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SAWAYAMA
kameron

kameron reviewed SAWAYAMA by Rina Sawayama 5mo

10

A MODERN CLASSIC

When I listened to this album for the first time, something shifted within me. I KNEW I was listening to one of the best albums ever made, and one of the future cult classics of the 2020's. Rina finds such interesting and unique ways to talk about so many various topics, each with their own distinct sound as well. It's a spontaneous, experimental mixed genre pop album, speaking on topics such as breaking free of your family's grasp, capitalism, racism/micro-aggressions, the feeling of finding a place where you belong, and blossoming into the truest, best version of yourself.

Highs: Who's Gonna Save U Now?, XS, Dynasty

Lows: F**k This World (Interlude), Snakeskin

When I listened to this album for the first time, something shifted within me. I KNEW I was listening to one of the best albums ever made, and one of the future cult classics of the 2020's. Rina finds such interesting and unique ways to talk about so many various topics, each with their own distinct sound as well. It's a spontaneous, experimental mixed genre pop album, speaking on topics such as breaking free of your family's grasp, capitalism, racism/micro-aggressions, the feeling of finding a place where you belong, and blossoming into the truest, best version of yourself. Highs: Who's Gonna Save U Now?, XS, Dynasty Lows: F**k This World (Interlude), Snakeskin

3:53 PM · Apr 14, 2026