Rina Sawayama Is Ready To Tour IRL Again

Rina Sawayama Is Ready To Tour IRL Again

Following her on social media can feel like you’re on a journey together. While Sawayama has reached critical acclaim and made a few historical changes, she still has yet to break into the mainstream (“If you keep preordering, something very slay might happen, Pixels…it might chart,” she excitedly whispered in an Instagram video posted Wednesday). … Read more

Rina Sawayama – ‘Hold the Girl’ review: the best British pop album of the year

Rina Sawayama – ‘Hold the Girl’ review: the best British pop album of the year

Rina Sawayama is something of a genre mixologist. Over the course of her second record ‘Hold The Girl,’ we’re witness to trance, British indie, ‘90s alt-rock, ‘00s Avril Lavigne-style soft-rock and beyond, with these wide-spanning sonics shot through with her razor-sharp musical vision. It’s a sound reflective of the way that we’re able to consume … Read more