Rina Sawayama “mocks capitalism” on new track ‘XS’

With her new record ‘SAWAYAMA’ set to land next month, Rina Sawayama is giving us another lil’ taste of what to expect with her latest Certified Bop ‘XS’.

“‘XS’ is a song that mocks capitalism in a sinking world,” she explains. “Given that we all know global climate change is accelerating and human extinction is a very real possibility within our lifetime it seemed hilarious to me that brands were still coming out with new makeup palettes every month and public figures were doing a gigantic house tour of their gated property in Calabasas in the same week as doing a ‘sad about Australian wild fires’ Instagram post. I mean I’m guilty of turning a blind eye too, because otherwise it makes me depressed. We’re all hypocrites because we are all capitalists, and it’s a trap that I don’t see us getting out of. I wanted to reflect the chaos of this post-truth climate change denying world in the metal guitar stabs that flare up like an underlying zit between the 2000s R&B beat that reminds you of a time when everything was alright.”

Following previous hard AF releases ‘STFU!’ and ‘Comme Des Garçons (Like The Boys)’, we spoke to Rina for our March 2020 issue all about her brand new record which lands on 17th April, so catch up on all the goss here and have a listen to her new’un below.