Rina Sawayama gives album update, says she's got "about half an album of working songs already"

In a new interview with Music Feeds, Rina Sawayama has discussed the progress she's made so far on her second album, which will follow her April debut SAWAYAMA that was named as Best Fit's favourite album of 2020.

When asked if she's ready for the next chapter of her career, Sawayama replied, "Oh, the next era has already started! I’m already writing, and the songs are so interesting. Again, as much as I try, cannot for the life of me write a heterosexual love song. Keep trying, I can’t do it. But, I’ve let the pressure go and am just letting myself do what I want, or need. I’m enjoying reading other people’s works and listening to other people’s songs. There was a moment there where I was scared to listen to anyone else’s music because I was in such a weird mental state of comparing myself to other people. But now, I’m free of that. So it’s good."

Discussing the progress she's made on her new album, Sawayama explained, "I’ve got about half an album of working songs already. I’m going to keep writing, and I’ve heard that I might be going to Nashville to write which is one of my dreams. That’s important to me because country music and people who write in country – they are so about the story. That’s why I love Taylor Swift – folklore was amazing, she’s such an exemplary songwriter."