A singer-songwriter who grew up in Alliston is about to release a new single.
Sophia Fracassi’s But I Do will drop May 13 via the Coalition Music agency (Our Lady Peace, The Tea Party, Scott Helman, Simple Plan) and on all streaming platforms.
“With a gift for storytelling that is well beyond her years and inspired by the likes of Taylor Swift and Joni Mitchell, Sophia’s gorgeous new single is a hard-hitting, emotional ballad that showcases her remarkable vocal capabilities,” stated a news release from Strut Entertainment.
But I Do was written by Fracassi and Steve Molella (LØLØ, Finger Eleven), who also produced the track.
“But I Do is one of the most vulnerable songs I’ve written so far. It touches on pretty well every single insecurity I have ever struggled with, and forces my quiet thoughts out into the open,” said Fracassi. “I hope that if the listener takes even one thing away from this track, they would hear that it’s OK to feel. Because it’s within the tension of breaking down and holding on that we discover what we really care about and what we really want to live for.”
The new track is coming on the heels of Fracassi’s most recent single, I Lied.
Fracassi “has always turned to music to ride out life’s storms,” the release stated.
“The Canadian singer-songwriter is just 18 years old, but her voice is calm and confident, indicative of someone who has dedicated her whole life to her art. Taking inspiration from icons she’s long admired, Sophia wrote about what she knew. The intensity of a first love — and the heartbreak that came with it — helped gift her the perspective she is now repurposing in her music as she broaches adulthood and chases her dreams.
“She is no longer a little girl craving to emulate her peers, nor a teenager helplessly in love. Sophia Fracassi wants to be fully herself, and for her music to be a vessel for the empathy and empowerment she holds so close to her heart.”
Fracassi is currently in the studio wrapping up her debut EP.
