| NZ Hot | |||
| "Starboard Square" | 2018 | , | Non-album singles |
| "Tamed Grief" | 2019 | , | |
| "Peacemaker" | , | ||
| "Nicotine" | 2020 | , | |
| "Dribble" | , | Sycco's First EP | |
| "Germs" | , | ||
| "My Ways" | 2021 | 26 | |
| "Time's Up" | , | ||
| "Past Life" | , | ||
| "Weakness" (with Alice Ivy) |
, | TBA | |
| "Superstar" | 2022 | , | |
| "Jinx" | , | ||
| "Ripple" (featuring Flume and Chrome Sparks) |
37 | Zorb | |
| "I'd Love to Tell You" | 2024 | , | |
| "Swarm" | , | ||
| "Touching and Talking" | , | ||
| "Monkey Madness" | , | ||
| "Meant to Be" | , | ||
| "None of That" (with Mel Blue) |
2025 | , | Home Is Where the Zorb Is |
| "All In" | , | ||
| "Joy On Overdrive" | , | ||
| "Look Up" | 2026 | , | Look Up |
| "Joy On Overdrive" | , |
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Love Affairs" (DJ Picolo featuring AJ Mitchell and Sycco) |
2021 | Non-album single |
Promotional singles
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Embrace" (Triple J Like a Version) |
2020 | Non-album singles |
| "Dribble" (Live for Like a Version) |
2021 | |
| "Jump (For My Love)" (Live for Like a Version) |
2025 |
04Awards and nominations
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.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Herself | Breakthrough Independent Artist of the Year | Nominated | |
| 2022 | "Weakness" (with Alice Ivy) | Best Independent Dance, Electronica or Club Single | Nominated | |
| 2025 | "Meant to Be" | Independent Song of the Year | Nominated | |
| Future Classic and The Annex Zorb | Independent Marketing Team of the Year | Nominated |
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.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | herself | Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year | Nominated | |
| 2023 | "Superstar" | Most Performed Alternative Work of the Year | Nominated |
ARIA Music Awards
The ARIA Music Awards is an annual award ceremony event celebrating the Australian music industry.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Zorb | Michael Gudinski Breakthrough Artist | Nominated |
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.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Herself | Unearthed Artist of the Year | Nominated | |
| 2024 | Zorb | Australian Album of the Year | Won |
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.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Herself | Artist of the Year | Nominated | |
| "Dribble" | Song of the Year | Nominated | ||
| "My Ways" | Film Clip of the Year | Nominated |
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.
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