Rina Sawayama has just shared the final single, “Hurricanes,” from her upcoming album, Hold the Girl, which is out this Friday. The song features a slew of melodic guitars and a gradual build before taking off and becoming a blissful anthem with lyrics about conquering and enjoying the challenges life throws at a person. “Hurricanes” follows […]
Rina Sawayama has been performing the previously unreleased “Catch Me in the Air” at her recent shows, but today, she officially shared the track alongside its own fan-submitted footage visualizer. [embedded content][embedded content] The song is the second one Sawayama has released from her forthcoming sophomore release, Hold the Girl, which is due Sept. 2 […]
Any wedding DJ in their right mind knows you can’t just start out the night with “Call Me By Your Name.” Jesus. That’s one you’ve got to build up to. And that’s why Rina Sawayama had to create “This Hell.” It’s the perfect amuse-bouche to Lil Nas X’s Temple of Raunch because it’s a love […]
Rina Sawayama has announced her sophomore album, Hold The Girl, which is set to be released September 2 via Dirty Hit. The breakout pop-R&B singer previewed the upcoming LP with a new single, “This Hell.” [embedded content][embedded content] According to a press release, Hold The Girl will “once again juxtapose intimate storytelling with arena-sized songs […]
In anticipation of Charli XCX’s upcoming album, CRASH, she released her new single “Beg For You” featuring Rina Sawayama. Charli and Rina have reigned over the pop world in recent years, producing fun and futuristic pop records that expand upon the ever-growing genre of hyperpop. Their years-long friendship seemed to indicate that a studio collab […]
Rina Sawayama is one of the latest singers to unveil her contribution in honor of Metallica’s The Blacklist Album compilation. The pop-R&B singer infused the metal band’s “Enter Sandman” with her signature Nineties-pop flair. Earlier this month, Weezer tackled the song as well. The British rock band IDLES also released a new Metallica cover for the […]
“Chosen Family,” Rina Sawayama’s soaring ballad dedicated to LGBTQ+ individuals who lost family and friends after coming out, has just gotten a piano-driven makeover courtesy of Sir Elton John. A new lyric video shows Sawayama with flowing, mermaid hair and peony silk gloves, singing beside John in a glistening black blazer. The new version scales […]
With most indie venues closed due to the pandemic and many record stores altering their business methods, it was a challenging year for music discovery. Luckily, we live in the internet age, where a glowing album review, trending social media post or intriguing Bandcamp tag can instantly connect fans to their next favorite band. As […]
Great songs have a freedom that albums don’t because great songs only have to pull off their trick once. It’s like how a great SNL sketch can be a terrible movie or why Vine was an underrated miracle of online comedy. Sometimes an artist can get a lot more done in miniature. When people say […]