Alessia Cara is back with two brand new singles – ‘Sweet Dream’ and ‘Shapeshifter.’  This marks Alessia’s first release of 2021, and both songs will be featured on her upcoming album.  “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 says.

 

 

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As Alessia explains. “The first side being ‘Sweet Dream’ represents the hardship and 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!”

 

 

 

 

She continues, “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.”

 

The music video for ‘Shapeshifter’ is set to drop on July 23.  Listen to the track below.

 

 

 

 

So why two songs? As Alessia says in her Instagram post, “When I finally put the pend down on this album, I noticed the thread that runs throughout it, is the theme of duality so I decided to release 2 songs – one for each end of that thread.”

 

 

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Alessia will also be part of Metallica’s upcoming tribute album, she will also join Billie Eilish, The Weeknd, and more for the Global Citizen concert on Sept. 25, and she’ll perform ‘Sweet Dream’ on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on July 19, and then again on Live with Kelly & Ryan on July 21.

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