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Latest offering is the EDM-influenced track, &#8216;Life is Not About Control&#8217;.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2018Life Is Not About Control\u2019, or \u2018LINAC\u2019 as she has taken to calling it on her social media, illustrates the refusal to allow mental health struggles to rule her life &#8211; something that Charismata knows a lot about. Having suffered with depression and anxiety which forced her to stay indoors, away from society, and curtailed her creativity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This song is her triumphant return to form, upbeat and determined to kiss her demons goodbye once and for all.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Sa&amp;apos;ra Charismata\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/artist\/3adjEuueg4rtrN4r5E0qUH?si=Gm4-IcqWRl68VGyRaDS_Ow&#038;dl_branch=1&#038;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sa&#8217;ra Charismata is not a name you&#8217;ll forget in a hurry &#8211; and it&#8217;s also one you should be remembering anyway, because her unique genre of &#8216;protest pop&#8217; is one that&#8217;s set to blow up the UK music scene. 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