Rina Sawayama and Charli XCX, iconic as solo artists both dominating the UK and US pop charts but could they be even better together? The teaser for their latest collaboration may just tell us the answer.
Over the past few months the pair have been teasing working on a track together however fans may not have to wait as long as they expected for the duos musical signatures to intertwine. The first mention of a collaboration was confirmed by Charli XCX in May last year when the pair allegedly had discussed making music together. Many months passed and fans had lost some hope – writing off this statement as a passing conversation more than an actual plan to collaborate anytime soon. However, hopes have recently been lifted as the ‘Boom Clap’ singer uploaded photos and videos of her upcoming projects, including screenshots of texts between herself and Sawayama in which they can be pictured hyping up what seems to be a collaborative single “Our voices work so well together” wrote Sawayama to Charli.
It would be just a week later that Charli XCX posts a Tik Tok featuring the then untitled track which seems to be revering down a synth pop sensuality route combined with the duos signature enthusiasm. In the short 10 seconds we hear Sawayama’s silky vocals chiming the lyrics “…Coming and going just as you please / Separated by a degree, hesitated illusion so far out of reach.” watch the video here.
In more exciting turns of this slow burn release schedule, Sawayamas most recent Tik Tok depicts the duo donned in white dresses on what seems to be the video set for ‘Beg For You.‘ This clip also tells us a lot more about the tune which samples the 2006 top hit ‘Cry For You’ yet becoming modernised to fit the current industry thematics and both singers aesthetics. The music video also seems to be taking on a more ethereal scenery, with both singers sitting comfortably close wearing similar white silk slip dresses, the background is minimal yet the lighting portrays a warmer tone to the shoot – its purposes yet are still unknown.
We can guarantee both Charli’s self proclaimed ‘Angels‘ and Sawayamas ‘Pixels‘ are overjoyed with the news that two of Britains most influential female voices are joining forces. Underneath both the stars teaser Tik Tok’s fans showered the duo with support with comments from some stating “Quite literally will be the only song I stream after its release. we love a sample” and another saying “Charli x Rina is already the biggest serve of 2022″
Charli XCX is set to release her new studio album, CRASH on March the 18th of 2022 and has already released two tracks the 80s embodied ‘Good Ones‘ (which has been remixed by Perfume Genius) and a collaboration with Christine And The Queens and Caroline Polacheck titled ‘New Shapes‘.
