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Universal acclaim- based on 1138 Ratings
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Oct 29, 2020This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Oct 24, 2020Rina had a big challenge: show us who she is. Sawayama does this job in the best possible way: showing us all the possibilities that Rina is. From Pop Rock, to House, from J-Pop to Electro. Rina is thirsty to shine, and this album is proof.
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Oct 21, 2020As a 31 year old, hearing anything 00's esc is fun for me. To hear a 2020 album that includes so many 00's references and sounds was something I didn't realise I needed in my life. Whilst personally I don't love every single track, I must say I adore the majority. It feels original, but still wonderful reminder of 00's greatness!
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Oct 17, 2020this album makes me feel ALIVE. this whole album is a masterpiece, the lyrics, the production, the cover, the sounds. zero skips, all bops, she really did that!!
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Oct 9, 2020Un álbum muy bien elaborado y con exelente calidad, Sawayama nos trae parte de su vida plasmada en grandes canciones que componen el álbum. Rina no da canciones que van desde el pop hasta el rock con el exelente vocal que tiene Sawayama, las canciones el álbum es 0 monótono y acompañados de instrumentales que acompañan las canciones
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Oct 7, 2020Me surpreendeu bastante,Rina soube usar bem os gêneros e fazendo que Pop,R&B e Metal funcionassem juntos,além da nostalgia do pop japonês que ela trouxe
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Oct 5, 2020theres a bloody good reason why elton john praises this multifaceted phenomenon to be one of his 2020 favourites
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Oct 1, 2020
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Sep 29, 2020amazing debut album! every song has a deep meaning and a unique production. it’s noticeable how personal the themes explored in this album are. the different sounds and genres used show rina’s versatility while also being a cohesive body of work. the music industry is in need for more music like this.
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Sep 25, 2020Overrated, the same songs that other artists, nothing new, I don't understand why people like her music
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Sep 22, 2020A masterpiece of an album. The diversity of sounds really adds value to the album. One of the best albums of the year.
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Sep 16, 2020This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Sep 14, 2020one of the best albums i’ve ever listened to, this is what an experimental album sounds like: it’s pop, r&b, metal, rock, alternative, electropop this woman is a genius and she came to the industry to stay
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Sep 9, 2020Album Of The Year
Te armamos, Rina Sawayamart. Mereces el Grammy‼️
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Sep 8, 2020Album do ano e quem discorda é n4z1st4!!!! Curvem-se à futura A-LIST!!!!!
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Sep 8, 2020I'm not a pop guy, but this album is a masterpiece. Every single song feels unique and has different influences, going from metal in STFU to even an 8-bit style-ish song in Paradisin'. Overall the album gets stuck in your head in a good way, and it is really really addictive and fun to listen.
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Sep 3, 2020A beautiful experience, the details on every song are amazing, worth listening from start to bottom everytime!
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Sep 3, 2020Rina managed to revive pop and bring a new face to it with SAWAYAMA! With the influence of Britney Spears and her pop from the 2000s, Rina was able to deliver the best work of 2020.
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Sep 1, 2020awesome awesome awesome this album is something else, i just love it so much
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Sep 1, 2020El álbum decir de Rina, es probablemente el mejor debut de todo el 2020. Nos regaló increíble producciónes, letras, potencial vocal y ritmos increíbles.
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Sep 1, 2020Fun album, one of the best of 2020 and deserves more visibility. XS music video is fun you should watch it.
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Aug 30, 2020WOW! I met this album recently and I am completely in love. This album has a very unique sound and that is very good.
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Aug 29, 2020Perfect mix of rock and pop, we have to stan our Japanese queen. Iconic, unlike most of the k-pop artists
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Aug 29, 2020THAT is what she did!!! Quem consegue por metal, pop e sei lá mais o que em um álbum e deixa tudo fazendo sentido? A RINA então cala a sua boca!!! Depois de ouvir STFU só me resta afirmar: o meu problema é esquizofrenia, QUAL é o seu?
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Aug 29, 2020es buenísimo, todas las canciones son buenísimas y es una buena mezcla de géneros, sinceramente no sé qué decir. mis canciones favoritas son dynasty, xs, akasaka sad y who's gonna save u now?
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Aug 29, 2020This album... I didn't love it. Some songs were sort of a mess if I'm being honest and the album isn't a cohesive piece of work in my opinion. There are some good songs like: Tokyo Love Hotel, XS or Bad friend. But this album didn't do it for me honestly.
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Aug 29, 2020talented, brilliant, incredible, amazing, show stopping, spectacular, never the same, totally unique, completely not ever been done before, unafraid to reference or not reference, put it in a blender, **** on it, vomit on it, eat it, give birth to it
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Aug 29, 2020The way she flows through genres is impressive and her voice is something to behold, Rina is a rising star and her fans couldn't be more proud
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Aug 28, 2020A masterpiece. rina sawayama knows how to make a decent and interesting pop, as well as flow between R&B and metal without leaving something superficial.
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Aug 28, 2020Pop perfection, congratulations Rina, one of my favorite albuns in this year, i just loved it
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Aug 28, 2020The BEST album of 2020. Rina Sawayama is a genius! The criticism of the lyrics, the production, it's all amazing! XS, Comme des Garçons and Bad Friend are the highlights of the album. The multiple parts of an personality is between the lines. It's a travel with Rina through his brilliant mind.
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Aug 28, 2020great album i love it, its one of the most surprises aartist on this year love
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Aug 28, 2020an amazing album. it had both pop and rock and it was all really good. rina really deserves more, she doesn’t deserve to be an irrelevant flop like lil kim
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Aug 28, 2020em seu debut rina mostra que é uma lenda, mesclou pop e rock da forma mais brilhante possível
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Aug 28, 2020This album is already my favorite album of the year, it delivers a pop, pop rock of the decade 10s with mastery including vocals is the best.
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Aug 28, 2020She took a lot of inspiration from 2000s music and made an album out of nostalgia. One of the best albums that came out this year.
TOP PICKS: Comme Des Garçons (Like The Boys); Bad Friend; and Who's Gonna Save U Now? -
Aug 28, 2020This album is full of bops, bangers, and the rock influenced songs show that Rina Sawayama will be in the industry for a long time.
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Aug 28, 2020It's a pretty good album, specially for a debut. I love how she mixes all her influences (Gaga, Britney, Xtina, Madonna, Evanescence and rock bands) and the songs are so catchy and go from one genre to another. The concept, exploring her japanese roots is interesting and very well done. The best songs for me are dinasty, xs, and chosen family
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Aug 28, 2020O álbum que mais ouvi esse ano!! Lendária, fez um álbum perfeito misturando rock, pop, R&B e até música de anime. Akasaka Sad e Dynasty são as donas.
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Aug 28, 2020Every song is a new journey on its own. It's a masterpiece from a true unique artist.
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Aug 27, 2020Nossa, esse álbum tem letras poderosas, uma produção impecável e a Rina tem uma alcance vocal maravilhoso, eu estou muito feliz em ver uma artista recente, com um grande potencial, buscando "reviver" aquele estilo mais pop-rock que foi com o tempo, infelizmente, ficando esquecido. Me lembra um pouco o Born This Way em uma versão mais atualizada. Recomendo!!
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Aug 24, 2020This album is so artistic, Rina is not playing
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Aug 22, 2020Álbum incrível, Rina sabe bem como produzir um pop nostálgico e diferente do que está nas paradas de hoje. O melhor debut do ano e um dos melhores álbuns do ano. Incrível.
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Aug 22, 20202021 Grammys Album Of The Year 2021 Grammys Album Of The Year 2021 Grammys Album Of The Year 2021 Grammys Album Of The Year
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Aug 12, 2020This album is insane. Listening to it definitely transports you to the world of Rina Sawayama. I am absolutely willing to hear more from her in the future.
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Aug 8, 2020que álbum maravilhoso, meu deus. she gave everything the gays would ask for. before lady gaga, there was rina sawayama.
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Aug 7, 2020One of the best albums I've ever heard. Blends genres seamlessly and beautifully. Love love LOVE this album. Highly recommend!
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Aug 2, 2020Rina was a surprise for me, in the best way possible. I'm not a rock type of girl, but this album truly was a serve. The disposition of the track, the production, the vocals, the cohesion: from top to bottom a masterpiece. I need more of ms SAWAYAMA!
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Aug 1, 2020This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Jul 31, 2020Genre blending at its best, SAWAYAMA is a rare healthy dose of nostalgia mixed with a new generations joys, problems, and dreams. It is an experience that no other album brings.
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Jul 31, 2020Literalmente, es un álbum innovador, pegadizo y íntimo que mezcla ritmos del pop y rock sin perder la esencia del alternativo ya que en él la artista retrata sus emociones en diversas contextos de su vida; además Rina es una artista que está empezando a resaltar en la industria musical para mí es buen inicio.
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Jul 30, 2020
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Jul 24, 2020Amo demasiado este álbum, creo que es mi favorito de este año. Mi canción favorita es STFU!
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Jul 28, 2020Amo a voz, amo como ela explorou várias coisas diferentes no álbum e ele não perdeu o fio da meada. Pop coeso, e eu achei incrível
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Jul 28, 2020I just discovered Rina a few months ago, but i really fell in love with everything that she does, her music is fantastic, so diverse and very enjoyable, it's no doubt that i really love SAWAYAMA and i'm looking forward to listen to everything that Rina puts out to the world.
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Jul 27, 2020This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Jul 26, 2020She is a complete artist, everything in this masterpiece is subliminal. One of the best pop albums of the year. Favorite songs: XS, Paradisin' and Choosen Family.
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Jul 26, 2020This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Jul 26, 2020Um álbum perfeito,Rina entrega um debut digno de grammy com músicas para ouvir qualquer hora do dia.
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Jul 26, 2020All I can say is diversity. She’s literally slaying on every tracks. She did what??? THATTT!!
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Jul 25, 2020M A R A V I L H O S O! a rina foi muito perspicaz! xs stfu e chosen family são as melhores de longe
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Jul 24, 2020Conheci recentemente seu trabalho, admirei desde já seu estilo, é uma cantora que tem identidade.
Gostei muito do que ela mostrou no álbum, de colocar vários gêneros.
Enquanto eu escutava as músicas, só foi me cativando cada vez mais a escutar, uma música melhor que a outra, mas coloco em destaque Akasaka sad. Um dos melhores albuns que eu escutei no ano!!! -
Jul 24, 2020AOTY!!! This album is so amazing, every track has something to offer without keeping you bored. The whole album is zero skips. From the First song to the last, I enjoyed it. Y’all should also check out Cherry and Alterlife by Rina Sawayama.
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Jul 24, 2020Álbum del año,amo cada canción, sus letras y sus ritmos en cada canción el mucho mejor , definitivamente es uno de mis álbum favoritos
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Jul 24, 2020
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Jul 24, 2020Perfect mix of 2000's pop rock and modern day sound. Rina doesn't miss on this album, even with her experimental songs like STFU!
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Jul 23, 2020By far one of the best albums of 2020, song by song, it's just an empowered album
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Jul 23, 2020talented brilliant incredible amazing show stopping espectacular never the same totally unique completely never been done before
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Jul 19, 2020One of the best pop albums released this year, deserves Album of the Year! The album was very cohesive and the tracks were unforgettable. Rina has basically revived the pop sound with this debut album with her amazing lyricism.
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Jul 19, 2020Rina Sawayama's first full length LP is a masterwork in mixing different sounds and genres of music. The album explores her culture heritage of being both British and Japanese, as well explores her mindset growing up in the UK. Overall one of the best albums of the year.
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Jul 17, 2020
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Jul 17, 2020undoubtedly one of the best and most artistically pleasing albums of the year
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Jul 16, 2020Full of 90's and 00's vibes and excellent production, voice of Rina just confirms she's one of the next pop stars
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Jul 16, 2020How lyrically deep the album is she discussed self love, friendship, family, self identity, culture, climate change, capitalism, and micro aggressions all in one album
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Jul 11, 2020Fantastic production choices. I love the topics and themes she explores and her vocals are mature and developed. Chromatica honestly wishes...
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Jul 11, 2020No track is the same it's simply amazing. Maybe APTY. I'll definently keep an eye out for miss rina
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Jul 10, 2020
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Jul 9, 2020Three strong songs. But all others pale version of Britney mixed with Avrile Lavigne. I can’t believe that people are still not bored of these predictable tunes she delivers.
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Jul 6, 2020Qué buen álbum ! Fresco y diferente al resto de lo qué hay en el mercado actualmente.
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Jul 4, 2020i loved it YESSSSSSSS!!! queen it’s i incredible
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Jul 2, 2020I was really anxious about Rina’s debut album but this really surprised me. It’s amazing and one of the bests 2020 albums loved sm and hoping that everybody who listen to this love too anyway I love everything about this album since lyrics to the melodys and of course the concept itself. Thank you Rina Sawayama for all the serving.
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Jun 28, 2020Two months after I heard this masterpiece for the first time and I realized that the later you hear SAWAYAMA it keeps getting better. Such a music roller coaster, production-wise and lyrically diverse, going through self love and identity, family, friendship, feminism, capitalism, micro-aggressions, and even climate change!
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Jun 25, 2020This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Jun 22, 2020This is one of the most narratively and musically cohesive works of the last decade. Sawayama's vocals, the dynamic production and the coherent mixture of genre throughout, solidify her as one to watch. An exceptional debut album.
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Jun 17, 2020Honestly, I really love the production of the album and I love her insane vocal, it is something new that I have never heard before. I also love how she brings a lot of her Japanese culture and music style to this album. And I always love Japanese music, so this album is clearly my cup of tea. Full of bops inside this album. Rina could be the supreme pop singer.
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Jun 16, 2020This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Jun 13, 2020She just taught the pop girls nowadays that this is how you do an album that we've been missing for a while. I know that this will not win AOTY in grammys because we know that grammy is a scam LOL btw we are just blessed this quarantine.
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Jun 12, 2020A good album that even deserves a Grammy nomination this year. If possible I would be happy for her.
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Jun 7, 2020This is a roller coaster. I was living during the first songs. It was a mix of pop, rock and personal touches that made it impeccable. However, she lowered the originality and energy right after the first tracks, and that let me down. Musically, it is still a really solid project and I love it. I would give it a personal 85.
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May 31, 2020
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May 31, 2020Es un álbum excelente, un aire nuevo y refrescante mezcla armoniosamente sonidos, temas emociones y los canaliza en una joya pop
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May 31, 2020Just perfect, no Word Me surpreendeu de uma forma incrivelmente positiva.
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May 30, 2020Un debut en lo alto, Sawayama marca la explosión de Rina en el firmamento.
Un álbum diverso pero siempre conciso, directo y pegadizo que nos muestra la versatilidad de la artista. Sin duda alguna uno de los mejores álbumes del 2020. -
May 30, 2020Ladies and gentlemen, we have the abum of the year. / Senhoras e senhores, nós temos o álbum do ano.
Top 5 songs/músicas:
5- XS
4- Bad Friend
3- **** This World (Interlude)
2- Chosen Family
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May 30, 2020so many Portuguese reviews! please keep it in english. I did like this album.
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May 30, 2020This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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May 30, 2020Excelente álbum literalmente lo mejor del 2020, esperemos y sea apreciado por el comité de los GRAMMYs porque merece mucho más, la pieza de arte como la artista detrás.
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May 29, 2020"XS" is a song few artists can pull off. Genre-blending and wonderfully exuberent, Rina establishes her presence in 2020 pop right off the bat. SAWAYAMA is a brilliant debut that would be perfect aside from some filler near the end.
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May 29, 2020Un muy buen comienzo para Rina, que crea su propia atmósfera invitándonos a su mundo particular, variado, dinámico aunque inevitablemente sintiéndose cómo un debut si definen a Rina Sawayama como una de las nuevas y flamantes promesas de la música Pop menos genérica.
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May 26, 2020This albums is incredible in every way. The vocals are beautiful, the production fits the songs perfectly, and the lyrics are amazing as well. Although, I don't think she'll ever top RINA.
Awards & Rankings
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May 19, 2020On this stunning debut, Sawayama captures Dua Lipa's future nostalgia and Poppy's metal-meets-pop savvy, rightfully making it her own with more depth, bigger thrills, and a limitless palette.
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May 4, 2020SAWAYAMA appears poised to be one of the best pop albums of the year and sets Sawayama up as a pop force to be reckoned with.
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Apr 30, 2020The album is a complicated picture of Swayama’s past, present, and future. It is rare to see a debut album with such a fully realized voice and vision behind it. What’s more, she exorcises her personal demons amid some of the year’s best dancefloor-filling pop.