The Texas-based five-man band I Promised The World has signed with Rise Records and announced a new, self-titled EP for January 16.
The first single, “Bliss in 7 Languages,” which comes with a video, recalls the post-hardcore era of the early 2000s, but mixes screamo and Midwest emo, broken by the digital chaos of the internet age – equally nostalgia and fear of the new world.
Produced by Jon Markson (Drug Church, DRAIN, Stay Inside) and Adam Cichocki, the band – whose oldest member is just 21 years old – channels a sound that feels both rediscovered and redefined, marked by raw, unfiltered emotion.
The link to BLISS IN 7 LANGUAGES is as follows:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9_D3XbUbrM
Regarding their signing with Rise Records, the band says:
"It feels surreal to be signed to Rise, a label with a history of many bands that have inspired us along the way. We hope this record speaks to both old and new listeners by offering nostalgia and an improved version of our sound."
Born from tragedy, the band began after singer/guitarist Caleb Molina lost his father to COVID in 2020.
Although the band – completed by singer Hunter Wilson, drummer Mason Zschau, guitarist Mason Nowlin, and bassist Aidan Vickers – was only formed a few years later, in 2023, its existence is inextricably linked to his death. I Promised The World has always been both an extension and an expression of Molina's grief. But as the band’s new self-titled EP shows, it now also exists despite all of that, as a celebration of the life of Molina's father. In the two short years of the band's existence, they have toured with Deafheaven, Midrit, and Koyo.
The first single, “Bliss in 7 Languages,” which comes with a video, recalls the post-hardcore era of the early 2000s, but mixes screamo and Midwest emo, broken by the digital chaos of the internet age – equally nostalgia and fear of the new world.
Produced by Jon Markson (Drug Church, DRAIN, Stay Inside) and Adam Cichocki, the band – whose oldest member is just 21 years old – channels a sound that feels both rediscovered and redefined, marked by raw, unfiltered emotion.
The link to BLISS IN 7 LANGUAGES is as follows:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9_D3XbUbrM
Regarding their signing with Rise Records, the band says:
"It feels surreal to be signed to Rise, a label with a history of many bands that have inspired us along the way. We hope this record speaks to both old and new listeners by offering nostalgia and an improved version of our sound."
Born from tragedy, the band began after singer/guitarist Caleb Molina lost his father to COVID in 2020.
Although the band – completed by singer Hunter Wilson, drummer Mason Zschau, guitarist Mason Nowlin, and bassist Aidan Vickers – was only formed a few years later, in 2023, its existence is inextricably linked to his death. I Promised The World has always been both an extension and an expression of Molina's grief. But as the band’s new self-titled EP shows, it now also exists despite all of that, as a celebration of the life of Molina's father. In the two short years of the band's existence, they have toured with Deafheaven, Midrit, and Koyo.
