Drawing us in with an emotional and cinematic synthscape, Insane Blue open Promise to Love You with a captivating timbre and the assertive, self-realized lyrics, “I don’t need a reason, I don’t need a sign, I don’t wait for signals, I don’t look for signs, it’s not a chance, sleep like a whisper and I move like a ghost, you say you’re tired, I say ‘I know’…”
We immediately connect with the cohesive tapestry of sound and the sublime build of the track into a dimensional chorus with a dedicated and supportive message. There is no doubt that Promise to Love You would fit perfectly into a psychedelic TV show like Nine Perfect Strangers, an episode of Merteuil (The Seduction), or a Luca Guadagnino film.
The dark-wave trippy notions manifest with a hypnotic energy. We love the percussion textures, and the raw emotion demonstrated. Insane Blue cites The National and Radiohead as sonic influences for the track, which we can feel manifest, especially with the orchestral evolution of the track. We could also imagine that fans of ANOHNI, MGMT, Sufjan Stevens, and Rufus Wainwright would be able to connect with Promise to Love You.
The instrumental segue is transcendental before a spoken word middle eight, as Insane Blue truly pour their hearts out to their muse, leading us through to an epic finale.
We learn that Insane Blue’s Promise to Love You brings together Philippe and Paul as the core creative duo, with Eleonore Denig on strings, Dylan Wissing on drums, Jeremy Texuer on bass, while Alexis Lambert handled mixing, and Adam Haggar took care of mastering.
Needless to say, we are in awe, and have added the opus to our New Music Spotlight playlist, and our TIMELESS and TRIPPY playlists, whilst we continue to stream the wider discography of Insane Blue, including the entirety of their 2021 album, A State of Mental Confusion.