RINA
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CRITIC REVIEWS
90
UK pop singer Rina Sawayama teams up with Clarence Clarity for the most vibrant, colorful, and instantly catchy pop EP of the year.
85
RINA is bursting at the seams with bona-fide pop bangers and quirky interludes.
80
Sawayama might be keen to pay tribute, but she’s proven she can shepherd pop into the future, too.
Behind the glitter, a two-way mirror
Björk had screamed in 2015, when "Vulnicura" was released, because people kept on praising her male producers (Arca, The Haxan Cloak...) and minimizing her own contribution to the album's sound. Furious, she launched herself into a diatribe about the way women artists are considered in our patriarchal society which sees them as subordinate to men. And I, despite the echo I can find in that statement, I'm going to find myself doing something ... read more
Björk had screamed in 2015, when "Vulnicura" was released, because people kept on praising her male producers (Arca, The Haxan Cloak...) and minimizing her own contribution to the album's sound. Furious, she launched herself into a diatribe about the way women artists are considered in our patriarchal society which sees them as subordinate to men. And I, despite the echo I can find in that statement, I'm going to find myself doing something ... read more
Em seu primeiro projeto musical, Rina Sawayama explora e entrega um verdadeiro tributo ao pop dos anos 90 e 2000, onde ela faz isso misturando uma gigantesca diversidade de elementos e influências dentro de 8 faixas. E o que parece ser pouco, acaba transbordando qualidade e nostalgia na medida certa, tornando 'RINA' um dos poucos trabalhos que cumpriram com o objetivo inicial, e ainda por cima revelou ao mundo um dos nomes que compõe o futuro da música.
Oh, well hello there, Ms Best Party on Earth. My name is, once again, Too Fucking Late. Nice to meet you.
In other words, this is some of the best electropop/dance-pop/art pop out there. Noise pop and pop-laden rock can be found in it also, in fact
I wanna say this is mostly pop but honestly there are tons of light rock touches and some gorgeous R&B layers, love her vocals, the music is.. it is rather glorious what else can I say? So groovy, dance-y, there is a plethora of positive things ... read more
In other words, this is some of the best electropop/dance-pop/art pop out there. Noise pop and pop-laden rock can be found in it also, in fact
I wanna say this is mostly pop but honestly there are tons of light rock touches and some gorgeous R&B layers, love her vocals, the music is.. it is rather glorious what else can I say? So groovy, dance-y, there is a plethora of positive things ... read more
Clarence Clarity and Rina Sawayama find the future in the past, and as a result, we have what is to me one of the most enjoyable and gorgeous-sounding projects of the decade. Not a moment is wasted, with Sawayama's rich voice being backed up by equally textured glitchpop compositions throughout. I honestly can't get enough and hope it doesn't take the duo long to follow up, preferably with something longer.
Favorite Tracks: Alterlife, Ordinary Superstar, 10-20-40, Take Me As I Am, Cyber ... read more
Favorite Tracks: Alterlife, Ordinary Superstar, 10-20-40, Take Me As I Am, Cyber ... read more
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Track List
- Ordinary Superstar
- Take Me as I Am
- 10-20-40
- Tunnel Vision (feat. Shamir)
- Time Out (Interlude)
- Alterlife
- Through the Wire (Interlude)
- Cyber Stockholm Syndrome
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Added on: October 28, 2017