Alt-pop artist Rina Sawayama has shared a new track, titled ‘Bad Friend’. She has also announced a handful of new UK and North American tour dates.
The release of ‘Bad Friend’ comes with an accompanying karaoke video. Watch the video below:
The track follows a string of releases by Sawayama – including ‘Chosen Family’, ‘XS’, ‘Comme Des Garçons‘, and ‘STFU!’ – in the lead-up to the release of her forthcoming debut album, ‘SAWAYAMA’, on April 17 via Dirty Hit. In a statement, Sawayama said the record is about “understanding yourself in the context of two opposing cultures (for me British and Japanese), what ‘belonging’ means when home is an evolving concept, figuring out where you sit comfortably within and awkwardly outside of stereotypes, and ultimately trying to be ok with just being you, warts and all”.
During a recent interview with NME, Sawayama described the experience of being an independent artist signing to a label, instead of releasing an album on your own.
“You’re essentially a business owner. You have to do everything. And it’s kind of like any business – unless you get investment, you can’t grow,” she said in March. “I kind of felt I was hitting a wall [without a deal]. Things were going well, but I need the album to just be like – boom!”
The artist has also unveiled new tour dates to celebrate the release of ‘SAWAYAMA’. Her UK tour dates were originally slated for May, but have since been pushed back to September. All previously purchased tickets will be honoured for the new dates.
Rina Sawayama’s new 2020 tour dates:
Glasgow, King Tuts (September 20)
Manchester, Gorilla (22)
Birmingham, O2 Institute3 (23)
London, Electric Brixton (24)
Los Angeles, Regent Theater (October 28)
San Francisco, Great American Music Hall (30)
Portland, Holocene (November 1)
Seattle, Neumos (2)
Minneapolis, TBC (7)
Chicago, Bottom Lounge (8)
Toronto, Mod Club (10)
Washington, Union Stage (12)
Philadelphia, TBC (TBC)
Boston, The Sinclair (15)
New York, Webster Hall (16)
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