OLAN has released “Promise To Keep”, the driving second single from her recently announced debut album Contra, out June 10 via Anjunadeep. “Promise To Keep” seeks to capture the suspense and excitement of uncertainty, inspired by OLAN trying to make sense of “how one can connect to someone without trying to give anything too much meaning.”
OLAN’s upcoming album, Contra began as a natural form of escape and expression, helping her find peace amidst the years of uncertainty brought on by the pandemic. She explains, “‘Contra’ is an album I wrote as a way to find some peace with my life having no definitive purpose at the time. I often try to attach meaning to everything I encounter. I force myself to re-live memories. I’ll try to unpack them and see how I could change my reality if I had just been a better person.”
“Making this album was the first time I could be present the grief, loneliness, or isolation I felt when my expectations didn’t match my surroundings. It made me realize how much happier I am when I detach from stories or specific outcomes.”