Fresh from the release of her new single, “Trick Of The Light,” which is hauntingly beautiful and profound in its thematic thrust, ALI is set to wow audiences once again. The track opens with a building synth ambience and tension-building percussion; ALI’s beautiful vocals pull you into this authentic feel before the beauty of the piano emerges.
“Trick Of The Light” is a song about deception through outward appearances and delves into the outstanding contrast between the facade one keeps for the world and his inner struggles, which one fights with behind closed doors. Ali tried to explain in a nutshell the meaning of this track when she said, “It’s about the difference between what you let others see and what you keep for yourself, not letting others see through past the spotlight. That all that glitters is not gold.”
The song speaks of resolve in the face of doubt and expectation—the feelings of failure that accompany significant endeavours. ALI says: “Even I expected to fail. You always think that if that happened someday, everybody would come to you with the old ‘I told you.'”
Teaming up once again with trusted producer Yuriy Salud, ALI created another brooding, epic pop anthem that epitomises her ability to breathe raw emotion into her music. “Trick Of The Light” boasts a soaring melody, lyrical beauty, and catchy lyrics that can bring the listener into one very reaching journey—one that exposes the highs and lows of this rollercoaster experience called life.
Ali, from a small town in West Catalonia, Spain, had moved to London at 18 to study songwriting at the heart of Europe’s arts culture. Influences for ALI come from artists like LÉON and Taylor Swift, and she crafts mellow contemporary pop sounds that transport the listener deep into a nostalgic journey carried by her lyrics and sound. She writes of experiences, difficulties, and stories that border everyday lives for someone far from home. An Independent artist, she does everything in her music journey all by herself. Writing to production, from publishing to performing; everything she does, each little bit and corner of the song and performance.
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Karen Harding is a Melbourne, Australia based singer/songwriter, founder of Sounds On The Couch, and founder and operator of boutique music PR service for emerging and independent artists, Rise Indie.