Canadian Alessia Cara has also had to deal with a broken heart. It is the main theme of In The Meantime. Fortunately, it brought her strength as well as sorrow. This duality can be heard on her third album. Besides more subdued songs, the singer puts a lot of spice in her music with influences from bossa nova, disco and funk. The album moves in different directions in a pleasant way, which is a
… welcome surprise compared to its somewhat monotonous predecessor The Pains Of Growing (2028). Cara writes all the lyrics herself and they are conveyed with self-confidence. In The Meantime is Cara's best work to date. (JvQ)more
