The rapidly rising five-member band I Promised The World from Texas has released "A Pure Expression," the second single from their upcoming self-titled EP, which will be released on January 16 via Rise Records. The track will be released along with an official music video.
The link to A PURE EXPRESSION is as follows:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNyWzX3JqCs
Following the release of "Bliss In 7 Languages," "A Pure Expression" expands the band's ability to balance restraint and intensity. The song begins with a patient, atmospheric build-up before transitioning into a powerful mix of Screamo, Midwest Emo, and Post-Hardcore. Produced by Jon Markson (Drug Church, DRAIN, Stay Inside) and Adam Cichocki, the song focuses on texture and tension, creating moments of silence alongside loud distortion and emotionally charged vocal play.
The band emerged from a tragedy after singer/guitarist Caleb Molina lost his father to COVID in 2020.
I PROMISED THE WORLD, consisting of singer Hunter Wilson, drummer Mason Zschau, guitarist Mason Nowlin, and bassist Aidan Vickers, was only formed a few years later, in 2023, but their existence is inextricably linked to his death. The band has always been both an extension and an expression of Molina's grief. But as the new self-titled EP shows, it now also exists as a reaction to that, as a celebration of Molina's father's life.
In the two short years of their existence, the band has already toured with Deafheaven, Midrit, and Koyo.
The link to A PURE EXPRESSION is as follows:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNyWzX3JqCs
Following the release of "Bliss In 7 Languages," "A Pure Expression" expands the band's ability to balance restraint and intensity. The song begins with a patient, atmospheric build-up before transitioning into a powerful mix of Screamo, Midwest Emo, and Post-Hardcore. Produced by Jon Markson (Drug Church, DRAIN, Stay Inside) and Adam Cichocki, the song focuses on texture and tension, creating moments of silence alongside loud distortion and emotionally charged vocal play.
The band emerged from a tragedy after singer/guitarist Caleb Molina lost his father to COVID in 2020.
I PROMISED THE WORLD, consisting of singer Hunter Wilson, drummer Mason Zschau, guitarist Mason Nowlin, and bassist Aidan Vickers, was only formed a few years later, in 2023, but their existence is inextricably linked to his death. The band has always been both an extension and an expression of Molina's grief. But as the new self-titled EP shows, it now also exists as a reaction to that, as a celebration of Molina's father's life.
In the two short years of their existence, the band has already toured with Deafheaven, Midrit, and Koyo.
