Grammy Award®-winning singer-songwriter Alessia Cara returns this week with a vibrant and playful video for her recent track “Shapeshifter”, available to watch here.
Last week Alessia released two brand new songs “Sweet Dream”, which premiered on BBC1’s flagship program hosted by Annie Mac and “Shapeshifter”. Both tracks are taken from her eagerly awaitedupcoming third album and they are available across all platforms via EMI Records/Def Jam Recordings.
“The theme of duality is recurring on this next album, so it made sense to release two songs to introduce both ends of the thread,” Alessia explained. “The first side being ‘Sweet Dream’ which represents the hardship & helplessness surrounding my last couple of years. It’s about insomnia and the hoops my brain jumps through at night while I’m supposed to be asleep. Never fun! Then on the flip side, there’s ‘Shapeshifter’ which is witty and sophisticated in a way that I feel represents the more mature and light-hearted parts of the album. I had to go through lots of pain to regain my footing and this song feels unwavering, despite it not being about the happiest of things.”
Alessia’s one-of-a-kind voice and powerful performance chops are in high demand as she launches the first salvos from her forthcoming project. Her previously announced version of Metallica’s “Enter Sandman” is set for their upcoming deluxe ‘Black Album’ box set, and she will join Metallica, Billie Eilish, Lorde, The Weeknd, BTS and many more for the September 25th Global Citizen concert.
