The Trusted, that four-piece from Southend-on-Sea, are shooting for the stratosphere with “Levitate”. This is a rocket ship disguised as a love song, a soaring, melodic beast that feels like it was forged in the white-hot heart of a festival main stage.
“Levitate” is a track brimming with electricity, a euphoric rush of abandon that hits with the firmness of a band riding a serious high. Fresh off the damn prestigious stage of Jo Whiley’s BBC Radio 2 show, The Trusted are guiding that live-wire energy into what might be their most widescreen, uplifting anthem yet. The engine room of this operation is tight—a foundation of sharp, punching percussion that locks in with a propulsive bassline, creating a runway for layers of synth to build and climb. Then come the guitars, lush and commanding, crowning a chorus that feels so massive you could lose yourself in it. This is a band that has played over 300 shows, two Italian tours, and festivals like Latitude—they know how to build architecture that’s punchy and cinematic.
But what’s a monumental sound without a human heart? Frontman Tom Cunningham lays it all on the line, describing the track as “a love song where everything is spinning out of control, when you lose track of who you are and where you’re going”. That’s the god’s honest truth of “Levitate”. It’s about that terrifying, beautiful moment someone throws your head into the clouds and you just pray you never come down. The music captures that perfect disorder, the push and pull between clarity and delirium, the vertigo of total surrender.
“Levitate” is from a band fully realising their potential, a confident, chest-pounding triumph that demands to be played at maximum volume. The Trusted are about to make you levitate.