Genre-bending alt-pop visionary Rina Sawayama is back with her new album ‘Hold The Girl’. The LP follows on from her 2020 debut ‘Sawayama’ and features the anthemic track ‘Hurricanes’, which lands on the NME Radio A List this week. “I just wanted to write big songs,” Sawayama recently told NME. “That’s exactly what I wanted in terms of the skill of a songwriter.”
Joining ‘Hurricanes’ on our playlist this week are the latest dancefloor burners from Jamie xx and Fred Again.., as well as new offerings from SG Lewis, The 1975, Carly Rae Jepsen and more.
Check out the latest additions to NME Radio 1 and 2 below.
On the A List:
Rina Sawayama
‘Hurricanes’
Rina Sawayama searches for herself through storm and sunshine in ‘Hurricanes’. A driving rhythm and palm-muted guitars accompany Sawayama’s breezy verses before the track explodes into life with its massive chorus, decked with slashing guitars, punchy drums and Sawayama’s soaring, belted vocals.
Listen: Spotify | Apple Music
On the B List:
Jamie xx
‘KILL DEM’
Jamie xx’s banging new track ‘KILL DEM’ was created, the producer has said, “with Notting Hill Carnival in mind”. The xx member pays fitting homage here to the energy of sound system culture with gated vocal samples, booming bass and a bouncy tempo that invites you to set your mind free and surrender to the beat.
