Hear Rina Sawayama skewer late capitalism on her new single “XS”

Next month, we'll finally get to hear Rina Sawayama's debut album SAWAYAMA in its entirety. She's already offered a handful of contrasting singles off the track list, from the nu-metal of "STFU," to the couture-wielding funk of "Comme des Garcons," and today she's sharing one more in "XS." It's a return to the early aughts pop sound that defined her last project, 2017's RINA, but the subject matter is very much grounded in the present day.

"'XS' is a song that mocks capitalism in a sinking world," Sawayama wrote in a press release. "Given that we all know global climate change is accelerating and human extinction is a very real possibility within our lifetime it seemed hilarious to me that brands were still coming out with new makeup palettes every month and public figures were doing a gigantic house tour of their gated property in Calabasas in the same week as doing a 'sad about Australian wild fires' Instagram post... We're all hypocrites because we are all capitalists, and it's a trap that I don't see us getting out of."

Hear "XS" for yourself, and peep Rina Sawayama's forthcoming tour itinerary, below. SAWAYAMA is out April 17 via Dirty Hit.

April 24 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Regent Theater
April 25 - San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
April 27 - Portland, OR @ Holocene
April 28 - Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
May 1 - Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line Music Cafe
May 2 - Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge
May 3 - Toronto, ON @ The Mod Club Theatre
May 6 - Washington, DC @ Union Stage
May 7 - New York City, NY @ Webster Hall
May 8 - Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair
May 9 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Foundry at the Fillmore
May 14 - Glasgow, UK @ King Tuts
May 15 - Manchester, UK @ Gorilla
May 16 - Birmingham, UK @ O2 Intitute3
May 21 - London, UK @ Electric Brixton