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Rina Sawayama Embraces The Pain On Her Beautifully Messy Debut

On her self-titled debut album, Rina Sawayama borrows from all corners of the pop world to explore depression, her fight to preserve her Japanese heritage and the legacy of family strife.
On her self-titled debut album, Rina Sawayama borrows from all corners of the pop world to explore depression, her fight to preserve her Japanese heritage and the legacy of family strife.

Rina Sawayama has always straddled different worlds and her debut album, , is no different. It's a wild blend of genres that helps tell a deeply personal — and sometimes painful — story about family and identity.

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