The fast-rising Texas-based five-piece I Promised The World have released a new self-titled EP via Rise Records, their first project with the label. Recorded at Timber Studios in Bayonne, NJ with Jon Markson (Drug Church, DRAIN, Stay Inside) and Adam Cichocki, I Promised The World opens quietly with “Proud” before exploding into the band’s full screamo / Midwest emo / post-hardcore push, setting the tone for an EP that never lets up. Molina’s cracked, yearning vocals and Wilson’s guttural growls weave through the otherworldly swell of “A Pure Expression,” the aggressive-but-exposed rush of “Bliss In 7 Languages,” and the constantly shifting “Future Worth Dying For,” before “Emerald Waltz” closes things out by building from hushed desperation into a relentless, towering crescendo. The EP captures a moment of choosing intention over drifting, presence over distraction, and treating the future as something you actively build instead of wait for. I Promised The World documents that turning point: the tension between who they were and who they’re becoming, where nothing has technically changed, but everything feels different. It’s both a reset and a declaration—the sound of a band committing fully to itself. All streaming for the EP here Watch the visualiser for “Proud” Watch the video for “A Pure Expression” Watch the video for “Bliss In 7 Languages” Born out of tragedy, the band started after vocalist/guitarist Caleb Molina lost his father in 2020 due to COVID. Though the band—completed by vocalist Hunter Wilson, drummer Mason Zschau, guitarist Mason Nowlin and bassist Aidan Vickers—didn’t actually form until a few years later in 2023, their existence is intrinsically linked to his death. I Promised The World has always been both an extension and expression of Molina’s grief. But, as the band’s new self-titled EP demonstrates, it now also exists in defiance of it, as a celebration of Molina’s dad’s life. In the two short years of the band’s existence, they’ve seen tours with Deafheaven, Midrit and Koyo. FESTIVALS + HEADLINE TOUR DATES 16/01 – Lakewood, NJ 17/01 – Brooklyn, NY 18/01 – Cambridge, MA 20/01– Dearborn, MI 21/01 – Chicago, IL 22/01– University City, MO 24/01 – Denton, TX ADDITIONAL DATES 20/02 – Santa Ana, CA – Hellfest 22/02 – San Francisco, CA – Neck Of The Woods SUPPORTING THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA 13/03 – Oklahoma City, OK 14/03 – Fort Worth, TX 15/03 – San Antonio, TX 17/03 – Tucson, AZ 18/03 – Las Vegas, NV 20/03 – Riverside, CA 21/03 – San Diego, CA 22/03 – Sacramento, CA 24/03 – Spokane, WA 25/03 – Boise, ID 27/03 – Salt Lake City, UT 28/03 – Denver, CO 29/03 – Lawrence, KS 31/03 – Minneapolis, MN 01/04 – Madison, WI 02/04 – Grand Rapids, MI 05/04 – Raleigh, NC 07/04 – Jacksonville, FL 08/04 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL 10/04 – Myrtle Beach, FL 11/04 – Atlanta, GA 12/04 – Nashville, TN I PROMISED THE WORLD / SELF-TITLED EP IS OUT NOW VIA RISE RECORDS LISTEN | 
