SAWAYAMA

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SAWAYAMA is the critically acclaimed 2020 debut studio album by Rina Sawayama, blending pop, rock, R&B, and nu-metal influences to explore themes of identity, family, and cultural belonging.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf debut album
studio album
artist Rina Sawayama
countryOfOrigin Japan
United Kingdom
criticalReception critically acclaimed
followedBy Hold the Girl
follows RINA
genre R&B
alternative rock
avant-pop
contemporary R&B
dance-pop
electropop
metal-pop
nu metal
pop
rock
hasPart Akasaka Sad
Bad Friend
Chosen Family
Comme des Garçons (Like the Boys)
linked to: Comme des Garçons

Dynasty
Fuck This World (Interlude)
Love Me 4 Me
Paradisin'
STFU!
Snakeskin
Tokyo Love Hotel
Who’s Gonna Save U Now?
linked to: Who's Gonna Save Us

XS
includedInList Best Albums of 2020 lists by multiple publications
label Dirty Hit
language English
metacriticScore 89
notableSingle Chosen Family
Comme des Garçons (Like the Boys)
linked to: Comme des Garçons

STFU!
XS
performer Rina Sawayama
producer Brandon “Bizness Boi” Cores
Clarence Clarity
Danny L Harle
Hoost
John Hill
Jonny Lattimer
Kyle Shearer
Nate Company
Rina Sawayama
Stuart Price
recordedInPeriod 2018–2020
releaseDate 2020-04-17
theme cultural belonging
diaspora
family
identity
intergenerational trauma
mixed heritage
queer identity

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Rina Sawayama notableWork SAWAYAMA
XS album SAWAYAMA
XS includedIn SAWAYAMA
Just a Touch partOfAlbum SAWAYAMA
Just a Touch album SAWAYAMA