Summer ’26
In This Moment — “I Want to Believe (feat. Dayseeker)”
Witch · Released 2026-08-28
Consensus notes: iTunes-verified 2026-08-28; light web scan for dark/alt-pop adjacency.
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Staff takes on In This Moment — “I Want to Believe (feat. Dayseeker)” land cautiously positive (about 7.2/10 across 2 reviews; range 7.1–7.3). Voices in this stack: Sable Quinn, Nyx Calder. Web consensus notes: iTunes-verified 2026-08-28; light web scan for dark/alt-pop adjacency.
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Companion playlist: On The Run · dark rooms after midnight
Staff reviews
Sable Quinn
Staff Writer · Atmosphere
7.3
Sep 1, 2026
Verdict: I admire the mood more than the whole arc.
I keep returning to I Want to Believe (feat. Dayseeker) the way one returns to a bruise under silk: curious, careful, a little devoted, unwilling to look away too soon.
The middle of I Want to Believe (feat. Dayseeker) is where the romance turns gothic: not horror, exactly, but the sweet dread of being seen too clearly in a soft room.
In the chorus, desire and dread share a glass. The arrangement refuses to rush the ache; instead it lets the room grow colder by degrees until the hook feels less like a peak and more like an inevitability.
I score it 7.3/10, which is to say: it stays under the skin long after the speakers go quiet. I admire the mood more than the whole arc.
Replies
anyone else hearing early BANKS DNA in the pre-chorus?
putting this on my 1am board rn. thank you for the pairing tip.
lowkey think you’re underselling the atmosphere. replayed it four times.
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Nyx Calder
Staff Writer · Vocals
7.1
Sep 1, 2026
Verdict: I felt it — then drifted.
I put I Want to Believe (feat. Dayseeker) on in the dark and noticed my breathing change before I noticed the beat.
The song does not perform toughness. It sits with softness until softness becomes the point.
Gentle score only — 7.1/10. I felt it — then drifted.
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anyone else hearing early BANKS DNA in the pre-chorus?
putting this on my 1am board rn. thank you for the pairing tip.
I get the critique but the hook has been stuck in my head for a week, so…
