ONE OF THE BEST POP ALBUMS OF THE DECADE HANDS DOWN

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OH MY GOD I DIDNT EXPECT THIS AT ALL

she has a degree in political science, this is a critique of consumerism and capitalism

this is honestly one the best debut albums of all time. i said what i said.

THE SPEED IN WHICH I CLICKED THIS NOTIFICATION IS INSANE (Still one of the best debut albums of all time imo)

This album was seriously my hyper fixation during 2020-2021, I should really go back and start streaming the hell out of it again 😭😭

Another smart thing about the title XS is that it’s actually a size. Like size extra small. And her line about “make me less so I want more” > xs to excess. Because access to more often comes with being smaller and fitting into beauty standards. “Make me less” being about both size and tearing down one’s self esteem and confidence so that more can be taken, and more can be sold to that person. Rina’s lyrical work is SO impressive. So much depth and layers.

This album deserved so much recognition along with ungodly hour during the pandemic 🥹

ladies, we are now approaching maximum slay. only rina can articulate a critique of material overconsumption on a pop banger.

✨ SAWAYAMA TIMESTAMPS ✨ Dynasty ❤ - 5:10 XS 🤏🏻 - 9:50 STFU! 😡 - 16:03 Comme De Garçons (Like the Boys) 🧒🏻 - 19:35 Akasaka Sad 😢 - 22:41 Paradisin’ 🌴 - 26:42 Love Me 4 Me 💕 - 29:58 Bad Friend 🥺 - 32:41 Fuck This World (Interlude) - 🖕36:14 Who’s Gonna Save U Now? - 🤷🏻39:05 Tokyo Love Hotel 🏩 - 43:07 Chosen Family 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 - 47:07 Snakeskin 🐍 - 49:52

No because her and Chappell roan are the future of pop music like NOONE DOES IT LIKE THEM

the fact that this didn’t win a grammy in 2020 was beyond me. like it was one of the best debut albums i’ve seen

oh FUCK yeah. Rina is next level. Saw her live on her last tour and the show was unreal. She's somehow even more talented live. Queen shit.

WE NEED HOLD THE GIRL REACTIONNNNN TNKX BB

In Snakeskin the little tune you recognized is actually from Final Fantasy, one of Rina's favorite video game franchises so yes, very deliberate 😭❤️❤

SAWAYAMA and Renaissance are my two favorite pop albums of the 2020s by far. INCREDIBLE album!!

This album is amazing. Still remember how it gagged me during the pandemic just with the first track. And Rina even watched few reaction videos of people reacting to Sawayama on her youtube channel.

YEAH im gonna need you to now listen to her album 'Hold The Girl' because ITS LITERALLY FUCKINNNN INCREDIBLE and quite literally changed me as a person

Rina Sawayama is someone you shouldn't fuck around with, unless she's your best friend and you and her get along well together.

This is THE pop album of 2020, HTG was great too and I'm so excited for what she has next in store

Highly suggest you watch her Tiny Desk performance. Her voice is so freaking good. Also of course check out her newest album Hold The Girl!!! So good!

this is one of my all time favorite debut albums. i feel like this album was like an internet cult favorite in 2020 along with Ungodly Hour by Chloe x Halle

i saw her live and wasnt expecting bad friend but when she did it i sobbed the whole time and sang it clutching my ex. she's amazing live. i'll never forget that concert...

you have slept hard, and the world is knocked the f*** out on Rina…

YOU HAVE TO REACT TO THE MUSIC VIDEO OF STFU.THE INTRO IS INSANE

OMG OMG IM FREAKING OUT. RINA SAWAYAMA IS MY QUEEN, PLEASE LISTEN TO HER RECENT ALBUM HOLD THE GIRL NEXT 🙏 😭 😁

oh you're about to reignite my obsession with this album and i'm so happy about it. SAWAYAMA IS A CLASSIC ALREADY.

LOVE this album and glad you did too! Also fun fact about Snakeskin, that interpolation in the prechorus is the victory theme from Final Fantasy which has got to be one of the nerdiest things to drop into a pop song imo

oh whoa i was NOT expecting a reaction to this, such a welcome surprise! this album blends so many sounds together in such a neat way. not to mention she’s a wonderful vocalist

With him reacting to this I now NEED him to react to I Disagree - Poppy. Truly a piece of art and masterpiece!!

one of the best pop albums ever and SO slept on. i’ve never been happier to see something so unexpected!

something about watching someone experience this album for the first time has me in tears at certain points this one hits you HARD she's so talented

man I would love for him to do k-pop reactions, I feel like he’d have a great time. Edit: Specifically Bibi’s Lowlife Princess: Noir album

Dynasty - 5:10 XS - 9:50 STFU! - 16:03 Comme De Garçons (Like the Boys) - 19:35 Akasaka Sad - 22:41 Paradisin’ - 26:42 Love Me 4 Me - 29:58 Bad Friend - 32:41 Fuck This World (Interlude) - 36:14 Who’s Gonna Save U Now? - 39:05 Tokyo Love Hotel - 43:07 Chosen Family - 47:07 Snakeskin - 49:52

OKAY NOW YOU HAVE TO REACT TO JESSIE WARE’S “THAT FEELS GOOD”!!!

Fun fact: The guitar solo in Dynasty at 7:28 was done by Adam Hann, the guitarist for the 1975.

I love watching people experience the pop masterpiece that is SAWAYAMA 😌

I have never hit a push notification so quickly in my life

I watched this on patreon but this is a GOD TIER ALBUM (you can tell by my pfp and username that I love Rina smmmm)

this album goes crazy, Rina is one of my best discovery during the lockdown time. I'm glad you filmed your reaction to it

I mean, COME ON!? I CLICKED SO FAST OMG. Rina is amazing and this album? SUPERB

Her cover of Enter Sandman is UNBELIEVABLE

I clicked immediately, probably my favorite album of the decade so far

Omg i was waiting for LUCID and didnt realise it's on the deluxe 😭 i need him to react to that too - not as deep and experimental as the rest of this amazing album but just the perfect dance track!

I PRAYED FOR TIMES LIKE THISSSS!!!!

This is my moment!!!!!! He finally discovered that masterpiece. Waiting for the “Hold The Girl” reaction

love this reaction 😭 rina sawayama is seriously my favorite music artist. when i saw her live, it was truly an experience. hope you can react to hold the girl next, it’s a lot more personal- 3 major themes in the album are healing her inner child, confronting her traumas, and embracing her queerness❤️‍🔥

alright this was amazing i guess it's time for BROKE WITH EXPENSIVE TASTE

Omg she shares a record label with the 1975 ????? Makes the fact that she came after Matty in Glasgow even more metal.

It’s crazy how the first stream I got to watch after subbing to the Patreon was Troy reviewing my favorite album of all time and one i’ve requested so often lol. Definitely a sign this was a good idea

that was actually a very pleasant surprise! Rina is one of my favorite artists right now and sawayama was THE album that got me thru 2020. really happy that you like it as well!

I ALWAYS FIND NEW ARTISTS THROUGH YOU AND I NEVER BE DISAPPOINTED 😭💛

WE'RE EARLY AND FOR SAWAYAMA TOO, I'm sleeping good tonight thank you haze!!

OMG YESSSSS I HAVE BEEN SUMMONED!!!!!!!

been waiting for this for so long 😭 this and *hopefully* some kali uchis reactions 💆🏽‍♂️

i don’t even remember how i found this album at the start of the pandemic but omfg it still changes my life to this day. still on repeat and i swear every 4 months my fav song changes it’s all SO GOOD

OH MY GOD THIS IS THE GREATEST THING EVERRRRRRRR RINA SAWAYTAMA QUEENEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

I forgot how actually good this album is, thank you for making me fall in love with it again😭

THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE ALBUMS IM SO HAPPY YOU FOUND IT❤

YES RINA!

your jjk refs are crushing my soul

Your appreciation of music makes me appreciate music better. Love your vids 💚

I CANT BELIEVE THIS IS HAPPENING AND THAT IM HERE SO EARLY OMG IM SO HAPPY YOURE REACTING TO THIS ITS ONE OF MY FAV ALBUMS

Such a fun vid of an amazing album! You were so close with identifying the interpolation in Snakeskin - it's the victory theme from the Final Fantasy series!

YEEES!! I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS

literally one of my favorite albums! So glad you reviewed it!!

I literally love listening to my favorite artist with you!!!

YESSSSS I'M SO EXCITED YOU'RE REACTING TO THIS!!!! i love this album so much!!!

TROY IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS!!! I CANT WAIT FOR YOU TO DO HOLD THE GIRL, HER NEXT ALBUM.

OH MAN ive been waiting for this

THIS WAS SURPRISING AND I'M EARLY

Can I just say how much I love this channel for exposing me to artists that I likely wouldn't had seen without it? My music taste has broadened so much since I started watching you and it's all for the better

DID NOT EXPECT THISSS. please also react to hold the girl album!!!

FINALLY!!! THE REACTION I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR

She is an incredible vocalist live. Her show was actually truly incredibly moving and fun and elaborate and healing like i got therapized at the hold the girl tour

omg yessss i saw rina live on her last tour in nyc, she is soooooo incredibly good & talented!!! love ur reaction as always 😂

Hi Troy, loved the video, you actually made me revisit the album and appreciate it more than before. I saw that on your wheel you have Mitski's 'The Land is Inhospitable and so are we' and i have a quick tip for you. If you really want to fully appreciate Mitski's work it might be the best if you started from her album 'Lush'. Her whole discography paints a picture of a growing woman understanding her worth and role in the world. It's even crazier that she wrote her first album as a college project when she was around 18! I understand that her latest realese might get more views from the public but I think that if you want to understand it the most it's the best to start with her first album.

DEF THE BEST DEBUT ALBUM. SO GLAD YOU FINALLY REACTED TO IT. AND SHE'S INDEPENDENT LIKE OH GOD. REACT TO HOLD THE GIRL, IT'S MY SECOND FAV ALBUM OF ALL TIME LIKE LITERALLY. A MASTERPIECE.

Yesss I clicked right away! This album is so underrated!

I've waited for this video for months! 😭 I knew you'd be all over this album 🤌

lemme just say that i love the creative video beginnings haha, must be a lot of work & super cool :)

god bless!!! all hail rina

I BEEN WAITIN ON THIS ONE Y’ALL- HITTING THE BONG AND COMIN RIGHT BACK HOLD ON

One of my favorite artists EVER and she’s SUCH a great live performer I’ve seen her 3 times LMAO LOVE THIS WOMAN

NOWWWW YOU HAVE TO LISTEN TO HOLD THE GIRL ALBUM!!!!!! also i can't wait for cowboy carter reaction i didn't get to watch the twitch stream so we're seated hereeeeeeeee

i gasped when i saw this. this album got me out of such a deep and lost part of my life, thank you Rina Sawayama. and thank you Troy for deciding to choose such a work of art to react to

FINALLY OMG THIS ALBUM IS EVERTHING TO ME YOU HAVE NO IDEA

COME ON RINAA also since you enjoyed this I’d say another hit of an album you should totally check out is “I miss you already + I haven’t left yet” by del water gap! my favorite album of 2023 and is definitely one of the best indie pop records I’ve heard

i just started the video but i did NOT expect this in the year 2024 but I’m sooooo excited for this SAWAYAMA is one of my favorite albums of all time

LEGENDARY ALBUM FUTURE POP CLASSIC!!! RINA QUEEN

6s new record for me. So stocked for this reaction!

OMG IVE WANTED THIS FOR SO LONG IM SOOOOO EXCITED EEEEEEEEEK I KNOWWW YOU WILL EAT THIS UP

vibing and creating choreography in ur head for Love me 4 me and then turnin around and faceplant-sobbing to Bad Friend, tonal shifts like that make legendary pop albums i swear

NO FUCKING WAY YOU REACTED TO MY FAVORITE ALBUM OMG. OMG. OMG. OMG. OMG. OMG. OMG.

I don’t know if this has been suggested yet but please give *JESSIE WARE - WHAT’S YOUR PLEASURE* ? a chance! 🙏❤✨

WHAAATTTTT I WAS LITERALLY JUST LOOKING THROUGH YOUR CHANNEL LIKE 2 DAYS AGO FOR THIS

This just brightened my day so much 😭

finally!!!

one of my favourite albums of all time