Sasha McLeod (born 26 August 2001), known professionally as Sycco (), 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.
Early 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.
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, 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. Discography Albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions AUSArtist Zorb Released: 23 August 2024 Label: Future Classic (FCL624) Formats: LP, Digital download, streaming 12 Look Up Released: 2 October 2026 Label: Future Classic Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming
Extended plays +List of EPs, with release date and label shown Title EP details Sycco's First EP Released: 30 July 2021 Label: Future Classic Formats: Digital download, streaming Home is Where The Zorb Is Part 1 Released: 1 August 2025 Label: Future Classic Formats: digital Home is Where The Zorb Is Part 2 Released: 22 August 2025 Label: Future Classic Formats: digital
Singles As lead artist +List of singles, with year released and album name shown Title Year Peak chart positions Album NZHotPeaks on the NZ Hot Singles Chart: "My Ways": "Ripple": "Starboard Square" 2018 — rowspan="4" "Tamed Grief" 2019 — "Peacemaker" — "Nicotine" 2020 — "Dribble" — Sycco's First EP "Germs" — "My Ways" 2021 26 "Time's Up" — "Past Life" — "Weakness" — rowspan="3" "Superstar" 2022 — "Jinx" — "Ripple" 37 Zorb "I'd Love to Tell You" 2024 — "Swarm" — "Touching and Talking" — "Monkey Madness" — "Meant to Be" — "None of That" 2025 — Home Is Where the Zorb Is "All In" — "Joy On Overdrive" — "Look Up" 2026 — Look Up "Joy On Overdrive" — "Tell Me When You're Home" —
As featured artist +List of singles, with year released and album name shown Title Year Album "Love Affairs" 2021
Promotional singles +List of promotional singles, with year released and album name shown Title Year Album "Embrace" 2020 rowspan="3" "Dribble" 2021 "Jump (For My Love)" 2025
Awards 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.
! |- | 2021 | Herself | Breakthrough Independent Artist of the Year
| 2022 | "Weakness" (with Alice Ivy) | Best Independent Dance, Electronica or Club Single
| rowspan="2"| 2025 | "Meant to Be" | Independent Song of the Year
| rowspan="2"| |- | Future Classic and The Annex Zorb | Independent Marketing Team of the Year
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.
! |- | 2022 | herself | Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year
| 2023 | "Superstar" | Most Performed Alternative Work of the Year
ARIA Music Awards The ARIA Music Awards is an annual award ceremony event celebrating the Australian music industry.
! |- | 2024 | Zorb | Michael Gudinski Breakthrough Artist
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.
! |- ! scope="row" rowspan="1"| 2020 | Herself | Unearthed Artist of the Year
! scope="row" rowspan="1"| 2024 |Zorb | Australian Album of the Year
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.
! |- ! scope="row" rowspan="3"| 2021 | Herself | Artist of the Year | | rowspan="3"| |- | "Dribble" | Song of the Year
| "My Ways" | Film Clip of the Year
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.
(wins only) ! |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2"| 2021 | rowspan="2" | "Dribble" | Song of the Year | | rowspan="2"| |- | Pop Song of the Year
! scope="row" rowspan="2"| 2022 | rowspan="2" | "My Ways" | Song of the Year | | rowspan="2"| |- | Pop Song of the Year
! scope="row" rowspan="1"| 2023 | "Ripple" | Electronic / Dance Award
! scope="row" rowspan="1"| 2025 | "Meant to Be" | Pop Award
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