The response has been overwhelming: listeners say the song brings them to tears and gives them goosebumps. Others say “I Am Human” is already “song and video of the year” and “worthy of a Grammy”. It’s safe to say that no matter what your particular reaction will be, ILSE’s “I Am Human” will touch your heart.
“I Am Human” the second single from ILSE’s upcoming album, shows a different side of ILSE’s unique story. Her sultry, otherworldly voice is transformed into one that is vulnerable, courageous, and unmistakably human. Born without her left arm, ILSE has overcome a distinct set of challenges to find her voice in today’s music industry. ILSE is unafraid to be herself, and she sings about vulnerability and finding strength through love from a deeply personal perspective. In “I Am Human”, ILSE recounts her determination to stay true to herself and her vision, reminding us that “standing tall” after “going through it all” is no small victory. This new single is about finding the strength to push past the obstacles despite pain and despair, because to assert oneself proudly in the face of adversity is the ultimate triumph.
This same message is depicted in the single’s music video. Set in an abstract, surrealistic world, the video shows men and women of different shapes, sizes, and colors, ranging from younger to older, gay and straight, painted completely in white and moving uniformly. By the end of the song, they transform from their state of sameness to the full richness of their natural color, revealing again all of the beautiful diversity that was there in the first place. Like the song itself, the music video for I Am Human is about finding the courage to be different in spite of the powerful forces that stifle diversity and encourage conformity.
And there’s more in store because ILSE is just getting started. With a team of super composers like Juliette Jones of Jules & The Dirty Collective (Florence+The Machine, Nicki Minaj, Ryan Leslie, Kid Cudi, Luke James) and producers Nate “Impact” Jolley (Executive Producer of the Emmy-nominated BET Rap It Up Mixtape), Sebastiaan Vandevoorde (Villa, Moonlight Matters, Arches) and Grammy-nominated producer and engineer Joshua Valleau ILSE promises a sound you’ve never heard before and one that you won’t soon forget. 2014 will be the year of the Human. Get ready for ILSE. Get ready for “I Am Human”. Get ready for something refreshingly, unexpectedly, and unapologetically new.
Here’s ILSE’s ‘I Am Human’ music video:
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