After 15 years of making music as one half of Krewella, Yasmine Yousaf is entering a new chapter with yyousaf, her solo project launching October 30 with the debut single “BODIES IN THE CLUB.” Driven by edgy bass production, rave-inspired energy, and Yousaf’s intoxicating vocals, the track offers the first look at a creative direction that gives the artist room to explore a more personal side of her musical identity.
Written, recorded, and produced entirely by Yousaf, “BODIES IN THE CLUB” introduces the sound and perspective behind yyousaf. After more than 15 years in the music industry, one question has continued to weigh on her: Where are the people with any integrity? Drawing from her own experiences, Yousaf channels that disillusionment into music that encourages listeners to look closer, question what they see, and find the courage to speak up.
The project brings together a range of influences that have shaped her over the years, from polished pop melodies and indie-sleaze bloghouse to emo and electronic music. Rather than chasing a particular sound or audience, Yousaf is embracing the styles that helped define her relationship with music in the first place.
She describes the personal influences behind the project:
“The songwriting on this project will be some of the most personal I’ve allowed in my career, and the production is an ode to everything I love about crystal-clear pop melodies, indie-sleaze bloghouse that got me through my most confused and lonely teenage years, the bands that raised me into the adult-sized emo kid I still am, and the electronic music that didn’t give a fuck about pulling stadium-sized crowds as long as you were dancing alone in your bedroom like a little freak.”
Although the idea for yyousaf had been developing since 2020, it took time for Yousaf to feel ready to bring it to life. Following a two-year hiatus from Krewella alongside her sister, Jahan, she returned to music with a renewed sense of creative urgency. That period ultimately produced a collection of material that felt too personal and sonically distinct to belong to the duo.
By the end of 2025, Yousaf had made a promise to herself to stop holding back and finally share the work she had been developing. At its core, yyousaf is an opportunity to confront what she has suppressed and release the art she once felt hesitant to put into the world. Instead of worrying about the project’s future or whether every song will find its audience, she is choosing to create in the present and follow the ideas that challenge her.
That willingness to embrace uncertainty is a defining part of the project. While Krewella remains an important part of her musical identity, yyousaf gives Yousaf a separate creative space without the familiar partnership she has shared with Jahan. It is a place where empowerment, vulnerability, and experimentation can exist together.
Yousaf expands on that distinction, referencing a quote from Carl Jung that has become especially meaningful during this transition:
“As Jung says, ‘Where your fear is, there is your task.’ This feels particularly relevant to this moment. Krewella will always be part of what I do, and it will always give me a thrill. yyousaf is something different: a separate, secret space with myself where I get to be insane, empowered, electrified, and terrified all at once. There is no safety blanket. I think it’s important for humans to lean into the mysteries of our desires, and this feels like the next iteration of that in my life.”
With “BODIES IN THE CLUB,” Yasmine Yousaf introduces yyousaf through an unfiltered expression of her creative identity. Rather than presenting a carefully polished reinvention, the debut embraces the uncertainty of starting something new and the freedom of making music without the expectations attached to a familiar project. It’s a first step into a world where personal expression takes priority and the willingness to confront difficult questions becomes part of the art.
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