Dubai Artist Son Savage Releases ‘Folie A Deux’ Album

Dubai-based musician/artist Son Savage releases his new album titled ‘Folie A Deux’ which translates from French meaning madness for two. The 12-track album exudes a unique Pop vibe with accents of funk, jazz, and even soul. Savage explores an array of different emotions regarding love and the madness encompassing it. Listeners are enticed by a compelling arrangement of instruments (saxophones, trumpets, organs, trombones, bass, strings, piano, and that is just a splash into the kaleidoscope) that heighten the mood and vibe of each track, which depicts a turbulent relationship. Savage undeniably captures the madness of loving someone one minute then wanting to remove them mind, body, and soul.

“Following the August 4th explosion in Beirut in 2020 (the 3rd largest bomb in recorded history), something in me told me I need to bury myself in the studio and make music again. It had been 6 years since my last release under my previous musical project ‘Belime’ and now I finally was able to put together a 12-track album. All the songs were produced by me and the different collaborators I worked with. The video for the lead single “Love Therapy” marks my debut as a video director (watch the video below).”

Walking Away sets the tone for the album and ideally suggests the effectiveness of walking away. From thinking you have a masterpiece to wondering why you got down on one knee…The intense rants and raves are like multiple stab wounds. Sticky Situation is driven by a heavy flow of instruments and displays Savage’s risky side of exploring a realm that his two left feet might not be able to sustain. Yet he’s eager to get on that dance floor. In Sinner Savage taps into a thin line of morality and sexuality. A record that acknowledges a sense of right but yearning to delve into that ride to Sin City.

Superglue awakens a sense of infatuation which rubs elbows with dependency. Savage underlines the intensity of being stuck on someone as to where the expression turns literal. The River goes a little deeper into the direction of toxic patterns. He’s being thrown into her deepest waters unable to fight or resist, he bends and falls deeper and deeper into the river until in time he washes away. Please Don’t Let My Heart Break piggybacks The River but unmasks trauma. So much time has passed but the scars remain fresh. Do they even remember the pain and broken promises? Savage declares he doesn’t have another heartbreak left in him.

In Love Therapy (the album’s lead single) Savage opens the door, no subliminal, to mental health. There are no magic pills to swallow that will alleviate the overwhelming sense of loss. A feeling that a piece of you dies each day without the one you love is unbearable yet accepting there is no therapeutic fix is even more unbearable. Ghost embodies manipulation and all too familiar “he said she said” debacle. With a hollow heart, Savage needs to tell his side of things to obtain closure and ultimately to find a way back to his soul.

Savage injects self-love in Better Than You. He vows to treat himself to something better and with this new empowering light each day now feels like a holiday. Even with a soul-burning fire, they can no longer be in control. Now that Savage is releasing this hold, he’s ready to turn up the volume and heat in One-Man Disco, celebrating physical and mental freedom.

Often after we bounce back and find ourselves again, we fall into relapse patterns. Savage addresses those behaviors in “Spiraling.” It now feels like a noose around the neck, trying to keep his head above water. Will he lose himself all over? Will he fight to stay away? The answer lies in “Sunflower Anthem” a fitting finale to the album. “It was very important for me to end the album on that note because sunflowers always follow the light and love can take people into very dark places.” Now the clouds are perfectly hanging, and an ordinary day becomes mystical.

Through a multi-genre span, Son Savage captivates audiences with a mastered piece of art that’s not only relatable but brimming with raw emotion and intense feelings. From beginning to end, Savage does offer a grip on hope along with a glimpse into finding oneself after heartbreak and what appears to feel like damaged goods. Stream the album and connect with Son Savage below.