Alaïs is back with monumental.
Alaïs, Alice's pseudonym, is an Italian singer who officially debuted in 2020. In 2021 she released her first EP containing 5 unreleased tracks in English. After half a home released in 2022, she just came back with monumental, also in English, that we could hear in advance. It was produced by Cameron Forster who, thanks to Alais' graceful voice, gave the song the sensibility needed to listen to it.
Monumental represents an emotional journey into Alaïs's inner world. It speaks about anxiety and how this feeling can be so strong that it can fill an entire room. The singer describes it through the lyrics as something tangible that can distort the perception of reality, magnifying every small concern until it seems insurmountable.
Despite all of this, the song brings a message of comfort. Alaïs wrote it with the hope of alleviating the pain of the ones who might feel like her, thinking that it might help them.
"I hope this song can alleviate the sense of loneliness for those suffering from anxiety and I hope it can be a push to open up and ask for help from the people who care about us when we need it", she told us.
Music has the power to turn pain into beauty and that's precisely what Alaïs wants to do with monumental. Her graceful voice matches perfectly the song. Writing such an intimate and honest song requires courage and a deep connection with one's emotions. After all, that's the power of music: to be a universal and a sincere means of sharing one's feelings.
You can follow Alaïs here and listen to monumental here: