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  1. Sep 16, 2022 · To them, the Japanese-born British vocalist has been a boundary-pushing artist since the dreamy video for “Cyber Stockholm Syndrome,” off of her debut EP Rina, dropped in 2017. The...

  2. Rina Sawayama Flawlessly Defies Genre Boundaries With Her Debut Album: A Track-By-Track Analysis. April 20, 2020 17 min read. If you’re a hardcore pop stan, you’ve most likely heard of Rina Sawayama by now. The Japanese-born singer first made waves with her debut EP Rina, in which she showcased herself as a fearless artist with the ...

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  4. Jul 19, 2020 · NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Rina Sawayama about her self-titled debut album, everyday racism against Asian women and going from a Cambridge student to a rising pop star.

  5. Sep 14, 2022 · Rina’s first EP came out in 2017, with Sawayama following in 2020. Both releases were praised for their magpie-like approach to influences and genre, as Rina toyed with the boundaries of what a pop artist could be.

  6. Sep 16, 2022 · The record is also about figuring out boundaries and who you really are, especially as a marginalized person. “I think when you spend your whole life trying to make other people happy, whether it's your parents or school or this societal notion of what’s good [...] you genuinely forget what you want to do,” Sawayama told Them .

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  7. Apr 28, 2020 · Sawayama’s pansexuality often comes up in her music as she finds love and relationships across the gender spectrum. “Chosen Family” references a common term in the LGBTQ community used to ...

  8. Jun 16, 2021 · Holding onto feelings I’m not used to feeling. ‘Cause they make me feel alive. The sounds are bubbly and shiny pop perfection, but the lyrics articulate a queer existential crisis familiar to many...