SRSQ (pronounced "seer-skew") is the solo musical project of Texas-based musician Kennedy Ashlyn, formerly the vocalist and keyboardist for San Francisco Bay Area duo Them Are Us Too. After Ashlyn's partner in that duo, Cash Askew, died in the Ghost Ship warehouse fire in 2016, Ashlyn retired their shared name and started making music as SRSQ. Her solo debut album, Unreality, was released on October 26, 2018, and her second album, Ever Crashing, was released on August 19, 2022, both by Dais Records. Early life Ashlyn, full name Kennedy Ashlyn Wenning, started off in music singing in a choir at age 5. She performed in musical theater and show choir in school and took a year of opera training in college. She started making noise pop music solo under the Them Are Us Too name in high school. Growing up, Ashlyn's favorite band was the B-52's, and she also grew up listening bands such as Cocteau Twins, Dead Can Dance, and the Sundays, music she picked up on from her mom's taste. Ashlyn went to college at University of California, Santa Cruz, living in a house. Her housemates offered to host their friend Askew's 19th birthday party in 2012. The party was goth-themed, with an Askew-curated soundtrack including Cocteau Twins, Depeche Mode, and the Sisters of Mercy. Neither Ashlyn nor Askew were goths, but they shared interest in the music and aesthetic which none of their other friends did. Less than 24 hours later, after performing her third-ever solo show, Ashlyn asked Askew to join Them Are Us Too. Career Them Are Us Too The duo recorded a demo together and toured the West Coast. They signed to Dais Records and both dropped out of school. Dais released their debut album, Remain, on March 24, 2015, when the duo were both 21 years old. They toured more and worked on more music, but never released a second album together. On December 2, 2016, a fire broke out at the former warehouse-turned-concert venue the Ghost Ship in Fruitvale, Oakland, California. Askew was among over 30 people who died in the fire, with her body having been identified two days after. Ashlyn's last conversation with Askew, from earlier in the day of the fire, was about a demo the latter had recorded for the song "No One", the first song Askew had written for the duo. Ashlyn, having moved to Dallas the