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===Songs===
===Songs===
The second track "Hold the Girl" "opens like a holy gesture to [[Madonna]]'s '[[Like a Prayer (song)|Like a Prayer]]' and becomes an emotional dancefloor filler", featuring Sawayama singing with [[2000s in music|'00s]] [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] vocals.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Ewens |first=Hannah |date=2022-05-30 |title=Rina Sawayama: holding herself tight |url=https://www.rollingstone.co.uk/music/features/rina-sawayama-this-hell-hold-the-girl-new-album-interview-17585/ |access-date=2022-07-01 |website=[[Rolling Stone UK]] |language=en-GB}}</ref> The third track and [[lead single]] "This Hell", a [[country pop]] song with "[[glam rock]] [[riff]]s",<ref name="NME">{{Cite magazine|last=Jones|first=Damian|date=18 May 2022|title=Rina Sawayama shares euphoric new single 'This Hell' and UK tour dates|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/rina-sawayama-shares-euphoric-new-single-this-hell-and-uk-tour-dates-3228809|access-date=19 May 2022|magazine=[[NME]]|archive-date=18 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518201834/https://www.nme.com/news/music/rina-sawayama-shares-euphoric-new-single-this-hell-and-uk-tour-dates-3228809|url-status=live}}</ref> was written as a response to "[[human rights]] that are being taken away from [[Minority rights|minorities]] at a rapid rate in the name of [[Christian values#Modern use in worldwide conservative or right wing politics|traditional religious beliefs]]", particularly the [[LGBT rights|rights]] of the [[LGBT community]];<ref name="AVclub">{{Cite web|last=Sanchez|first=Gabrielle|title=Rina Sawayama announces new album, shares new countrified pop single "This Hell"|url=https://www.avclub.com/rina-sawayama-new-single-this-hell-hold-the-girl-album-1848944627|access-date=2022-05-19|website=[[The A.V. Club]]|date=18 May 2022|archive-date=20 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520162056/https://www.avclub.com/rina-sawayama-new-single-this-hell-hold-the-girl-album-1848944627|url-status=live}}</ref> the lyrics contain references to several [[gay icon]]s,<ref name="NME"/> namely [[Britney Spears]], [[Whitney Houston]] and [[Diana, Princess of Wales|Princess Diana]], and criticise the [[paparazzi]]'s "cruelty" towards them.<ref name="PitchforkReview">{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/rina-sawayama-this-hell/|title=Rina Sawayama: "This Hell" Track Review|first=Quinn|last=Moreland|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date=18 May 2022|access-date=19 May 2022|archive-date=18 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518181621/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/rina-sawayama-this-hell/|url-status=live}}</ref> The fourth track and second single "Catch Me in the Air" is a celebration of Sawayama's relationship with her mother, written like a "Corrs song as if pitched to [[Gwen Stefani]]".<ref name=":0" />
The second track "Hold the Girl" "opens like a holy gesture to [[Madonna]]'s '[[Like a Prayer (song)|Like a Prayer]]' and becomes an emotional dancefloor filler", featuring Sawayama singing with [[2000s in music|'00s]] [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] vocals.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Ewens |first=Hannah |date=2022-05-30 |title=Rina Sawayama: holding herself tight |url=https://www.rollingstone.co.uk/music/features/rina-sawayama-this-hell-hold-the-girl-new-album-interview-17585/ |access-date=2022-07-01 |website=[[Rolling Stone UK]] |language=en-GB}}</ref> The third track and [[lead single]] "This Hell", a [[country pop]] song with "[[glam rock]] [[riff]]s",<ref name="NME">{{Cite magazine|last=Jones|first=Damian|date=18 May 2022|title=Rina Sawayama shares euphoric new single 'This Hell' and UK tour dates|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/rina-sawayama-shares-euphoric-new-single-this-hell-and-uk-tour-dates-3228809|access-date=19 May 2022|magazine=[[NME]]|archive-date=18 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518201834/https://www.nme.com/news/music/rina-sawayama-shares-euphoric-new-single-this-hell-and-uk-tour-dates-3228809|url-status=live}}</ref> inspired by the work of [[Shania Twain]],<ref name="Genius">{{cite news|last=Partridge|first=Ken|title=Rina Sawayama Channels Shania Twain On Topical Country-pop Song "This Hell"|url=https://genius.com/amp/a/rina-sawayama-channels-shania-twain-on-topical-country-pop-song-this-hell|work=[[Genius]]|date=19 May 2022|access-date=15 July 2022}}</ref> was written as a response to "[[human rights]] that are being taken away from [[Minority rights|minorities]] at a rapid rate in the name of [[Christian values#Modern use in worldwide conservative or right wing politics|traditional religious beliefs]]", particularly the [[LGBT rights|rights]] of the [[LGBT community]];<ref name="AVclub">{{Cite web|last=Sanchez|first=Gabrielle|title=Rina Sawayama announces new album, shares new countrified pop single "This Hell"|url=https://www.avclub.com/rina-sawayama-new-single-this-hell-hold-the-girl-album-1848944627|access-date=2022-05-19|website=[[The A.V. Club]]|date=18 May 2022|archive-date=20 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520162056/https://www.avclub.com/rina-sawayama-new-single-this-hell-hold-the-girl-album-1848944627|url-status=live}}</ref> the lyrics contain references to several [[gay icon]]s,<ref name="NME"/> namely [[Britney Spears]], [[Whitney Houston]] and [[Diana, Princess of Wales|Princess Diana]], and criticise the [[paparazzi]]'s "cruelty" towards them.<ref name="PitchforkReview">{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/rina-sawayama-this-hell/|title=Rina Sawayama: "This Hell" Track Review|first=Quinn|last=Moreland|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date=18 May 2022|access-date=19 May 2022|archive-date=18 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518181621/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/rina-sawayama-this-hell/|url-status=live}}</ref> The fourth track and second single "Catch Me in the Air" is a celebration of Sawayama's relationship with her mother, written like a "Corrs song as if pitched to [[Gwen Stefani]]".<ref name=":0" />


The ninth track "Frankenstein" is a "tense and tetchy [[Indie music|indie]] track (imagine [[Girls Aloud]] covering [[Franz Ferdinand (band)|Franz Ferdinand]] or [[Maxïmo Park]]) featuring the singer begging someone to therapise her, to 'put me together, make me better'."<ref name=":0" />
The ninth track "Frankenstein" is a "tense and tetchy [[Indie music|indie]] track (imagine [[Girls Aloud]] covering [[Franz Ferdinand (band)|Franz Ferdinand]] or [[Maxïmo Park]]) featuring the singer begging someone to therapise her, to 'put me together, make me better'."<ref name=":0" />

Revision as of 02:20, 17 July 2022

Hold the Girl
Studio album by
Rina Sawayama
Released2 September 2022 (2022-09-02)
Recorded2021–2022
Length46:00
LabelDirty Hit
Producer
Rina Sawayama chronology
Sawayama Remixed
(2020) 		Hold the Girl
(2022)
Singles from Hold the Girl
  1. "This Hell"
    Released: 18 May 2022
  2. "Catch Me in the Air"
    Released: 27 June 2022

Hold the Girl is the upcoming second studio album by Japanese-British singer-songwriter Rina Sawayama, scheduled to be released on 2 September 2022 by the independent record label Dirty Hit.[1] The lead single from the album, entitled "This Hell", was released on 18 May 2022.[2] The album, recorded between 2021 and 2022, features production from collaborators including Paul Epworth, Clarence Clarity, Stuart Price and Marcus Andersson. Clarence Clarity also produced much of Sawayama's debut album Sawayama (2020).[3]

Composition

In an article announcing the album's release, Variety described Hold the Girl as "an evolution in [Sawayama's] style that will meld influences from across the pop spectrum".[3] Talking about the album's inspiration, Sawayama stated that the album has been influenced by Kelly Clarkson, the Corrs, Paramore, Sugababes,[4] and Taylor Swift's Folklore.[5]

Songs

The second track "Hold the Girl" "opens like a holy gesture to Madonna's 'Like a Prayer' and becomes an emotional dancefloor filler", featuring Sawayama singing with '00s R&B vocals.[6] The third track and lead single "This Hell", a country pop song with "glam rock riffs",[7] inspired by the work of Shania Twain,[8] was written as a response to "human rights that are being taken away from minorities at a rapid rate in the name of traditional religious beliefs", particularly the rights of the LGBT community;[9] the lyrics contain references to several gay icons,[7] namely Britney Spears, Whitney Houston and Princess Diana, and criticise the paparazzi's "cruelty" towards them.[10] The fourth track and second single "Catch Me in the Air" is a celebration of Sawayama's relationship with her mother, written like a "Corrs song as if pitched to Gwen Stefani".[6]

The ninth track "Frankenstein" is a "tense and tetchy indie track (imagine Girls Aloud covering Franz Ferdinand or Maxïmo Park) featuring the singer begging someone to therapise her, to 'put me together, make me better'."[6]

Promotion

Prior to the lead single announcement, Sawayama began hinting at the beginning of a new era on 11 May 2022 with pamphlets and social media messages being posted reading "RINA IS GOING TO HELL".[11] Furthermore, she announced a tour for the second half of 2022.[3]

Singles

"This Hell" was released as the lead single from Hold the Girl on 18 May 2022.[9] Sawayama performed the song on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on 19 May[2] and on 29 May at BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend on the Future Sounds Stage.[12]

"Catch Me in the Air" was released as the second single from the album on 27 June 2022, written about her relationship with her mom as a single mother.[13][14] Sawayama had previously performed the song on her Dynasty Tour.[15]

Release

Before its official announcement, the then-unnamed second Rina Sawayama studio album appeared on Stereogum's December 2021 list of "the 101 Most Anticipated Albums of 2022" at number 56,[16] and on DIY's January 2022 list of "the 22 Most Anticipated New Albums of 2022".[17] After Sawayama revealed the title and release date, Hold the Girl was named in May 2022 as one of Vulture's "36 Albums We Can't Wait to Hear This Summer".[18]

Track listing

Hold the Girl track listing[19]
No.TitleLyricsMusicProducer(s)Length
1."Minor Feelings"
  • Sawayama
  • Clarity
2:00
2."Hold the Girl"
  • Sawayama
  • Barney Lister
  • Sawayama
  • Clarity
4:05
3."This Hell"
  • Sawayama
  • Aquilina
  • Sawayama
  • Clarity
  • Epworth
  • Cameron Gower Poole[a]
3:56
4."Catch Me in the Air"
  • Sawayama
  • Clarity
  • Price
3:35
5."Forgiveness"
  • Sawayama
  • Lattimer
  • Sawayama
  • Rich Cooper
  • Crisp
  • Sawayama
  • Clarity
4:20
6."Holy (Till You Let Me Go)"Sawayama
  • Sawayama
  • Nate Campany
  • Chris Lyon
  • Price
  • Sawayama
  • Campany
  • Lyon
  • Price
3:19
7."Your Age"
  • Sawayama
  • Aquilina
  • Sawayama
  • Marcus Andersson
  • Sawayama
  • Andersson
2:54
8."Imagining"
  • Sawayama
  • Aquilina
  • Sawayama
  • Jamieson
  • Crisp
  • Sawayama
  • Clarity
3:32
9."Frankenstein"
  • Sawayama
  • Aquilina
  • Sawayama
  • Epworth
  • Sawayama
  • Epworth
3:12
10."Hurricanes"Sawayama
  • Sawayama
  • Crisp
  • Sawayama
  • Clarity
3:22
11."Send My Love to John"
  • Sawayama
  • Aquilina
  • Sawayama
  • Andersson
  • Sawayama
  • Andersson
3:25
12."Phantom"
  • Sawayama
  • Aquilina
  • Sawayama
  • Jamieson
  • Crisp
  • Sawayama
  • Clarity
4:25
13."To Be Alive"
  • Sawayama
  • Aquilina
  • Sawayama
  • Andersson
  • Sawayama
  • Andersson
3:54
Total length:46:00

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies a vocal producer

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

  • Rina Sawayama - executive producer
  • Clarence Clarity – producer
  • Paul Epworth – producer
  • Riley MacIntyre – engineer
  • Cameron Gower Poole – vocal producer
  • Stuart Price – producer
  • Robin Schmidt – mastering engineer
  • Geoff Swan – mixing engineer

References

  1. ^ Rugoff, Lazlo (19 May 2022). "Rina Sawayama releasing new LP, Hold The Girl". The Vinyl Factory. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b Strauss, Matthew (18 May 2022). "Rina Sawayama Announces New Album Hold the Girl, Shares New Song "This Hell": Listen". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 19 May 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  3. ^ a b c Garcia, Thania (18 May 2022). "Rina Sawayama Reveals Upcoming 'Hold the Girl' Album, With New Single 'This Hell'". Variety. Archived from the original on 18 May 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  4. ^ Hyland, Veronique (10 June 2022). "Rina Sawayama is going yeehaw for her upcoming album". Elle. Archived from the original on 10 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  5. ^ Irvin, Jack (31 May 2022). "Rina Sawayama Says the 'Fake Stories' of Taylor Swift's Folklore Inspired Her New Album Hold the Girl". People. Archived from the original on 3 June 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  6. ^ a b c Ewens, Hannah (30 May 2022). "Rina Sawayama: holding herself tight". Rolling Stone UK. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  7. ^ a b Jones, Damian (18 May 2022). "Rina Sawayama shares euphoric new single 'This Hell' and UK tour dates". NME. Archived from the original on 18 May 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  8. ^ Partridge, Ken (19 May 2022). "Rina Sawayama Channels Shania Twain On Topical Country-pop Song "This Hell"". Genius. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  9. ^ a b Sanchez, Gabrielle (18 May 2022). "Rina Sawayama announces new album, shares new countrified pop single "This Hell"". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  10. ^ Moreland, Quinn (18 May 2022). "Rina Sawayama: "This Hell" Track Review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 18 May 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  11. ^ Gomez, Jade (18 May 2022). "Rina Sawayama Announces New Album 'Hold The Girl'". Paste. Archived from the original on 1 June 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  12. ^ "Ed Sheeran, Rina Sawayama, & Harry Styles Heat Up BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend [Performances]". That Grape Juice. Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  13. ^ Paul, Larisha (27 June 2022). "Rina Sawayama Soars on Ode to Single Moms 'Catch Me in the Air'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  14. ^ Kenneally, Cerys (23 June 2022). "It looks like Rina Sawayama is releasing "Catch Me in the Air" next week". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  15. ^ Richards, Will (14 November 2021). "Watch Rina Sawayama debut soaring new song 'Catch Me In The Air' live". NME. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  16. ^ Stereogum (17 December 2021). "The 101 Most Anticipated Albums Of 2022". Stereogum. Archived from the original on 13 January 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  17. ^ "The 22 Most Anticipated New Albums of 2022". DIY. 26 May 2022. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  18. ^ Hyun Kim, Michelle (26 May 2022). "36 Albums We Can't Wait to Hear This Summer". Vulture. Archived from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  19. ^ "Hold the Girl by Rina Sawayama".
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