Empress Of and Rina Sawayama have collaborated on a new song ahead of upcoming US tour dates.
Rina guests on ‘Kiss Me’, a single from Empress Of’s forthcoming album, and is her first music since the excellent Save Me EP last year, featuring ‘Turn The Tide’, ‘Dance For You’ and ‘Save Me’
A music video directed by India Harris, features Empress Of and Rina in an angelic setting in the English countryside.
The collaboration between the artists comes after Empress Of opened for Rina Sawayama and Carly Rae Jepsen. Empress Of is supporting Rina on the rest of her North America tour this year with dates in Seattle, San Francisco, New Orleans, Austin and more.
Empress Of:
Empress Of Tour Dates:
supporting Rina Sawayama Sept 22 – Salt Lake City, UT @ SLC Twilight
Sept 26 – Denver, CO @ Filmore Auditorium*
Sept 28 – Seattle, WA @ Paramount*
Sept 30 – San Francisco, CA @ Warfield*
Oct 3 – Santa Ana, CA @ Observatory*
Oct 4 – Los Angeles, CA @ Masonic Lodge
Oct 6 – Bentonville, AR @ The Momentary*
Oct 9 – New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues*
Oct 11 – Austin, TX @ Stubbs*
Oct 12 – San Antonio, TX @ Aztec*
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