Rina Sawayama celebrates the one year anniversary of Hold The Girl

"Can’t believe it’s almost been a year since Hold The Girl became yours and what a year it’s been !! In honour of the one year anniversary, I wanted to reissue the album with fresh art, both on streaming services and in vinyl and CD formats. I’ve always loved this image and feel it encapsulates the album and all of its themes (more on that later)," Sawayama says about the celebratory moment.

Alongside the repressing of the album on both vinyl and CD, Sawayama is also sharing a new episode of Rina TV, in which she details the behind the scenes of what went into the redesigning of her show for the Hold The Girl: Reloaded tour. She is currently on the North American leg of the tour, which included her recent festival appearances at Governor's Ball, Bonnaroo, and Lollapalooza. She redesigned the entire show for the tour and the new performance looks to articulate a greater narrative with a simpler set design.

Hold The Girl was written and recorded over the span of a ​​year and a half, Rina teamed up with long-term collaborators Clarence Clarity and Lauren Aquilina as well as enlisting help from the likes of the legendary Paul Epworth (Adele, Florence & the Machine), Stuart Price (Dua Lipa, The Killers, Madonna) and Marcus Andersson (Demi Lovato, Ashnikko) for their magic touch.