New York, NY (Top40 Charts) After building up widespread anticipation, GRAMMY Award-winning history-making superstar Alessia Cara presents her anxiously awaited fourth full-length album, Love & Hyperbole, out now on Def Jam Recordings/ Universal Music.
This 14-track body of work sees her in top form as both a vocal dynamo and an eloquent songwriter. From the energetic opener "Go Outside!" to the reflective finale "Clearly," the LP traces an enthralling journey through the ups, downs, twists, and turns of infatuation, love, heartbreak, and letting go. At the same time, it illuminates her sonic progression with its immersive soundscape and cohesive vision.
In support of the album, she will embark on an extensive global headline tour. As her biggest international jaunt yet, it kicks off in North America on April 6 at Orpheum Theatre in Boston, MA, visits major markets, and concludes on June 19 at Progresja Summer Stage in Warsaw, Poland. Check out the full confirmed itinerary below.
Last month, she paved the way for Love & Hyperbole with the single "Slow Motion." EUPHORIA. wrote, "Cara has been experimenting more and more with jazz elements with this upcoming album, and "Slow Motion" is no different," going on to profess, "The beauty is in the general song." Billboard attested, "For Alessia Cara, emotion and connection is at the heart of her creative endeavors — hence why each of her three studio albums live in a unique world full of signature concepts, colors and themes built around them. Her music isn't just a listening experience, it's a feeling."
"Slow Motion" was produced by Mike Elizondo (Twenty One Pilots, Nelly Furtado) and Jake Gosling (Ed Sheeran, James Bay). It arrived on the heels of the standout "(Isn't It) Obvious," which featured a guitar solo from John Mayer. The latter has already generated millions of streams and counting in addition to earning critical praise. Not to mention, she delivered a showstopping performance of the track on Good Morning America.
Ultimately, Love & Hyperbole showcases her evolution as a powerhouse vocalist, empathetic songwriter, and force of nature. She initially teased this chapter with "Dead Man." People spoke to her exclusively about this chapter, going on to note, "she has a few new surroundings to thank for where she's headed on her soon-to come fourth album."
Thus far, Alessia Cara has generated billions of streams, earned dozens of multi platinum certifications around the world, and notably made history as "the first Canadian to win 'Best New Artist' at the GRAMMY® Awards." At the same time, she has sold out tours on multiple continents and emerged as the rare force equally comfortable on a track with Logic and Khalid or Juanes, Bastille, Major Lazer, and The Warning.
It's just the beginning though. Welcome to her next chapter with Love & Hyperbole!
TRACKLISTING:
Go Outside!
Left Alone
Dead Man
Subside
Run Run
Drive
Get To You
(Isn't It) Obvious
Garden Interlude
Nighttime Thing
Feels Right
Fire
Slow Motion
Clearly
Since catapulting to stardom with quintessential loner anthem "Here" in 2015, the singer/songwriter has matured alongside her audience, capturing the highs and lows of adolescence and young adulthood with camera-like clarity. In many ways, Cara's new era is a snapshot of an artist finally processing her meteoric rise in the music industry. The Grammy winner's debut single, "Here," peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and went on to sell three million copies. Her platinum-selling debut album, Know-It-All, delivered another smash hit with "Scars to Your Beautiful" and she memorably contributed "How Far I'll Go" to the Moana soundtrack. She then added further platinum plaques to her collection with "Stay," a dizzying club collaboration with Zedd, and an unforgettable feature on Logic's "1-800-273-8255." The Brampton, Ontario, native returned in 2018 with The Pains of Growing, which won a Juno Award for Best Album and Songwriter of the Year cemented Cara as one of her generation's foremost singer/songwriters. Her last album, In The Meantime, that featured hit singles "Best Days" and "Sweet Dream." The album was met with critical acclaim from Pitchfork, Billboard, Rolling Stone, with The New York Times calling it "Incisive and introspective as ever. Cara continues to position herself as both pop star and therapist."
