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'''''Rina''''' (stylised in [[all caps]]) is the debut extended play by Japanese-British singer-songwriter [[Rina Sawayama]]. Also described as a [[mini album]], ''Rina'' was independently released on 27 October 2017. Sawayama funded the album herself, working for "2-3 jobs at a time for years" to save enough to release the EP.<ref>{{Cite tweet|number=1162405886310023168|title=I felt the pressure to lie about my age in this industry but that would disrespect my journey !! read PPS at Cambridge age 19-22, then dealt with crippling mental health issues for years into my mid 20s, worked 2-3 jobs at a time for years until I could save up for the RINA EP|user=rinasawayama|last=Sayayama|first=Rina|date=16 August 2019}}</ref> Sawayama promoted the album through the Ordinary Superstar Tour in 2018.
'''''Rina''''' (stylised in [[all caps]]) is the debut [[extended play]] by Japanese singer-songwriter [[Rina Sawayama]]. Also described as a [[mini album]], ''Rina'' was independently released on 27 October 2017.<ref name="BestFit"/> Sawayama funded the album herself, working for "2-3 jobs at a time for years" to save enough to release the EP.<ref>{{Cite tweet|number=1162405886310023168|title=I felt the pressure to lie about my age in this industry but that would disrespect my journey !! read PPS at Cambridge age 19-22, then dealt with crippling mental health issues for years into my mid 20s, worked 2-3 jobs at a time for years until I could save up for the RINA EP|user=rinasawayama|last=Sayayama|first=Rina|date=16 August 2019}}</ref> Sawayama promoted the album through the [[Ordinary Superstar Tour]] in 2018.


== Critical reception ==
== Critical reception ==
{{Album ratings
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| rev1 = ''[[The Guardian]]''
| AOTY = 85/100<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/93399-rina-sawayama-rina.php|title=RINA by Rina Sawayama reviews|website=Album Of the Year|accessdate=6 June 2020}}</ref>
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| rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="Guardian">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/dec/21/rina-sawayama-rina-review-rb-fuelled-peek-into-the-pop-future|title=Rina Sawayama: Rina review – R&B-fuelled peek into the pop future|last=Aroesti|first=Rachel|work=The Guardian|date=21 December 2017|accessdate=6 June 2020}}</ref>
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| rev1 = ''[[The Guardian]]''
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| rev2 = ''[[The Line of Best Fit]]''
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| rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="Guardian">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/dec/21/rina-sawayama-rina-review-rb-fuelled-peek-into-the-pop-future|title=Rina Sawayama: Rina review – R&B-fuelled peek into the pop future|last=Aroesti|first=Rachel|publisher=The Guardian|date=21 December 2017|accessdate=6 June 2020}}</ref>
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| rev2score = 8.5/10<ref name="BestFit">{{cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/rina-sawayama-rina|title=The future's bright, the future's Rina|last=Idelji-Tehrani |first=Saam|work=The Line of Best Fit|date=2 November 2017|accessdate=6 June 2020}}</ref>
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| rev2 = ''[[The Line of Best Fit]]''
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| rev2score = 8.5/10<ref name="BestFit">{{cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/rina-sawayama-rina|title=The future’s bright, the future’s Rina|last=Idelji-Tehrani |first=Saam|publisher=The Line of Best Fit|date=2 November 2017|accessdate=6 June 2020}}</ref>
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Rachel Aroesti of [[The Guardian]] called the EP "nostalgic" and capable of "shepard[ing] pop into the future." She praised "Alterlife" as a highlight and called it a "double-speed power ballad, replete with twinkling synths and an industrial guitar riff" and compared it to [[Grimes (musician)|Grimes']] 2015 album ''[[Art Angels]]''. She also compared "Ordinary Superstar" to [[Britney Spears]] and [[Hannah Montana]], with the former exerting heavy influence over the EP as a whole. Saam Idelji-Tehrani of [[The Line of Best Fit]] also praised ''Rina'', saying "Although Sawayama’s mini-album is one laced with nostalgia, she intelligently uses 90s pop and R&B as a canvas to paint 21st Century missives on internet addiction, alter-ego dependence and the gratification found through web-based validation." Idelji-Tehrani compared "Take Me As I Am" to "[[NSYNC]]-inspired [[power pop]]" and "Cyber Stockholm Syndrome to ''[[Butterfly (Mariah Carey album)|Butterfly]]''-era [[Mariah Carey]].<ref name="BestFit"/>
Rachel Aroesti of ''[[The Guardian]]'' called the EP "nostalgic" and capable of "shepard[ing] [[Pop music|pop]] into the future." She praised "Alterlife" as a highlight and called it a "double-speed [[power ballad]], replete with twinkling [[Synthesizer|synths]] and an [[industrial music|industrial]] [[guitar riff]]" and compared it to [[Grimes]]' 2015 album ''[[Art Angels]]''. She also compared "Ordinary Superstar" to [[Britney Spears]] and [[Hannah Montana (character)|Hannah Montana]], with the former exerting heavy influence over the EP as a whole. Saam Idelji-Tehrani of ''[[The Line of Best Fit]]'' also praised ''Rina'', saying "Although Sawayama's mini-album is one laced with nostalgia, she intelligently uses [[1990s in music|90s]] pop and [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] as a canvas to paint 21st Century missives on [[Internet addiction disorder|internet addiction]], [[Alter ego|alter-ego]] dependence and the gratification found through web-based validation." Idelji-Tehrani compared "Take Me As I Am" to "[[NSYNC]]-inspired [[power pop]]" and "Cyber Stockholm Syndrome" to ''[[Butterfly (Mariah Carey album)|Butterfly]]''-era [[Mariah Carey]].<ref name="BestFit"/>


In their list of the Top 20 Best Pop and R&B albums of 2017, [[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] ranked the album at number 19 praised Rina for her wide array of influences including [[experimental music|experimental]] [[J-Pop]], [[Neptunes]], Britney Spears, and [[synthwave]], saying she has "a knack for them all".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/the-20-best-pop-and-randb-albums-of-2017/|title=The 20 Best Pop and R&B albums of 2018|website=Pitchfork|last=St. Asaph|first=Katherine|date=19 December 2017|accessdate=6 June 2020}}</ref>
In their list of the Top 20 Best Pop and R&B albums of 2017, ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' ranked the album at number 19 and praised Sawayama for her wide array of influences including [[Experimental pop|experimental]] [[J-pop]], [[Neptunes]], Britney Spears, and [[synthwave]], saying she has "a knack for them all".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/the-20-best-pop-and-randb-albums-of-2017/|title=The 20 Best Pop and R&B albums of 2018|website=Pitchfork|last=St. Asaph|first=Katherine|date=19 December 2017|accessdate=6 June 2020}}</ref> ''[[Dazed]]'' also ranked ''Rina'' as the 10th best album of 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|date=13 December 2017|title=Ranked: The best albums of 2017|url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/38392/1/the-20-best-albums-of-2017|access-date=25 August 2020|website=[[Dazed]]}}</ref>


== Track listing ==
== Track listing ==
All songs written by [[Rina Sawayama]] and [[Clarence Clarity]], except where noted. All production by Clarence Clarity.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/123702509/credits|title=Rina by Rina Sawayama credits|website=Tidal|accessdate=6 June 2020}}</ref>
All songs written by [[Rina Sawayama]] and [[Clarence Clarity]], except where noted. All production done by Clarence Clarity except where noted.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/123702509/credits|title=Rina by Rina Sawayama credits|website=Tidal|accessdate=6 June 2020}}</ref>
{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| total_length = 24:53
| total_length = 24:53
| headline = ''Rina'' track listing
| headline = ''Rina'' track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = Ordinary Superstar
| title1 = Ordinary Superstar
| writer1 =
| writer1 =
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| length1 = 3:47
| length1 = 3:47

| title2 = Take Me as I Am
| title2 = Take Me as I Am
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| length2 = 3:26
| length2 = 3:26

| title3 = 10-20-40
| title3 = 10-20-40
| writer3 =
| writer3 =
| extra3 =
| length3 = 3:15
| length3 = 3:15

| title4 = Tunnel Vision
| title4 = Tunnel Vision
| note4 = featuring [[Shamir (musician)|Shamir]]
| note4 = featuring [[Shamir (musician)|Shamir]]
| writer4 = {{hlist|Sawayama|Justin Tailor}}
| writer4 = {{hlist|Sawayama|Justin Tailor|Shamir Bailey}}
| extra4 = Tailor
| length4 = 3:36
| length4 = 3:36
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| title5 = Time Out

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| title5 = Time Out (Interlude)
| writer5 =
| writer5 =
| extra5 =
| note5 = Interlude
| length5 = 1:00
| length5 = 1:00

| title6 = Alterlife
| title6 = Alterlife
| writer6 =
| writer6 =
| extra6 =
| length6 = 4:04
| length6 = 4:04
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| title7 = Through the Wire

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| title7 = Through the Wire (Interlude)
| writer7 = {{hlist|Sawayama|Tailor}}
| writer7 = {{hlist|Sawayama|Tailor}}
| extra7 = Tailor
| note7 = Interlude
| length7 = 2:03
| length7 = 2:03

| title8 = Cyber Stockholm Syndrome
| title8 = Cyber Stockholm Syndrome
| writer8 = {{hlist|Sawayama|Clarity|Tailor}}
| writer8 = {{hlist|Sawayama|Clarity|Tailor}}
| extra8 = {{hlist|Clarity|Tailor}}
| length8 = 3:42
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== References ==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 13:09, 3 November 2024

Rina
EP by
Rina Sawayama
Released27 October 2017 (2017-10-27)[1]
Genre
Length24:53
Producer
Rina Sawayama chronology
Rina
(2017) 		Sawayama
(2020)
Singles from Rina
  1. "Cyber Stockholm Syndrome"
    Released: 17 March 2017
  2. "Alterlife"
    Released: 21 September 2017
  3. "Tunnel Vision"
    Released: 24 October 2017
  4. "Ordinary Superstar"
    Released: 5 June 2018

Rina (stylised in all caps) is the debut extended play by Japanese singer-songwriter Rina Sawayama. Also described as a mini album, Rina was independently released on 27 October 2017.[1] Sawayama funded the album herself, working for "2-3 jobs at a time for years" to save enough to release the EP.[5] Sawayama promoted the album through the Ordinary Superstar Tour in 2018.

Critical reception

[edit]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Guardian[2]
The Line of Best Fit8.5/10[1]

Rachel Aroesti of The Guardian called the EP "nostalgic" and capable of "shepard[ing] pop into the future." She praised "Alterlife" as a highlight and called it a "double-speed power ballad, replete with twinkling synths and an industrial guitar riff" and compared it to Grimes' 2015 album Art Angels. She also compared "Ordinary Superstar" to Britney Spears and Hannah Montana, with the former exerting heavy influence over the EP as a whole. Saam Idelji-Tehrani of The Line of Best Fit also praised Rina, saying "Although Sawayama's mini-album is one laced with nostalgia, she intelligently uses 90s pop and R&B as a canvas to paint 21st Century missives on internet addiction, alter-ego dependence and the gratification found through web-based validation." Idelji-Tehrani compared "Take Me As I Am" to "NSYNC-inspired power pop" and "Cyber Stockholm Syndrome" to Butterfly-era Mariah Carey.[1]

In their list of the Top 20 Best Pop and R&B albums of 2017, Pitchfork ranked the album at number 19 and praised Sawayama for her wide array of influences including experimental J-pop, Neptunes, Britney Spears, and synthwave, saying she has "a knack for them all".[6] Dazed also ranked Rina as the 10th best album of 2017.[7]

Track listing

[edit]

All songs written by Rina Sawayama and Clarence Clarity, except where noted. All production done by Clarence Clarity except where noted.[8]

Rina track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Ordinary Superstar"  3:47
2."Take Me as I Am"  3:26
3."10-20-40"  3:15
4."Tunnel Vision" (featuring Shamir)
  • Sawayama
  • Justin Tailor
  • Shamir Bailey
Tailor3:36
5."Time Out" (Interlude)  1:00
6."Alterlife"  4:04
7."Through the Wire" (Interlude)
  • Sawayama
  • Tailor
Tailor2:03
8."Cyber Stockholm Syndrome"
  • Sawayama
  • Clarity
  • Tailor
  • Clarity
  • Tailor
3:42
Total length:24:53

Charts

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Chart (2017) Peak
position
Japan Download Albums (Billboard Japan)[9] 40

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Idelji-Tehrani, Saam (2 November 2017). "The future's bright, the future's Rina". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b Aroesti, Rachel (21 December 2017). "Rina Sawayama: Rina review – R&B-fuelled peek into the pop future". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  3. ^ Mylrea, Hannah (17 September 2020). "Rina Sawayama – 'SAWAYAMA' review: deeply personal self-portrait lays waste to genre constraints". NME. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  4. ^ Mylrea, Hannah (16 September 2022). "Rina Sawayama: I want to make live moments and memories that last forever". NME. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  5. ^ Sayayama, Rina [@rinasawayama] (16 August 2019). "I felt the pressure to lie about my age in this industry but that would disrespect my journey !! read PPS at Cambridge age 19-22, then dealt with crippling mental health issues for years into my mid 20s, worked 2-3 jobs at a time for years until I could save up for the RINA EP" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ^ St. Asaph, Katherine (19 December 2017). "The 20 Best Pop and R&B albums of 2018". Pitchfork. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Ranked: The best albums of 2017". Dazed. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Rina by Rina Sawayama credits". Tidal. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Billboard Japan Download Albums– July 8, 2019". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 June 2020.
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