Rina Sawayama has released Hold the Girl (Bonus Edition), the expanded version of her 2022 album. It comes with a pair of new tracks: a version of “Imagining,” featuring Amaarae, and “Flavour of the Month.” Check them out below.
Since releasing Hold the Girl last year, Sawayama has starred in John Wick: Chapter 4, covered Billie Eilish, released a song with Empress Of, and, in a mid-set speech at Glastonbury, called out the 1975’s Matthew Healy for his comments on The Adam Friedland Show.
Read Pitchfork’s 2022 profile “Rina Sawayama, Pop Therapist,” and read about Amaarae’s Fountain Baby on Pitchfork’s rundown of “The 50 Best Albums of 2023.”