Rina Sawayama - Hold The Girl (2nd Album)

This is gonna be AOTY for me, love both songs so much.

 

That outro is a song-of-career style outro.

 

I love it! What a song.

 

I’m going to need to sit with it for a bit, it’s not as instant for me as it seems to be for everyone else.

 

It reminds of this classic.

 

This has '00s romcom trailer music energy all over it.

 

Obsessssssed.

 

Wow, this is great.

 

I thought This Hell was brilliant, but this track is a revelation. That verse 2 key change? The adlibs? Very pleasing to these ears.

 

I’m surprised it’s not as obviously a Stuart Price production as his stuff usually is.

 

Catch Me In The Air...might just be her best song to date.

 

It really does sound like something from the In Blue era.

 

It took me time to like This Hell but this is IT mama. Classique Rina.

 

This is incredible, emotional, stunning etc.

 

Love it and her vocals are so lovely.

 

I love this. I think I played the live version too much, so will take me a few listens to get used to the studio production.

 

High School Musical realness! Very sweet.

 

So catch me in the air...
Mama, look at me now.... I''m flying



Whew.

 

This gives me early 2000's Disney popgirl vibes in the absolute best way. Love it.

 

I wish the pre-chorus was a bit longer before breaking into the chorus.