Fort Worth, Texas’ I Promised the World have been picking up steam lately through a developing catalogue of earnest, nostalgic, Aughts-styled screamo — making fans and tourmates of Deafheaven and the Devil Wears Prada along the way. The rising quintet have now delivered “A Pure Expression,” via a new single of the same name.
The track is the second to be previewed from their forthcoming self-titled EP for Rise Records, behind last month’s Revolver-favorited “Bliss in 7 Languages.” This time, the band batter the speakers up front with triplet-judding mosh riffs and full-fury screams, though the tune eventually dustbowls into a Midwest-emo adjacent texturalism of clean-toned guitars and clean-sung vocals.
For fans of From Autumn to Ashes, Misery Signals, mid-period Grade and more, do check out the “A Pure Expression” video up above.
I Promised the World’s 5-song EP was produced by Jon Markson (Drug Church, DRAIN, Stay Inside) and Adam Cichocki, and sees release via Rise on January 9th. Pre-orders for CDs, cassettes and one-sided LPs can be found over here.
I Promised the World will launch their first-ever headline tour in January before linking up with the Devil Wears Prada throughout March and April. You’ll find their 2026 tour schedule down below.
I Promised the World tour dates:
1/11 Orlando, FL – Orlando Warehouse (FYA Fest)
1/13 Asheville, NC – Sly Grog Lounge ^
1/14 Richmond, VA – Richmond Music Hall ^
1/15 Philadelphia, PA – First Unitarian Church ^
1/16 Lakewood, NJ – Maggie’s Bar & Grill ^%
1/17 Brooklyn, NY – Market Hotel ^%
1/18 Cambridge, MA – Middle East (Upstairs) ^
1/20 Dearborn, MI – Refuge Skate Shop ^
1/21 Chicago, IL – Subterranean ^
1/22 University City, MO – Duck Room at Blueberry Hill ^
1/24 Denton, TX – Rubber Gloves ^
3/13 Oklahoma City, OK – Diamond Ballroom $
3/14 Ft Worth, TX – Tannahill’s Tavern & Music Hall $
3/15 San Antonio, TX – Vibes Event Center $
3/17 Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theatre $
3/18 Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues $
3/20 Riverside, CA – Riverside Municipal Auditorium $
3/21 San Diego, CA – Soma $
3/22 Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades $
3/24 Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory $
3/25 Boise, ID – Knitting Factory $
3/27 Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot $
3/28 Denver, CO – Summit $
3/29 Lawrence, KS – Granada $
3/31 Minneapolis, MN – The Fillmore $
4/1 Madison, WI – Sylvee $
4/2 Grand Rapids, MI – The Intersection $
4/3 Cleveland, OH – House of Blues $
4/5 Raleigh, NC – The Ritz $
4/7 Jacksonville, FL – FIVE $
4/8 Fort Lauderdale, FL – Revolution $
4/10 North Myrtle Beach, SC – House of Blues $
4/11 Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade $
4/12 Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl $
^ with Rosasharin
% with skycamefalling
$ with the Devil Wears Prada, Four Year Strong, Split Chain