Rina Sawayama Sawayama
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JohnnyoftheWell
Staff Reviewer
April 17th 2020


60281 Comments

Album Rating: 4.3

petition to ban anyone who pigeonholes this as pop metal @Ghandhi (+ cheers Rowan < 3)

GhandhiLion
April 17th 2020


17641 Comments


I'm not, this ain't poppy : ). But they were the only tracks that stood out as being mildly interesting.




AmericanFlagAsh
April 17th 2020


13256 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Nice review Johnny, I didn't know a lot about her

parksungjoon
April 17th 2020


47231 Comments


bloody hell i think its safe to say this has come out quite alright, tough as the writing process must have been

easy feature, glad they were on the ball for ya

Lord(e)Po)))ts
April 17th 2020


70239 Comments

Album Rating: 1.0

Given Rina's track record I'm skeptical that she has a cohesive 4.5 album in her but at the very least I hope there are a fistful of tracks as good as comme des garcons and tunnel vision



And also have no doubt that - for better or worse - this is a braver and more adventurous album than that dua lipa alb

AmericanFlagAsh
April 17th 2020


13256 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Could have done without Bad Friend and Chosen Family, but aside from that, this is very good

Tundra
April 17th 2020


9631 Comments


Thomas Soto really be giving this a 1.5 huh

JohnnyoftheWell
Staff Reviewer
April 17th 2020


60281 Comments

Album Rating: 4.3

Cheers guys! Bad Friend is a mid-key highlight for me ngl, though I think it loses a little steam after that cracker of a first chorus.

@Pots I wouldn't defend this over cohesion tbh, mainly because it doesn't make that an objective. all about that sweet disparity+diversity of styles

rabidfish
April 17th 2020


8690 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

chosen family is "fireworks" playing in Madagascar 3 bad lol.

There's a good side to having a very varied album, tho.

parksungjoon
April 17th 2020


47231 Comments


definitely well worth the effort given how it reads

AmericanFlagAsh
April 17th 2020


13256 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

My favs: XS, Comme des garçons (Like the Boys), Akasaka Sad, and Tokyo Love Hotel

Everything else except the two I mentioned is pretty much 4/5 so hence my rating, but maybe repeated listens I'll bump this up



I like the Chosen Fam message, but...

JohnnyoftheWell
Staff Reviewer
April 17th 2020


60281 Comments

Album Rating: 4.3

Those favs are tasty picks. Not vibing Garçons quite as much as some (still solid), but the other three are defo top tier for me

Lord(e)Po)))ts
April 17th 2020


70239 Comments

Album Rating: 1.0

Well diversity can still be cohesive depending on how an album is assembled. You can conceptualize a spectrum of styles to make them work together dynamically. I think she has enough character for that. I meant cohesive more in terms if quality consistency

JohnnyoftheWell
Staff Reviewer
April 17th 2020


60281 Comments

Album Rating: 4.3

Ah ok - so cohesive à la Miss Anthropocene? I'd say this has that if so. As for quality, gonna leave that to you ;]

Lord(e)Po)))ts
April 17th 2020


70239 Comments

Album Rating: 1.0

One of the biggest problems I have with pop albums is that "everything and the kitchen sink" attitude, it always comes across a bit disingenuine, you know there is pressure to throw everything at the wall and see what sticks because pop is so commercial. But there is a certain level of integrity in making an album like youd write a book. I value the artistry of a complete vision rather than a handful of pages torn out of a scrap book.

JohnnyoftheWell
Staff Reviewer
April 17th 2020


60281 Comments

Album Rating: 4.3

Yeah, I feel this; was one of my main gripes with Charli (although I've been weirdly missing that album lately hmm). I think most of these style changes correspond well to the songwriting for reasons outlined in the rev. Chosen Family obvs misses the ball, and I'm a little on the fence about Who's Gonna Save U Now as a climate change anthem but that one's bridge goes so hard I'm not too phased. STFU is what it is, but otherwise I'd say the decisions taken here are on point

Lord(e)Po)))ts
April 17th 2020


70239 Comments

Album Rating: 1.0

Definite problem with charli agreed



Also sad to hear that stfu is on this lol

JohnnyoftheWell
Staff Reviewer
April 17th 2020


60281 Comments

Album Rating: 4.3

Cherry would have been a much better fit, though I feel the guitar line in XS warranted some form of follow-up elsewhere on the album

brainmelter
Contributing Reviewer
April 17th 2020


8320 Comments


very thicc and insightful review, great work dude

Lord(e)Po)))ts
April 17th 2020


70239 Comments

Album Rating: 1.0

Ew guitar!?!?



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