As a torchbearer of the new age R&B movement, RINI turns the page on a new chapter in his sonics with UltraViolet, out now via Warner Records. The 7-track EP takes RINI’s songwriting to the next level – showcasing a never-before-seen tangled mix of confidence and vulnerability from the budding superstar. UltraViolet features the BEAM-assisted “Selfish” and the emotionally charged “Haunt Me,” which was co-written by Sabrina Claudio and Kaveh. 

On the new EP, RINI explains: “This project is really about me stepping out of my comfort zone on all fronts. I’m at a place in my artistry where I’m testing new things, running with every spark of inspiration – and UltraViolet is definitely a product of this.”

Alongside the release of his highly-anticipated sophomore score, the Melbourne-raised crooner shares an accompanying music video for “Pressure.” “[‘Pressure’] is just the perfect vibe out, cruisin’ song to me and I know this can easily be everyone’s favourite,” shares RINI on the staying power behind his new hit. “The whole video kinda feels like what me and the homies would do back home, you know – just go for drives and kick it.”

Directed by Morian Thomas, the video finds RINI chasing after love in a very literal sense as he races downhill towards his favourite person. “When [RINI] played me this song, I told him it ‘felt like a breeze in my hair,’ lol,” as Thomas puts it. “So while we were scheming on this visual, we decided to just combine the two elements – pressure and adrenaline.”

This project arrives on the heels of RINI’s sold-out headlining “Past the Naked Eye Tour,” which kicked off last month (Nov 30) at The Masquerade in Atlanta, GA. The seven-date tour makes landfall across the U.S. in Washington, D.C., New York, Oakland, and more before wrapping up in Los Angeles’ The Echoplex on December 16th. UltraViolet pulls influences from neo-soul and R&B throughout, working funk sensibilities into RINI’s emphatic and melodic songwriting. Floating over instrumentals with his impassioned delivery, and ad-libbed by augmented harmonies, RINI tells the story of his maturation as a man, artist and lover of love in what’s considered to be his most polished work to date.