Setting the tone with an enigmatic rising synth and strummed acoustic guitar fused with vocal textures, Savanna Blu opens her latest release, Something To Cry About with the vulnerable and emotive lyrics, “I don’t mind the weight I’ve gained, it means you’re not the reason I’m not eating… “
The rising indie folk-pop artist Savanna Blu lays down some hard truths surrounding love in all its glory and misery on her latest release.
Lyrical highlights from Something To Cry About include the powerful “convince me I could love without conceding”, the introspective “stuck between a saviour complex and wanting you to save me” and the evocative “there’s something in the comatose and knowing I’ll still breathe when paralysed…”
We are hypnotized by the hummed harmonies and how Savanna Blu fuses her self-realized lyricism with exquisite indie-folk tonality.
Speaking on the creative of the track, the rising artist says, “Something To Cry About is told from the perspective of a devastated ego and a broken heart. It’s from the perspective of someone who consistently sought out the best in a really damaged circumstance, doing whatever it took all for the sake of keeping things in tact. This song marks as documentation for that transition into finally allowing oneself to place blame where blame is due, and to do it entirely guilt-free.”
When discussing her inspirations, Savanna cites and extensive list featuring Taylor Swift, Maisie Peters, Julia Michaels, Paramore, Henry Jamison, Lorde, dodie, Phoebe Bridgers, P!NK, for KING & COUNTRY, Jewel, Alan’s Morissette, The Beatles and hundreds of others! We can definitely feel a lot of these coming through on Something To Cry About.
The song fades out with a radio frequency and the evocative final lyrics “stuck between a saviour complex and wanting you to save me…”
We have been immersing ourselves in Savanna Blu’s wider discography including Right Through Midnight and Supernova, and Something To Cry About has been added to our New Music Spotlight playlist!