Centering herself may have saved her life. These past few years, she’s analyzed who she’s been and who she wants to be, culling empowerment from both. Listen to Carla MorrisonĪcclaimed singer-songwriter Carla Morrison is returning to music brand new. Morrison has performed at Coachella, Mexico City’s famed Auditorio Nacional, and throughout the US, collaborating over the years with Lila Downs, Calexico, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, Ricky Martin, J Balvin, and more. Its video was directed by Colin Solal Cardo, and it had over a million views on YouTube in its first two weeks.Raw retellings of emotional, personal heartbreaks are the bedrock of Tecate, Baja California-born singer-songwriter Carla Morrison’s material, and this honest approach has earned her multiple Grammy nominations and Latin Grammy wins over the course of five albums. The electro-R&B single Ansiedad" (Anxiety) examined her relationship to mental health as a precursor to a forthcoming album. In September of 2020, she released her first new song in five years. In 2019 she enlisted Pere George to provide an electro cumbia remix of "Azucar Morena." Morrison kicked off 2020 with a second remix of "Disfruto" by Audioiko. In 2018, Morrison issued a new version of the chamber pop track "Disfruto" with dancehall rapper Francistyle and followed it with the pop ranchera single "Hasta La Piel," in which he was also featured. Later that year she issued "Un Mundo Raro," her version of the classic ranchera by José Alfredo Jiménez, and she appeared as a guest on Lila Downs' Salón, Lágrimas y Deseo. She also recorded a version of the Velvet Underground's "Pale Blue Eyes" for the soundtrack to the Eugenio Derbez/ Salma Hayek film How to Be a Latin Lover, released in May 2017. Its revealing narrative followed the artist during an international tour across three continents. She issued an alternate all-acoustic version entitled Amor Supremo Desnudo, to accompany the release of her 2017 documentary film Carla Morrison: Love Supreme. The album peaked at number one on the Latin Pop albums chart, and at number four on the Top Latin albums list. Morrison debuted the single "Un Beso" in 2015 in anticipation of the release of her third studio long-player, Amor Supremo, in October. A deluxe edition of Déjenme Llorar was released in 2014 with a bonus disc filled with alternate takes and versions, remixes, and demos. The album peaked at 15 on the Latin Pop Albums chart was certified gold in Mexico it earned the artist a pair of Latin Grammys. Another EP, Jugando en Serio, appeared in 2011, leading the way for her second studio album, Déjenme Llorar, in 2012. A deluxe edition of the EP followed one year later, along with her debut full-length Mientras Tú Dormías., produced by Natalia Lafourcade. She played in numerous indie rock and electro bands before striking out on her own in 2010 with the EP Aprendiendo a Aprender. 2016's Amor Supremo became a soundtrack to the feature-length documentary Carla Morrison: Love Supreme, that followed her travails and triumphs on an international tour of the U.S., Spain, and South America.īorn in Tecate, Baja, California, just south of San Diego, Morrison was raised on a musical diet of ranchera, Rocío Dúrcal, Patsy Cline, Juan Gabriel, and the Beach Boys. Her success as a singer and songwriter has made her a desired collaborator for a wide variety of Latin artists ranging from Los Angeles Azules and Juan Gabriel to Lila Downs, Enrique Bunbury, J Balvin, and Ricky Martin. No matter the musical frame Morrison employs, her work sometimes utilizes dramatic production, as evidenced amply by the Latin Grammy-winning electronic single "Vez Primera" in 2016. Her second full-length, 2012's Déjenme Llorar, was certified Gold in Mexico and took home two Latin Grammys for Best Alternative Music Album and Best Alternative Song for the title track. Fans are drawn to her lithe alto voice that always communicates deep emotions in settings ranging from acoustic constructions and elegantly constructed indie rock to atmospheric electronic pop. She sings almost exclusively in Spanish but is beloved on both sides of the border - and the Atlantic Ocean - for her poignant, tender, love songs. Mexican-born singer/songwriter and producer Carla Morrison is an anomaly in the regionalized world of indie pop.
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