Canadian multi-talented artist Alessia Cara has released a new taste of her upcoming EP The Summer, a brand-new melancholic single titled “October”.
Earlier this year, Cara previously dropped several tracks from her forthcoming project, such as “Ready” and “Rooting for You”. Now, she is back with a mid-tempo song about healing and beautiful feelings. The song has been produced by Midi Jones and Jon Levine, who helped Cara writing the lyrics too.
A few days ago, Cara took it to social media to share the inspiration for “October”, saying: “I wrote this song about a very recent period of time in which I felt more aligned than I ever have. It’s about healing and discovering that some feelings are as beautiful as they are inevitably fleeting. So much so that I wanted to encapsulate these ones before they were gone.”
“Now I’ll have them forever and I can go back there any time. I can go back and feel the thorns in my hands after falling into a ditch in Europe (I won’t elaborate), or hear everyone’s tired 5 a.m. taxi laughs. Playing shows in beautiful cities with my road family and happy crying with my best friend (a lot).
It’s all there. This is for the friends I’ve kept and the ones I’ve found. The places we’ve been, the nostalgia we accidentally set ourselves up for, and the months I’ll always think about. I hope this one takes you somewhere. It’s so so special to me.”
The 23-year-old singer/songwriter and instrumentalist is currently opening for Shawn Mendes on the artist tour in North America and will start her own fall headlining tour on October 21 in Boston.
Listen to “October” down below:
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