Alessia Cara

Welcome to the Pretty Intense podcast, today we have Alessia Cara. Alessia is Canadian. Bet you didn’t know that. Alessia was 2018 Grammy winner for "best new artist." She has her third album coming out, called "In The Meantime." Two songs on the album are rooted in duality. A topic we love. These two songs are Sweet Dream and Shapeshifter, which you should check out her great videos for these songs on YouTube. Alessia is a really insightful, deep, thoughtful young woman. She’s in her mid-20s talking about some hugely mature concepts. We are talking about the inspiration behind this album, and the things that she went through last year that led her to where she is today. Alessia's vulnerability is really endearing and I think that’s why her music resonates with so many people. This album is full of big songs that came from some of her sleepless nights, and some of the discomfort she had. Insomnia, anxiety, which so many of us have gone through in the last year. She turned that discomfort into art. Alessia is a really beautiful soul - brave, vulnerable, very honest and a damn good singer so enjoy the interview.