catharsis
catharsis Album ∙ Afrobeats ∙ 2025 FOLA FOLA says that when he started to put together the songs that would form the backbone of catharsis a little over a year before its release he wasn’t necessarily en route to making any kind of career-defining statement. “To be frank, nothing was going on in my life at that time,” he tells Apple Music. “Being the kind of person that I am, I just always like to record, even if I am going to put them out or not, even if I have a rollout plan or not. I just love to always have stuff down. I always like to work, so when the time comes to make everything work, it will all be in place.” That ability to let the vibes guide him gifted FOLA a suite of songs that blur the line between utopian romance and lovelorn anguish, while also nodding towards the kind of dedication he sees as imperative to overcoming life’s challenges. He’s paying homage to the legendary hustle and bustle of Lagos on “eko,” unpacking feeling untethered in the context of a re...