Rina Sawayama - Catch Me In The Air (Radio Date: 27-06-2022)

"Catch Me In The Air" artwork

What the press is saying about "This Hell":

"With Sawayama, hell is the hottest party in town"
Pitchfork

"A glammy, country-pop inspired banger, 'This Hell' is a celebration of community in the face of hardship"
NPR

"a hook-laden rodeo ride through the current cultural landscape"
Rolling Stone

"['This Hell'] has it all: a fiery chorus, cheeky humor, devil puns for days and even a gloriously cheesy hair-metal guitar solo."
The New York Times

L’astro nascente del pop Rina Sawayama condivide oggi “Catch Me In The Air”, nuova anticipazione dal suo attesissimo secondo album Hold The Girl in uscita il 2 settembre su Dirty Hit. L’inno pop è stato appena presentato da Zane Lowe su Apple Music 1 per la New Music Daily e viene accompagnato da un visualizer creato con i video dei fan che hanno avuto l’opportunità di assistere alla performance del brano in anteprima durante le ultime date dell’artista in US e UK. “Catch Me In The Air” è un brano che Rina ha scritto per la madre, che l’ha cresciuta da sola. “Volevo parlare di questo strano rapporto che si instaura con un genitore single, ci si sorregge e supporta a vicenda”, spiega Rina.

Rina adds about the creation of the new song: "'Catch Me In The Air' was written in between lockdowns with Oscar Scheller and Gracey. I wanted the whole song to sound like it was on an Irish coastline, like a Corrs video. We put in a key change to go into the chorus, at the end of the pre-chorus to make it lift and soar like a bird. I then worked on it more with Clarence before taking it to Stuart Price. This was the first song that Stuart and I worked on together, and it was the most incredible experience. I'm such a huge fan of his work with Madonna and Kylie so it was a dream come true. We would send each other stock images of coastlines, people doing yoga on a pier, meditating in the middle of a field, hay bales, etc. to get inspired sonically."

Rina's forthcoming album, Hold The Girl, will also feature the lead single, "This Hell," a joyous and roaring slice of pop-meets-country. The single is paired with a glamorous Ali Kurr-directed video and debuted with a performance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Hold The Girl follows Rina's critically acclaimed debut SAWAYAMA and will see Rina once again juxtapose intimate storytelling with arena-sized songs creating another ambitious and original album to excite fans and critics alike. Written and recorded over the last year and a half, Rina teamed up with long-term collaborators Clarence Clarity and Lauren Aquilina as well as enlisting help from the likes of the legendary Paul Epworth (Adele, Florence & the Machine), Stuart Price (Dua Lipa, The Killers, Madonna) and Marcus Andersson (Demi Lovato, Ashnikko) for their magic touch. The product of Rina and these collective minds coming together is an album that melds influences from across the pop spectrum and is a bold and honest statement of Rina’s personal evolution; coming to terms with her own past and the jubilation of turning to the future.


Hold The Girl Album Artwork

Fresh off the triumph of her sold-out UK and US headline tours and packed-out sets at Coachella and Primavera, Rina will be heading on a run of UK and Ireland dates this October. Full tour routing can be found below including forthcoming sets at Latitude and Summer Sonic in Japan. Tickets are available here.

In 2020, Rina’s debut album SAWAYAMA became one of the most critically acclaimed albums that year landing on over 50 album of the year lists, including the New York Times (#2), The Guardian (#3) and Rolling Stone (#6). The last 18 months have seen Rina Sawayama achieve a magnitude of milestones including changing the Mercury Prize and BRITs eligibility rules which meant Non-British artists could apply if they have been a permanent resident in the UK for more than 5 years. In 2021 Elton John joined forces with the pop star to release a special rendition of “Chosen Family," a powerful and emotional ode to her LGBTQ+ family. Elsewhere Rina injected new life into Lady Gaga’s instant club classic “Free Woman.” 2023 will see Rina in her film acting debut as she stars in John Wick 4 alongside Keanu Reeves.

Check out "Catch Me In The Air" and pre-order/save Hold The Girl above, see upcoming live dates below and stay tuned for more from Rina Sawayama coming soon.

Upcoming Live Dates
*month/day

6/30 - Roskilde, Denmark @ Roskilde Festival
7/22 - Southwold, England @ Latitude Festival
8/5 - Katowice, Poland @ OFF Festival
8/20 - Osaka, Japan @ Summer Sonic Osaka
8/21 - Tokyo, Japan @ Summersonic Festival
9/3 - Stradbally, Republic of Ireland @ Electric Picnic
10/12 - Glasgow, Scotland @ SWG3
10/13 - Glasgow, Scotland @ SWG3
10/15 - Dublin, Republic of Ireland @ Olympia Theatre
10/18 - Nottingham, England @ Rock City
10/20- Manchester, England @ Manchester Academy
10/21 - Birmingham, England @ O2 Academy Birmingham
10/23 - Brighton, East Sussex, England @ Brighton Dome
10/26 - London, England @ O2 Academy Brixton

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