Welcome to Switched On Pop.

I'm songwriter Charlie Harding.

One of my favorite artists right now is Reena Sauyama.

She works with her producer Clarence Clarity to make this mashup of sounds from the late

90s and early aughts, in particular recasting Max Martin Pop with new metal, two styles that

don't usually converge.

And she makes these very compelling songs with a strong anti-consumerous message.

I spoke with Reena Sauyama last summer about her debut upon a misalbum Sauyama, and

she shared with me the stories behind her songs XS and STFU.

Yes, the F stands for what you think it does in case you've got kiddos around.

Here's my chat, Reena.

Over the past couple of weeks, I've really been enjoying this album Sauyama by the artist

Reena Sauyama.

She works with her producing partner Clarence Clarity to make this very postmodern mashup

of all of the different sounds that were happening in the late 90s and early aughts.

But she, in particular, recasts the sound of new metal in really creative and fun ways.

I recently gave her a ring to talk about two of my personal favorite songs, STFU and

XS.

Hey, Reena, thanks for chatting with me.

Let's just jump right into your music.

What is going on with the multiple sounds in STFU?

I really liked the sort of duality of the intensity of the intro and the verse.

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