Know-It-All (Deluxe)

After releasing a five-track ep, Alessia Cara releases her full debut album titled Know-It-All. Upon first glance, it may seem like she is talking about the fact that she thinks she knows it all, but in fact it is a sarcastic titled towards herself. The album features a pop meets R&B sound and includes all five songs from her ep. Upon first listening to the album, I knew it was amazing and deep and so much fun. It features songs from years ago with her dreaming of a life she has today, and songs about relationships that come when you least expect it. So basically, it is a pretty well-rounded album.

Having only heard certain popular Alessia Cara singles such as the phenomenal hit “Scars To Your Beautiful” and the lesser DIY hit “I’m Yours”, I had not had the pleasure to listen to the album Know-It-All until recently when I decided to check out the deluxe version – which is a win form me, since there is more material to digest, while I seem to detect it is a loss for some commenters on the web, for they have said that the bonus additions are somewhat underwhelming. Alas, I take the experience only as a whole one, and what is abundantly clear is that this is a Pop artists who circumvents the need to be objectified, in favor of being more – shall we say relatable to the average teen going through growing pains at the minimum, or even deep personal crisis at the apex of lyrical and melodic content. I do remember that when Alessia Cara hit the scene she dressed modestly, represented a youthful view of things, and tended to sing about more poetic, psychological happenings, versus the overly escapist or hyper sexual concepts which also flooded the scene from 2015 to now. We definitely need Alessia Cara’s on the scene, and together with veterans like Sia, and newer freshman like today’s popular Billie Eilish. Introverts are especially welcome here, as you will probably relate to Cara’s music more than anyone, whether is is up or downtempo.