Allegra – He Ain’t You (2022)
Allegra hit us with a punch of self-empowerment in ‘Used to Miss You’, after her impassioned anthem of defiance ‘Do What I Want’. She is now delving into more complicated emotions through her entrancing pop single ‘He Ain’t You’. Through the mid-tempo tones, she explores the struggle of moving on after a failed relationship, while still romanticising past feelings and moments.
Moving away from the dance vibes of her previous releases, this single shows a new and more vulnerable side of Allegra. The honesty woven into the slower pop sounds carries a longing to forget the pain you are facing, while still clinging to what used to be. A painful yet relatable sentiment, it is made more powerful by the new approach to her music.
‘He Ain’t You’ has a touch of the sparkling tones that have become characteristic of Allegra’s music, but there is a slower tempo to the melody. The beats carry the lightest touch of dance, but this has been woven into a neon pop tone. The movement of the melody will have you swaying and shimmying to the sound, while beckoning you into the complicated emotions of the lyrics. Each note of the melody brings a new wash of colours to the pop kaleidoscope of the single. Through the melody, you can hear how her sound has matured and that she has clearly found her footing. There is a merger of her dance roots and a slower pop sensibility. This combination is quite addictive as it gets you lightly moving to the sound, while sinking into the neon lights of the track.
While the colours of the melody wash through your senses, Allegra’s vocals draw you into the complicated emotions of the single. Her voice hits the perfect mid-tempo slide with a twist of something that is entrancing and uniquely her. She enters the single with a touch of dance, like you are being led into a club and seeing the person described in the lyrics. While there is a feeling of moving on after the end of a relationship, you can tell there is something tethering you to the old relationship. Allegra has found the perfect balance of wanting to move on while still wanting to sink into past emotions. The chorus brings a hit of longing to forget the past and move on, which furthers the complications of the track.
Taking a slower melodic approach, Allegra finds the perfect balance for complicated emotions in the colourful pop tones of ‘He Ain’t You’. From the first moment, the single brings a fusion of her dance roots and a new matured pop sound. Her vocal performance is nuanced as she fills you with a longing to forget, while being unable to stop sinking into romanticised past emotions.
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