Love & Hyperbole Alessia Cara

• 1 Go Outside! 03:40
• 2 Left Alone 02:46
• 3 Dead Man 03:23
• 4 Subside 04:29
• 5 Run Run 02:54
• 6 Drive 02:50
• 7 Get To You 03:08
• 8 (Isn’t It) Obvious 03:51
• 9 Garden Interlude 02:26
• 10 Nighttime Thing 02:24
• 11 Feels Right 03:07
• 12 Fire 03:46
• 13 Slow Motion 03:23
• 14 Clearly 03:29
• Total Runtime 45:36

Info for Love & Hyperbole

"Love and Hyperbole" explores love in a way that feels new for her. “There’s a song called ‘Fire’ that’s special to me because it’s the first time I’ve written about love without fear or negativity attached to it,” she explained. “It’s just a love letter—no overthinking, no hesitation. That was scary for me, but also really freeing.”

The album’s title speaks to the grand emotions of love—both the highs and lows, the humor and the heartbreak. Cara explained that she used hyperbole both as a storytelling device and as a way to process emotions. “Love can feel dramatic, like it’s the end of the world or the only thing that matters. I wanted to capture that intensity, but also use humor to lighten the weight of those feelings,” (Alessia Cara)

Alessia Cara has amassed billions of streams, earned multiple gold and platinum certifications, and made history as the first Canadian to win GRAMMY®’s Best New Artist. She has toured worldwide and collaborated with artists such as Logic, Khalid, Juanes, Bastille, and Major Lazer.

“I grew up in a place that celebrated different cultures, and I think that really informed my songwriting,” she shared. “It expanded my horizons creatively and emotionally.” She also acknowledged the distinct musical identity that has emerged from the Greater Toronto Area, describing it as a key influence in her sonic journey. (Alessia Cara)

Her 2018 album, The Pains of Growing, earned her a Juno Award for Best Album and Songwriter of the Year, affirming her status as a top-tier singer/songwriter. Her latest album, In The Meantime, received widespread critical acclaim from Pitchfork, Billboard, Rolling Stone, and The New York Times, with the latter praising her for blending pop stardom with a therapeutic, introspective edge.

Alessia Cara

Alessia Cara
There’s a new breed of pop star seizing hold of the world’s airwaves and online—more accurately, a conscious-pop star who’s set to subversively top charts and sway hearts and minds. This enigma embodied is 18-year-old Alessia Cara, who’s riding the refrains of her ironic anthem, “Here.” Premiered by The Fader, “Here” garnered over 500,000 total streams in it’s first week, resounding praise for its freshness and insight.

“Here” is unapologetically autobiographical: “‘Here’ is a true story,” Alessia confesses. “It’s a party song, but really it’s the complete opposite of a party song. It’s absolutely me; it shouts out the person in the corner of the party, looking around uncomfortably. I feel like this song narrates what the wallflower is thinking.”

Co-written by Sebastian Kole, “Here” manages to be both cheeky and cautionary. It’s authored from the perspective of an unenthusiastic partygoer who’s counting the minutes till it’s time to leave. “Here” takes aim at mindless revelry and is peppered with lines that touch everyone’s hidden introvert: “I’m sorry if I seem uninterested / Or I’m not listenin’, or I’m indifferent / Truly I ain’t got no business here” and “Excuse me if I seem a little unimpressed with this / An antisocial pessimist, but usually I don’t mess with this” and “Really I would rather be at home all by myself / Not in this room with people who don’t even care about my well being.”

Powerful stuff from a teenage voice; in fact, that’s powerful stuff from anyone who’s ever put pen to pad in name of art. And Alessia’s mature pen game is matched by her larger-than-life voice; she’s dazzlingly chameleon-like, boasting the kind of versatility that will make her a force. In short, Alessia has cause to be confident. But she’s still the bashful, small-town girl even in the big city: “You don’t think you’re ever going to end up here from Brampton, Ontario, Canada. Instead, you think, ‘Who’s going to see me?’ I can’t wrap my head around everything that’s happened: the chemistry with Sebastian, the producers, the label. Def Jam got what I am trying to do: I want my music to be cool and reflective of my influences –Drake, Amy Winehouse, Ed Sheeran– but still new. Def Jam gave me the opportunity to say something meaningful and positive without being preachy. I didn’t expect everything to feel so natural and organic. And I can’t believe how quickly it’s going.”

Alessia is equal parts fresh face, old soul, newcomer, and lifer. She’s going, quickly. Now it’s up to the rest of the world to catch up and catch on.

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