New Release from Alessia Cara "Know-It-All" On Universal Music New Zealand

19-year old sensation Alessia Cara - whose debut smash “Here”  began as the #1 global viral track on Spotify, was lauded in a New York Times profile and branded the summer’s “anti­social anthem” by Spin, and won the Original Song Award at VH1’s 5^th annual Streamy Awards last month – has announced the November 13^th arrival of her debut album, KNOW-IT-ALL on EP Entertainment / Def Jam Recordings. Launching off of the out-of-nowhere breakthrough success of “Here” and her critically acclaimed FOUR PINK WALLS EP, Alessia cruises into the release of KNOW-IT-ALL with serious momentum.
 
“Here” may have had humble beginnings – a discovery track championed online by influential sites like The Fader, Pigeons & Planes, Pitchfork, Complex and others – but the song has most certainly arrived. The track has been certified double platinum ins the US – has amassed 175 million plays on Spotify worldwide, and has exploded at radio, impressively going all the way to #1 on the US Top 40.
           
Alessia has captured the hearts of fans, critics and slew of notable admirers like Lorde, Drake, Alicia Keys and Taylor Swift, who recently included Alessia’s “I’m Yours” on a playlist of ‘New Songs That Will Make Your Life More Awesome.’ “I’m Yours,” joined “Here” and other tracks on Alessia’s debut EP FOUR PINK WALLS which was released just over month ago in response to an outcry from fans eager to hear more from their new obsession. With the EP tracks appearing on the new album, the scores of fans who purchased the FOUR PINK WALLS EP can complete their album with a discounted purchase of KNOW-IT-ALL.


Photo courtesy of Universal Music NZ

Dubbed “your new favorite musician” by Cosmopolitan, Canadian powerhouse Alessia Cara has proved that she is a force to be reckoned with, amassing 20 million YouTube views for “Here.”  Alessia “crawled her way into our brains this summer,” raved Entertainment Weekly, which described “Here” as “a sleepy stoner jam about hiding out at a party.”  Nylon hailed the “sultry, slow-burning anthem about being at a party you could not care less about.”
 
19-year old Alessia won over a nationwide tv audience one month ago (July 29^th), when she made her small screen debut performing “Here” with the Roots on NBC’s The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.  “For a self-described ‘antisocial pessimist’ giving her first major appearance,” Idolator reported on the singer (in her Life Of The Party t-shirt), “she was incredibly engaging, mugging for the camera and owning the stage. She even seemed to be enjoying all the attention at the end when Fallon told her ‘You belong here.’ This girl’s gonna be huge.”

ALESSIA’S OUTSIDER ANTHEM “HERE” DOUBLE PLATINUM IN THE US!
PLATINUM IN NEW ZEALAND.
 
VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE “WILD THINGS” IS OUT NOW
WATCH IT HERE
 
“The stunning ‘Here’ is part of a proud and stubborn lineage of outcast pop by young women.”  (The New York Times)
 
“Eighteen-year-old Alessia Cara has the type of natural, raw songwriting talent that takes some artists years to master.”  (Rolling Stone)
 
“Cara has become the soul breakout of the summer.”  (Entertainment Weekly)
 
“Music’s next big thing.”  (ELLE)