Saïna announces EP Hotel 555 and shares "Darkest Hours"
Japanese-English multidisciplinary artist Saïna has announced she will release a new EP, titled Hotel 555, on 23 October. A single, "Darkest Hours", inspired by Studio Ghibli soundtracks, is out now.
"Darkest Hours" draws on Joe Hisaishi’s compositions for Studio Ghibli films, music Saïna grew up playing, while the EP as a whole is loosely conceptual, imagining the titular hotel as a place of anonymity and transformation where guests can step beyond their everyday selves. Together with zuriel, Saïna wrote and co-produced Hotel 555, which will arrive next month alongside a short film shot in Tokyo.
Speaking about the EP, Saïna said: “Hotel 555 has been my biggest leap of faith yet. I want to take you into my internal world of thoughts and shadows, brokenness and healing; and ask the question yourself: is escapism your friend or your enemy?”
Saïna has released a string of collab singles, short EPs such as the three-track LUNDUN LULLABIES, and music for short films over the past few years. She's yet to put out a full-length album. She is a BRIT School alum who melds alt R&B, nu-soul, and electronic textures with Japanese folk lyrics. She's also one half of London DJ duo ZEE-2, and will play The Jazz Cafe on 8 October.
Hotel 555 is released 23 October
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