Canadian songwriter Alessia Cara released her fourth studio album “Love & Hyperbole” on Friday, Feb. 14. A couple of the songs on the track list flowed through social media starting June 2024 as a teaser to her fans before going public. Upon this release, she worked with producers Mike Elizondo, Jake Gosling and Jon Levine alongside her other projects including her previous album, “In the Meantime.” Alessia’s album got tons of hits based on the great production, songwriting and vocal performances. Also, she announced her third concert tour will commence on April 6, supporting the new album.
Her first track on the album is “Go Outside!” which starts everything with a fun, jazzy intro. This song relates to her other songs, “Fishbowl” and “Box In The Ocean,” in which she had moments where she disconnects herself through fear and isolation which signifies the song is her calling to the real world. This one should’ve had more lyrics to make it better instead of having the same electric chorus to cover most of the song.
“Dead Man” is the most popular song on the album with over four million listens. This became her latest single before the release, and it was a beautiful song about finally letting go of a relationship that needed no longer saving. Alessia stated, “This song is about a relationship that has come to an end and is like the last finger grasp of trying to hold onto what is left of this relationship.” Another popular song of the album is “(Isn’t it) Obvious,” and the two hits on the album share a backstory: the emotional distance between a couple in a long distance relationship and how she shows love when they’re physically apart. The music video to this was interesting and expressed a lot of art, yet the song was somewhat overhyped because it was a little boring with no change in tone or chorus.
“Drive,” “Get To You,” “Nighttime Thing,” “Garden Interlude” and “Slow Motion” were breathtaking with Alessia’s vocals and lyrics. Some were tranquil while other ones were more upbeat and expressive which gives the hyperbole its meaning to the album title. These five songs are vibrant and bring back memories to her old songs, “Scars To Your Beautiful” and “Here.” The five songs best features are great tune and immaculate rhythm.
On the down side, “Feels Right” should’ve had more effort put into the song by Alessia. It was slow, not as exciting as the other ones because the same volume and tempo flowed through the song and it just didn’t click. It would’ve been better if the beat had dropped somewhere in the middle.
The fourth track on the album, “Subside,” has lyrics that represent the fear of change and the emotions in the words fit together perfectly. The electric vocals top it off and add more voices into the song itself.
For the most part, “Love & Hyperbole” was amazing and gives an insight into Alessia Cara’s life and transformation. The album expressed her personal experiences indirectly along with her emotional journey really put this album together. This work of Alessia’s deserves a 9 out of 10.
