Seventeen: I like the lyrics about growing up and wanting to turn the clock back to being 17, Alessia’s vocals are great, the song is upbeat and catchy, and the hook is fantastic. Definitely an awesome start to the album!
Here: This was pretty much the song that first put Alessia on the map, and it’s still a fantastic song! The beat is catchy, Alessia’s performance is beautiful, the hook is really memorable, and I really like the lyrics on this one (as someone who’s naturally awkward and has been kind of antisocial when it comes to parties, I can relate to it quite a bit). Another amazing song!
Outlaws: I like the upbeat sound, the piano track, Alessia’s typically-strong vocal performance, and the pretty solid hook on this one. It did need to grow on me a little bit, but now that it has, I find it to be a really good track.
I’m Yours: This one has a really enjoyable hook, and the lyrics are extremely clever, as they talk about how someone really perfect comes along and ruins your belief that you don’t want a relationship. Alessia says things like “how rude of you, to ruin my miserable, and tell me I’m beautiful,” lines that I find so clever and so meaningful (and slightly relatable). This is another extremely memorable track!
Four Pink Walls: Alessia has some really solid flow on the verses of this track, and as always her vocals are really strong. Her lyrics about how her life changed as a result of her becoming a singer are also really great, and the beat is extremely catchy. I love this song, too!
Wild Things: Another widely known song of Alessia’s features more beautiful vocals, another catchy hook, and a really strong, upbeat instrumental. The lyrics talking about self-acceptance are also really good, too. This is another really fun, really awesome song, and I think I’ll end up breaking the replay button on it.
Stone (ft. Sebastian Kole): A much lighter song, this one is really sweet, from the nice instrumental to the lyrics talking about being someone’s “stone” (a fancy way of saying “being someone’s rock”), and of course, even though I don’t have to, I’ll repeat that Alessia’s vocals are wonderful. She can lift a song with her vocals alone, but even beyond those vocals, these songs are really pretty and all-around enjoyable.
Overdose: In some ways a slightly darker song (in how it relates love to drugs), this song also features some really fun verses that show off Alessia’s good flow, a catchy hook that reminds us of Alessia’s beautiful vocals, and a really solid, enjoyable beat. Another really great song.
Stars: Back to the lighter stuff, this song features a really nice piano melody, some really heartbreaking lyrics about being in love but fearing actually starting a relationship (not kidding, the lyrics almost made me cry, largely because I can relate to them), and of course, Alessia’s beautiful vocals help to perfectly round this song out and really make it incredible.
Scars to Your Beautiful: One of my absolute favorite songs. Amazing instrumental, fantastic vocals from Alessia, an incredible hook, and some incredibly beautiful lyrics about being happy with yourself and understanding that you have natural beauty, this song is absolutely gorgeous. Not only is it the perfect end to the non-Deluxe album, but in my eyes, it is an absolutely perfect song. More than a replay-button breaker, this is a song that’s stuck with me and will continue to stick with me.
Here - 2:00 AM Version: This version is only on the Deluxe Edition of the album, and the big difference between this version and the original version is that this one is rawer, in that it’s just Alessia and her piano. I like how Alessia has a little more freedom on this track and said freedom only makes me geek out even more because Alessia’s voice is beautiful, and hearing her sing a few more runs makes life even more worth it. I’m not sure if I like this version or the original better, but I can say that both versions are amazing.
River of Tears: Another Deluxe Edition track, this one is really light, and it features some more heartbreaking lyrics and even more beautiful vocals from Alessia. This is another really strong track, and again, it came damn close to making me cry. That’s not easy to do, so kudos, Alessia.
My Song: Ending off the Deluxe Edition of the album is a more upbeat and kind of uplifting song, with another beautiful performance from Alessia and really enjoyable lyrics about Alessia’s music living on long after she’s gone. And I can tell you for sure her music will be remembered, especially this song because it’s really great!
Overall, I’m so glad I ended up loving this album! Alessia Cara is a beautiful vocalist and a really strong lyricist, and she was able to successfully use her talents to create an emotional, beautiful, and at times heartbreaking album filled with extremely memorable, fantastically enjoyable songs. I legitimately love each and every song on this album and listening to this album in its entirety only made me love Alessia that much more: beyond her general likability and personality (as displayed by her interviews and YouTube videos), she really is an incredible, talented, wonderful musician.
Now can we take a moment to bow down to Alessia? Because she really is the Queen of everything!!!!!
Favorite tracks: All of them!
Least favorite tracks: None of them!
Rating: Excellent
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