Alex Porat has previously garnered attention as a result of the covers she has posted on YouTube and Instagram. Bringing depth of emotion and sophisticated production to gentle pop music, the Toronto musician is now focused on releasing her own music, with Happy For You her newest single.
With a delicate and emotive sound, Happy For You tells the tale of a breakup… Dealing with the conflicting emotions of being hurt by someone’s ability to move on from you, but still wanting the best for them. The difficult reality of being confronted by the constant reminders of a person - the optimisation algorithms online that don’t understand that you no longer want to be confronted with every little thing that person does… Technology gone from silently anticipating your desires to actively derailing your attempts to be better.
Describing the song, Porat says:
”The theme of this song is a situation that I find comes up often. When you go through a break-up, everything that person does online is now in your face and you want them to think you’re okay with them moving on when you’re not. For this track we wanted it to be super introspective and feel kind of dream-like since you’re not actually saying these lyrics out loud."
Happy For You captures a feeling most of us know well, but does so with a fresh feeling that makes it all the more personal and real. Check it out below: