Folie à Deux
A maximalist collision of blue-eyed soul, baroque pop, and stadium rock. Dense, literate, and fiercely cynical about the machinery of fame.
December 10, 2008 · Island Records
A maximalist collision of blue-eyed soul, baroque pop, and stadium rock. Dense, literate, and fiercely cynical about the machinery of fame.
December 10, 2008 · Island Records
A velvet-lined panic attack of dense, genre-blurring cynicism defines this ambitious stadium rock opera. The group strips away the remaining vestiges of straightforward emo power chords, replacing them with a sophisticated, R&B-infused soul-rock fusion that positions Patrick Stump's growls and runs as the undisputed centerpiece. Recorded in relative secrecy, the music is a maximalist pop-rock playground packed with horns, strings, and biting commentary on the hollow nature of celebrity culture.
How does Folie à Deux sound next to the rest of Fall Out Boy's catalogue?
The writing leans notably further into self examination than the rest of the catalogue.
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