Calva Louise have released a new multilingual single, “La Promesa,” accompanied by a music video directed by the band’s own Jess Allanic. The track draws inspiration from Venezuelan Joropo music, also known as Música Llanera, while incorporating the group’s multicultural influences through lyrics in both Spanish and French.
Allanic explained that the song explores the promises and obsessions that can shape people’s choices, sometimes blurring the distinction between doing what is right and taking an easier path while ignoring the consequences.
“Although some of those forces can be positive, others can become empty promises rooted in obsessions and delusions, eventually blurring the lines between doing the right thing, accepting a more challenging path or choosing to ignore the consequences of your own actions because it’s the easy way out.”
Spanish came naturally to Allanic during the songwriting process, while French-language lines performed by bassist Alizon bring another perspective to the song’s characters.
“As Spanish is my native language, it feels more natural for me to accurately convey the abstract emotions that we are experiencing. Also as the song is heavily inspired by Venezuelan Joropo (also known as ‘Música Llanera’), Spanish was subconsciously the only way for me to sing this melody, letting the natural flow of the writing process take total control. That being said, some French lines are sung by our bass player Alizon, as a nod to our multicultural background, and also adding another perspective to the characters’ point of view.”
The accompanying video expands the narrative surrounding one of the characters from the band’s ‘Edge Of The Abyss’ storyline. Allanic said the visual continues the band’s DIY approach while reflecting their ongoing efforts to improve their production capabilities.
“The video for ‘La Promesa’ was like our previous videos made by ourselves and our friends and it expands on the story of one of the characters of Edge Of The Abyss. Although the video is a DIY endeavor, we feel we keep continuing to progress in our abilities, always trying to increase the production value.”
Allanic handled production on “La Promesa,” with Jeff Dunne, known for his work with Knocked Loose and We Came As Romans, taking care of mixing and mastering.
Calva Louise will next join Creeper for a run of UK dates before heading out for their own European shows.
With Creeper:
- 10/08 Cardiff, UK — Tramshed
- 10/09 London, UK — O2 Forum Kentish Town
- 10/10 Manchester, UK — Academy
- 10/11 Glasgow, UK — SWG3
Calva Louise:
- 10/23 Wasquehal, FRA — The Black Lab
- 10/24 Paris, FRA — Backstage By The Mill
- 10/25 Clermont-Ferrand, FRA — La Coopérative de Mai
- 10/27 Cenon, FRA — Le Rocher de Palmer
- 10/28 Toulouse, FRA — Le Rex
- 10/30 Valencia, SPA — Rock City
- 10/31 Barcelona, SPA — Razzmatazz 2
- 11/01 Madrid, SPA — Sala Mon Live
- 08/05 Walton-on-Trent, UK — Bloodstock Open Air
- 08/12–08/14 Sulingen, GER — Reload Festival
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