Rina Sawayama in a new photoshoot for Who What Wear

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Japanese-British pop sensation Rina Sawayama looks stunning in this new photoshoot for Who What Wear.

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[erin805]

I’ve never heard of her but my god she’s stunning! If you guys had to compare her music to anyone else’s who would it be? I want to check it out

[itsme_eloise]

she's very much a pop girlie but has music that falls into a number of genres
XS - rock pop, reminds me of 00s Britney with electric guitars
STFU - rock
Commes de Garcons - funky house
Bad Friend - pop ballad, reminds me of Imogen Heap
Lucid - dance electropop
Ordinary Superstar - again reminds me of a different flavor of 00s pop ballads

if you are a millennial who has memories of velour, Mary Kate & Ashley movies, My Date with the President's Daughter, the Zenon movies, the "mmmm watcha say" moments on The O.C. and then SNL, delia*s catalogs, early Kardashian seasons, you'll probably like her.

[erin805]

Thank you ! I feel like I like can appreciate music more if have a point or reference for

[matsjhummels]

Like above user said, she plays with different genres which makes her music interesting!

If you like artists like Charli XCX, Sky Ferreira, Kali Uchis, SOPHIE, Gaga, etc. check out SAWAYAMA first. If you like more nostalgic-esque 2000s pop like Avril, Britney, NSync, maybe start with the RINA EP or her new stuff from Hold the Girl.

[erin805]

I made a Spotify playlist (I canceled & came crawling back) thank you for taking to time to answer

[thebadunkadunk]

This Hell was my introduction to Rina!

[erin805]

I will for sure check that one first

[sheisagentleman]

ill tell u my faves!

cherry
xs
comme des garçons
this hell
beg for you (collab with charli xcx!)

[erin805]

Thank you so much, I added these songs to playlist I made w/ the other recommendations I got here, ONTD clearly has great taste

[screamingintune]

in addition to the other recs, check out her "Enter Sandman" cover. it completely fucking slaps and got my approval as a non-metal fan and also my roommate's approval as an enormous Metallica stan.