For The Joy Formidable, Into The Blue has come to symbolise a period in which anything felt possible. The world stands in a fine balancing act where no bad deed can shock anymore, yet good things can still happen.

It is this second side of the coin that brings a resilient, more ethereal quality and magic to the album, as the band embraces a growth mindset, leaning into the idea that uncertainty needn’t be something to fear.

As lead singer and guitarist Ritzy Bryan sings on the album's title track “You see me for what I am, I don’t have to guess any more”,
a great strength is found in turning feelings of being unaccepted and
misunderstood into self-love and connection. We find them abandoning the idea of safety and security from the wider world, and
instead searching for it within, happy to be surprised by life
again.

"Into the Blue is about opening your eyes to beauty & love again.
Making it to the other side. Whilst not conceived as a metaphor for
the times we all live in now, it certainly turned out that way."