The Arizona rockstar grapples with the turmoil of relationships on his latest hit
To describe SAIAH’s style in one word, it would be “multifaceted.” From rosy guitar jams like “Polaroid” ft. Guardin to alternative-hop soul searchers like “Cold,” he confidently pushes the envelope. In preparation of his upcoming EP “Honest Red,” the 21-year old singer-songwriter teams up with InVogue Records to present his latest heartfelt composition: “HEART(BREAK).”
As a lone guitar melody waivers, he starts off quaintly: “I’m scared you might run away. And scared you don’t feel the same.” Slowly, the stage is set. Stifled percussives accompany his voice as building tension crescendos into a hair-raising drop. “I end up falling.” Cymbals crash as once-soft guitar notes morph into perfectly chaotic distortion. SAIAH’s delicate vocals are no more, replaced by guttural chants of passion. While it may sound grisly in description, the sound he cultivates here is actually the opposite. There is a flicker of deep empathy in his roar. “I’m fighting! Heartbreak. I’m fighting.” In the destruction of heartbreak, there is a glimmer of hope. Beauty in entropy. For SAIAH, equanimity is found in figuring it all out.
Stream “HEART(BREAK)” below.