Sawayama

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Sawayama
A woman with gold makeup has her hands folded together.
Digital cover. The cover of the physical edition features the title on the image's upper corner.
Studio album by
Rina Sawayama
Released17 April 2020 (2020-04-17)
Recorded2017–2019
Studio
  • Heavy Duty Studios (Los Angeles)
  • DH00270 (London)
  • Shelter Studios (London)
Genre
Length43:34
LabelDirty Hit, Avex Trax
Producer
Rina Sawayama chronology
Rina
(2017) 		Sawayama
(2020) 		Sawayama Remixed
(2020)
Singles from Sawayama
  1. "STFU!"
    Released: 22 November 2019
  2. "Comme des Garçons (Like the Boys)"
    Released: 17 January 2020
  3. "XS"
    Released: 2 March 2020
  4. "Chosen Family"
    Released: 3 April 2020
  5. "Bad Friend"
    Released: 15 April 2020[5]
  6. " Lucid"
    Released: 4 December 2020

Sawayama (stylised in all caps) is the debut studio album by Japanese-British singer-songwriter Rina Sawayama, released on 17 April 2020 by the independent record label Dirty Hit. A follow up to her self-released debut extended play Rina (2017), it received widespread acclaim from music critics, specifically towards the wide variety of music genres used, as well as its Y2K nostalgia and "intelligent" nature. Described by Sawayama herself as being "about family and identity", she lyrically explores personal experiences from both her childhood and adulthood.[6][7][8]

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. Musically, the album is influenced by 2000s mainstream pop, nu metal, rock, R&B, and dance-pop among other genres.

Background and promotion[]

Sawayama was recorded in London and Los Angeles.[9] The artist herself stated in a press release that the album "is about family and identity. It's about understanding yourself in the context of two opposing cultures (for me British and Japanese), what "belonging" means when home is an evolving concept, figuring out where you sit comfortably within and awkwardly outside of stereotypes, and ultimately trying to be ok with just being you, warts and all."[8]

Singles[]

"STFU!" was released as the lead single to the then-unannounced album on 21 November 2019.[10] It is a nu metal track and represents a change in direction for Sawayama.[11] The song premiered alongside the music video, which was co-directed by Ali Kurr and Sawayama herself.[12] The single was met with critical acclaim, achieving a score of 82 on the website Album Of The Year (based on both Critic and User reviews).[13] It was inspired by "a cascade of microaggressions" with a message that "Asian women should not be cast as quiet and subservient."[14]

"Comme des Garçons (Like the Boys)" was released as the second single to the album, along with the album pre-order,[15] on 17 January 2020. It is a dance track written about female empowerment and the "rejection of traditional masculinity" by gay men.[15] A remix of the track was released a month later, on 21 February 2020, featuring Brazilian drag queen Pabllo Vittar and a new mix by Brabo.[16] A music video featuring the original mix of the song was released on 26 February 2020.[17]

"XS" was released as the album's third official single on 2 March 2020.[18] Sawayama stated that the track "is a song that mocks capitalism in a sinking world. Given that we all know global climate change is accelerating and human extinction is a very real possibility within our lifetime it seemed hilarious to me that brands were still coming out with new makeup palettes every month and public figures were doing a gigantic house tour of their gated property in Calabasas in the same week as doing a 'sad about Australian wildfires' Instagram post."[19] This song received positive reviews, with Sofia Meyers of Euphoria stating that "if this is the direction she is going in, we're all in for what's next."[20] A music video for the track was released on 17 April 2020.[21] On 10 July 2020 the remix of the song came out in collaboration with the rapper Bree Runway, with the difference that the introduction is a little different from the original and the verse from Bree Runway replaces the second from the original version.

"Chosen Family" was released as the album's fourth single on 3 April 2020.[22] Prior to the single's release, Sawayama leaked its chords and lyrics so that fans create their own versions of the track.[23] She also released a video featuring her favourite fan made versions of the track as well as a tutorial of how to play the song on the guitar.[22]

"Bad Friend" was released as the fifth single from the record on 15 April 2020, two days before the album's release.[24] Sawayama herself has described the track as her favourite from the album and stated that it was written after she found out through social media that her formerly close friend had just had a baby.[25] The music video was released in May.[26]

Composition[]

Musically, Sawayama is produced, performed and recorded in a wide variety of genres. Primarily influenced by 2000s mainstream pop, nu metal, rock, R&B, and dance-pop, it also was noted by critics to include elements of arena rock, EDM, avant-pop, hyperpop, electro, house, hair metal, hip-hop, experimental, synth-pop, bubblegum pop, emo pop, grunge, industrial, dubstep, country pop, pop rock, gospel, glam rock, trap, trip hop, folk, J-pop and electro-dub.[27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36]

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?8.3/10[38]
Metacritic89/100[39]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[40]
Clash9/10[41]
Consequence of SoundA−[42]
DIY4/5 stars[43]
The Independent4/5 stars[28]
The Line of Best Fit9/10[27]
NME5/5 stars[44]
Pitchfork7.7/10[45]
Q5/5 stars[46]
Rolling Stone4/5 stars[47]

Sawayama garnered widespread critical acclaim from music critics and listeners alike.[48] At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 based on reviews from mainstream critics, the album received a score of 89 out of 100, based on reviews from 14 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[39] The album was rated an 8.3 out of 10 on the aggregator AnyDecentMusic?.[38]

The Line of Best Fit writer Erin Bashford called it a "deftly intelligent record [that] takes personal and musical themes, and presents them in a way that doesn't feel like it's ever been done before". She also praised Sawayama's "strong and emotional vocals" and "tak[ing] motifs and styles from every genre and era and curat[ing] something that feels futuristic", summing up her review by stating "Rina Sawayama is one-of-a-kind, and her debut album certainly isn't going to be quiet about that".[27] NME complimented Sawayama for being "an exciting first step from an artist unafraid to push pop into new realms".[49] Writing for Pitchfork, Katherine St. Asaph described Sawayama as "a Y2K flashback that’s as reverent of Evanescence and Korn as it is of Britney and Christina."[45] In June 2020, Elton John called the album "the strongest album of the year so far" and regarded the song "Bad Friend" as one that "Madonna would die for."[50] 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."[51]

Year-end lists[]

Critics' rankings for Sawayama
Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
BBC The Best Albums and Songs of 2020 N/A
[52]
Billboard Billboard's 50 Best Albums of 2020 – Mid-Year N/A
[53]
Top 50 Best Albums of 2020 20 [54]
Consequence of Sound The 50 Best Albums of 2020
13
[55]
Gigwise The Gigwise 51 Best Albums of 2020
1
[56]
The Guardian The 50 best albums of 2020
3
[57]
The Line of Best Fit The Best Albums of 2020 Ranked
1
[58]
Metacritic Best Album of 2020
9
[59]
The New York Times Best Albums of 2020 (Jon Caramanica's list)
2
[60]
NME The 50 Best Albums of 2020
7
[61]
NPR The 50 Best Albums of 2020
39
[62]
Our Culture The 50 Best Albums of 2020
17
[63]
Paste Paste's 25 Best Albums of 2020 – Mid-Year
17
[64]
The 50 Best Albums of 2020
8
[65]
Pitchfork The 50 Best Albums of 2020
41
[66]
Rolling Stone The 50 Best Albums of 2020 So Far N/A
[67]
The Skinny Top 10 Albums of 2020
5
[68]
Slant The Best Albums of 2020 (So Far) N/A
[69]
Top 50 Albums of 2020 16 [70]
Uproxx The Best Albums of 2020
35
[71]
The Best Pop Albums of 2020
8
[72]
USA Today The 10 best albums of 2020
2
[73]

Track listing[]

Sawayama track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Dynasty"
3:08
2."XS"
  • Sawayama
  • Nathaniel Campany
  • Kyle Shearer
  • Christopher Lyon
  • Clarity
  • Shearer
  • Lyon
3:21
3."STFU!"
  • Sawayama
  • Crisp
Clarity3:23
4."Comme des Garçons (Like the Boys)"
Inscore3:01
5."Akasaka Sad"
  • Sawayama
  • Crisp
Clarity3:02
6."Paradisin'"
  • Sawayama
  • Crisp
Clarity3:06
7."Love Me 4 Me"
  • Sawayama
  • Morier
  • Inscore
Clarity3:12
8."Bad Friend"
  • Sawayama
  • Gilmore
  • Shearer
3:28
9."Fuck This World (Interlude)"
  • Sawayama
  • Crisp
Clarity2:45
10."Who's Gonna Save U Now?"
  • Sawayama
  • Lattimer
  • Richard Cooper
Clarity3:21
11."Tokyo Love Hotel"
Clarity4:27
12."Chosen Family"
  • Sawayama
Danny L Harle4:08
13."Snakeskin"
  • Sawayama
  • Crisp
  • Lattimer
Clarity3:12
Total length:43:34
Sawayama – Japanese edition (bonus track)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."Tokyo Takeover"
  • Sawayama
  • Justin Tailor
3:27
Total length:47:01
Digital deluxe edition (bonus disc)[74]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Lucid"
BloodPop3:38
2."We Out Here"
  • Sawayama
  • Crisp
Clarity2:57
3."Bees & Honey" (with Coco Morier)
  • Sawayama
  • Morier
  • Inscore
Inscore1:47
4."Love It If We Made It" (The 1975 cover)
Clarity4:04
5."XS" (live)
  • Sawayama
  • Campany
  • Shearer
  • Lyon
  • Sawayama
  • Gilmore
3:43
6."STFU!" (acoustic)
  • Sawayama
  • Crisp
Joseph Rodgers3:33
7."Bad Friend" (acoustic)
  • Sawayama
  • Lattimer
Rodgers3:29
8."Chosen Family" (acoustic)SawayamaRodgers4:06
9."Comme des Garçons (Like the Boys)" (Brabo Remix) (featuring Pabllo Vittar)
Inscore3:42
10."XS" (Remix) (featuring Bree Runway)
  • Shearer
  • Lyon
  • Clarity
  • Valley Girl
3:23
11."Bad Friend" (Dream Wife Remix)
  • Sawayama
  • Lattimer
  • Sawayama
  • Shearer
  • Gilmore
  • Ryan Harvey
  • Clarity
4:14
Total length:1:22:17
Vinyl deluxe edition bonus tracks[75]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
14."Lucid"
BloodPop3:38
15."Chosen Family" (with Elton John)
  • Sawayama
  • Harle
  • Lattimer
Harle4:40
16."We Out Here"
  • Sawayama
  • Crisp
Clarity2:57
17."Bees & Honey"
  • Sawayama
  • Morier
  • Inscore
Inscore1:47
18."Love It If We Made It" (The 1975 cover)
Clarity4:04
19."XS" (live)
  • Sawayama
  • Campany
  • Shearer
  • Lyon
  • Sawayama
  • Gilmore
3:43
20."STFU!" (acoustic)
  • Sawayama
  • Crisp
Joseph Rodgers3:33
21."Bad Friend" (acoustic)
  • Sawayama
  • Lattimer
Rodgers3:29
22."Chosen Family" (acoustic)SawayamaRodgers4:06
23."Comme des Garçons (Like the Boys)" (Brabo Remix) (featuring Pabllo Vittar)
Inscore3:42
24."XS" (Remix) (featuring Bree Runway)
  • Shearer
  • Lyon
  • Clarity
  • Valley Girl
3:23
25."Bad Friend" (Dream Wife Remix)
  • Sawayama
  • Lattimer
  • Sawayama
  • Shearer
  • Gilmore
  • Ryan Harvey
  • Clarity
4:14
Total length:1:26:57

Personnel[]

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[76]

Technical

  • Spike Stent – mixing (1–5, 7, 8, 10, 11)
  • Tim Rowkins – mixer (2, 9, 12, 13)
  • Robin Schmidt – mastering
  • Joseph Rodgers – additional engineering (1, 2, 8, 10)
  • Jonathan Gilmore – additional engineering (1, 2, 10)
  • Chloe Kraemer – additional engineering (7)

Charts[]

Chart (2020–2021) Peak
position
Japan Download Albums (Billboard Japan)[77] 65
Scottish Albums (OCC)[78] 53
UK Digital Albums (OCC)[79] 30
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[80] 8
UK Independent Album Breakers (OCC)[81] 2
US Top Current Albums (Billboard)[82] 82
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[83] 6
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[84] 43

Sawayama Remixed[]

Sawayama Remixed
Rina Sawayama - Sawayama Remixed (2020) (official remix album cover).jpg
Remix album / Extended play by
Rina Sawayama
Released27 November 2020 (2020-11-27)
Length19:09
Language
  • English
  • Japanese
LabelDirty Hit
Producer
  • Clarence Clarity
  • Jonathan Gilmore
  • Valley Girl
  • Ran Harvey
  • Bran Inscore
  • Chris Lyon
  • Rina Sawayama
  • Kyle Shearer
Rina Sawayama chronology
Sawayama
(2020) 		Sawayama Remixed
(2020)
Singles from Sawayama Remixed
  1. "Dance in the Dark"
    Released: 29 June 2020

Sawayama Remixed is a remix extended play by Japanese-British singer-songwriter Rina Sawayama.[85] The limited edition set was released on 12-inch vinyl on 27 November 2020 via Rough Trade.[86] The remixes of "XS" and "Comme des Garçons (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.[87][88][89]

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Dance in the Dark" (Lady Gaga cover)
3:45
2."Love It If We Made It" (The 1975 cover)
  • Adam Hann
  • George Daniel
  • Ross MacDonald
  • Matty Healy
Clarity4:04
3."Comme Des Garçons (Like The Boys)" (Pabllo Vittar remix)
Bram Inscore3:42
4."XS" (Bree Runway remix)
  • Shearer
  • Lyon
  • Clarity
  • Valley Girl
3:23
5."Bad Friend" (Dream Wife remix)
  • Sawayama
  • Jonny Lattimer
  • Sawayama
  • Shearer
  • Jonathan Gilmore
  • Ryan Harvey
  • Clarity
4:14
Total length:19:09

Release history[]

Release formats for Sawayama
Country Date Format Version Label Ref.
Various 17 April 2020
  • Digital download
  • streaming
  • vinyl
  • CD
 Standard Dirty Hit [90][91][92]
26 November 2020
[93]
27 November 2020 Vinyl Remixes [86]
4 December 2020
  • Digital download
  • streaming
 Deluxe [74]
17 September 2021 LP [94]

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