The Summoning gets real with new single ‘This Illusion’
Luxembourg rockers The Summoning explore heartbreak, hope and the ghosts of what might have been with their new single, ‘This Illusion’, complete with a DIY music video.
Ever fallen in love with the idea of something rather than the thing itself? Or imagined a future, dreamed up a thousand possibilities and then had to face the rather inconvenient truth that none of it was ever real? That's the emotional territory explored by Luxembourg rock band The Summoning in their latest single, ‘This Illusion’.
While the subject matter might hit a little close to home for anyone who's ever nursed a broken heart over a relationship that existed more in their imagination than in reality, the band are taking things in a slightly different musical direction, too.
Drawing further on The Summoning’s grunge influences, the track gives emotions room to breathe, proving that sometimes you don't need a wall of sound to make a big impact.
Heartbreak over a maybe
So, what's behind the song? As the band explain, ‘This Illusion’ is about grieving something that never actually existed. It's the experience of believing in what could have been, imagining a shared future and eventually having to accept that the whole thing was simply an illusion. But just because something wasn't real doesn't mean the feelings weren't.
That idea comes through particularly clearly in the lyrics:
“I cry for things that never were,for the fights I never won.”
And perhaps the line that captures the whole story best:
“You were just a maybe and I loved the idea of us.”
It's a bittersweet reflection on the strange business of mourning an imagined future. No relationship to remember, no shared memories to revisit, just the hopes, dreams and possibilities that never made it beyond the imagination.
A more intimate side of The Summoning
Musically, the single marks a slightly different chapter for the band. Rather than sticking exclusively to the heavier side of their rock sound, The Summoning wanted to explore something quieter and more emotional, leaning further into their grunge influences.
The result is a track that allows vulnerability to take centre stage without losing the band's musical identity. It's a reminder that rock music doesn't always have to shout to make itself heard.
Keeping things close to home, the song was recorded in the band's own home studio by Romy and Ralph, before being mixed and mastered by Maxim Losch at Redville Studio. There’s also a DIY music video created by the band themselves.
With ‘This Illusion’, The Summoning show that they're not afraid to explore a more personal and introspective side of their music. Sometimes the things that never happened can leave the biggest emotional scars.
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