SAWAYAMA

SAWAYAMA is the debut studio album from Japanese-British singer-songwriter Rina Sawayama, released by Dirty Hit on April 17, 2020. It is the follow-up to her 2017 independent EP, RINA.

In a press release, she explained:

The album ultimately 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."