[2][3][4], Sawayama was primarily produced by Clarence Clarity and written by Sawayama, with additional work from musicians such as Danny L Harle, Kyle Shearer, Jonathan Gilmore, Bram Inscore and Lauren Aquilina among others. I think theres a lot of people who carry that with them, [feeling like] they represent embarrassment or shame to others. When Rina Sawayama returned to her birth country of Japan this August for her first visit in three years, she sought out gel pens and snack crackers. Hold The Girl. Media: Though it seems simple, reclaiming the happiness that comes from colorful writing instruments seems like one way Sawayama is getting back in touch with her inner child, a psychological concept that she explores on her new album, Hold the Girl, out September 16. "Chosen Family" was released as the album's fourth single on 3 April 2020. Rina Sawayama has announced her second studio album: Hold the Girl is out September 2 16 via Dirty Hit.The lead single from the Sawayama follow-up is called "This Hell," and you can hear it . Media: "[52] Tom Hull was less impressed, giving it a B-minus and saying the "music aims for arena rock, sometimes with a bit of dissonance, but that doesn't help either. Absolutely perfect in every way. Most of the album, though, is absolutely irony-free, and better for it. It's so cringe, Sawayama says now. I think this record overall is about finding out what those boundaries are.. This iconoclastic pop singer keeps nu-metal in her back pocket. The pressure with the pop girls is that even if youre not having such a good day, even if youre really jet-lagged or your IBS is going crazy or whatever, you have to look really hot. If youre new to that school or whatever, it can really connect you to the rest of the students. She recalls setting up Destinys Child-type girl bands with fellow classmates, and idolizing divas like Britney Spears, Gwen Stefani, and Lady Gaga, all of whom inform her work now. Certainly never been played. [79] The remixes of "XS" and "Comme des Garons (Like the Boys)" had previously been released as singles earlier in the year and Sawayama's cover of "Dance in the Dark" was released as part of her Spotify Singles series.[80][81][82].
