In spite of what the majority of high school movies will try to have you believe, not every teenager loves hedonistic, raging parties. In fact, a lot of kids would rather be doing just about anything else to avoid them, if 18-year-old singer Alessia is any indication. On "Here", the Ontario native’s debut single for Def Jam, she hones in with laser precision on what makes those parties so entirely insufferable: the stoned boys trying to get her attention, the meaningless music she doesn’t want to listen to, the gossiping girls in the kitchen.-=-=-=-

Alessia rebukes them all over a deft, warped Isaac Hayes sample. "Here" becomes a defiant, clever rallying cry for the wallflowers and introverts who’d rather be at home recording covers of their favorite songs or kicking back with friends than indulging in some run-of-the-mill bacchanal. Alessia may be just starting out, but her powerhouse voice and lyrical finesse make it clear: She may have to start getting used to attending a lot more parties.