New York City alt-rock trio People I’ve Met channel the quiet devastation of unreciprocated love into “Loving One,” a tender, slow-burning release off their debut EP ‘Bunny’ that holds space for longing, vulnerability, and the ache of feeling more than you’re given.

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It dawned on me that I’m the only loving one…

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The first thing that hits is the voice – high, trembling, and impossibly exposed, like it might crack under the weight of what it’s trying to carry.

People I’ve Met’s “Loving One” doesn’t ease you in so much as place you directly inside its ache, its opening moments suspended between fragility and release. “Heaven don’t seem far from what I’m needing…” Moses Martin sings, his falsetto hovering over soft, shimmering guitar as if searching for something just out of reach. What unfolds is a song about the slow, painful realization that love isn’t always mutual – and the quiet devastation of being the one who feels it more, holds on longer, gives more than they ever get back.

Heaven don’t seem far from what I’m needing
Give me a call, I’m doing worse than what I said
Hearing I belong won’t stop the feeling
Give me a call, I’ll say I’m better than I am

It dawned on me that I’m the only loving one
It breaks my heart
It leaves me numb
It dawned on me that I’m the only loving one
It kills me now
What have I done?

Released March 20 via Interscope Records, “Loving One” is the New York-based trio’s third single, following “Promise” and “For Hire,” and a defining centerpiece of their upcoming debut EP Bunny (out May 1). Comprised of Moses Martin (vocals/guitar), Orlando Wiltshire (drums), and Andrew Suster (bass), People I’ve Met channel a lived-in intimacy that feels at once immediate and expansive – music that’s as rooted in raw emotion as it is in atmosphere. These early releases sketch out a band unafraid to sit inside feeling, to stretch moments out until they ache, and to let that emotional honesty guide the shape of the song itself.

“Loving One” sits at the heart of that approach. “Essentially it comes at the intersection of grieving the end of a relationship, yet is also strongly rooted in an unrequited love,” Martin tells Atwood Magazine – a duality that runs through every line, every note. The chorus lands like a realization you can’t unhear: “It dawned on me that I’m the only loving one / It breaks my heart / It leaves me numb.” There’s no dramatics, no overstatement – just clarity, and the kind of emotional truth that settles in slowly before it fully sinks.

So you and I were never meant to be then
Look at my heart, it’s not quite broken, but it’s bent
How can I go on bearing this feeling?
Tell me a lie, and say you don’t want this to end

It dawned on me that I’m the only loving one
It breaks my heart
It leaves me numb
It dawned on me that I’m the only loving one
It kills me now
What have I done?

Sonically, the track mirrors that unraveling. It begins in a near-whisper – acoustic guitar, soft textures, and Martin’s soul-stirring voice front and center – before gradually expanding into something fuller, richer, and more overwhelming. “Initially, the track was a lot simpler… but when we all took it into the studio it became more clear what the feeling of the track as a whole was going to be,” Suster shares. That sentiment ultimately blooms in the song’s final stretch, where everything opens up: drums crash, guitars swell, and the emotion that’s been held back finally spills over. “I woke up tired-eyed again / And cried about the state we’re in…” he sings, the delivery shifting from restraint to release in a way that feels both inevitable and earned.

That slow-build catharsis gives “Loving One” its quiet power.

There’s a warmth to it – a softness in the melodies, a tenderness in the performance – but beneath it all lie heavier, unresolved emotions. “‘Loving One,’ to me, is essentially about the feeling of being in the depths of longing,” Martin explains. “It’s about the way that loving someone who you are no longer with, or will never be with is all consuming, and has such a profound impact on your condition.” It’s a song that doesn’t try to fix the feeling it captures; it just lets it exist, lets it linger, lets it breathe. Even in its most expansive moments, it never loses that sense of closeness, of being right there inside someone’s thoughts as they try to make sense of feelings that no longer make sense.

And maybe that’s what makes People I’ve Met feel so compelling this early on: Their willingness to leave things open, to prioritize feeling over resolution, to trust that honesty will carry the song further than polish ever could. “I hope that people take away the raw emotion from the track and feel a sense of nostalgia,” Suster says – and “Loving One” does exactly that, wrapping its heartbreak in warm, human, and breathtakingly devastating sound. It’s delicate, it’s aching, it’s deeply felt – and by the time it reaches its final breath, it’s clear this is a band already learning how to turn vulnerability into something lasting.

I woke up tired-eyed again
And cried about the state we’re in
My limerence just fell on you
And now there’s nothing I can do
I was never gonna let you in,
or let you go, go back again
So baby, could you treat me kind?
And say you’ll love me all the time
Please hold me in your arms again
Don’t let this be “remember when”
I do not think we can break through
But what’s left of me, I’ll give to you
So until the day I fix myself
May my lungs be chambers of your wealth
Your existence is my currency
So, please could you run back to me?

The same emotional charge runs through Bunny, the band’s debut EP, which finds People I’ve Met shaping heartbreak, longing, and uncertainty into something far more expansive and nuanced. The record drifts between poles: the airy, aching sprawl of “Promise,” the sharper, more defiant release of “For Hire,” the sweetly spirited fervor of “Bastards,” and the vulnerable ache of “I want it I want it,” where yearning comes to life in a brooding, intimate confession. There’s a clear sense of range here, but more importantly, a sense of intention – each song stretching toward a different corner of the same emotional landscape, each one willing to sit in discomfort rather than rush toward resolution.

Feeling over perfection isn’t just a guiding principle on Bunny – it’s the reason these songs hit with such spellbinding, unvarnished force. “A large part of making this EP was bringing in those sounds that capture the feeling of when the song first took shape,” Andrew Suster shares. “Those parts may not be technically perfect, but the emotion really carries through.” You can hear that philosophy in every moment of the EP – in the breath between lines, in the way songs swell and recede, in the rawness that never feels overworked or overthought. It’s what gives Bunny its pulse: Not precision, but presence – a band learning, in real time, how to let their instincts lead, their emotions speak, and their own unmistakable identity come into focus.

That’s what makes People I’ve Met so exciting right now – not just in what they’re making, but in how it feels to be immersed in it.

There’s a seductive warmth and softness to these songs that feels genuinely enchanting, like something we don’t hear enough of anymore – music that doesn’t rush you, but invites you to stay, to listen closely, to let it settle and slowly seep under your skin. Moses Martin’s voice carries that emotional weight with striking clarity – a dreamy, enveloping alto that slips into a stirring falsetto with ease, delicate one moment and piercing the next. You can hear echoes of lineage in the phrasing and melodic instinct, sure – shades of his father’s sense of scale and gift for soaring, open-hearted melody – but what stands out is how fully he’s stepping into his own, shaping a voice that feels authentic, present, and entirely true to himself. Put it all together, and People I’ve Met don’t just sound promising – they sound like a band worth returning to, again and again, because once you’ve felt it, it doesn’t really let you go.

People I’ve Met recently sat down with Atwood Magazine to talk through the emotion, intention, and lived experience behind “Loving One” and Bunny, and how these early songs are shaping their voice as a band. Read our conversation below, and lose yourself in “Loving One” wherever you stream music – People I’ve Met are making a special kind of raw, radiant music that demands not just to be heard, but felt in your bones.

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A CONVERSATION WITH PEOPLE I’VE MET

Moses Martin: I think people should know how much we love what we do, and how much we believe in it. This music comes from truth, and true emotion, and we hope people feel that when listening.

Moses Martin: This song is a kind of amalgamation of a few stories, as much of our romantic songs are. Essentially it comes at the intersection of grieving the end of a relationship yet is also strongly rooted in an unrequited love that perhaps aids in the path of moving on from a past relationship.

Andrew Suster: I feel the three songs encapsulate our range nicely and simultaneously set the tone for what’s to come. I also think that in a way these songs provide the necessary context to understand our future songs that may lean in different directions aesthetically.

Andrew Suster: Initially, the track was a lot simpler in the demo Moses had brought in, but when we all took it into the studio it became more clear what the feeling of the track as a whole was going to be, and then that ending shined through as this swirl of emotional build up that ties the whole song together.

Moses Martin: “Loving One,” to me, is essentially about the feeling of being in the depths of longing. It’s about the way that loving someone who you are no longer with, or will never be with is all consuming, and has such a profound impact on your condition.

Andrew Suster: I hope that people take away the raw emotion from the track and feel a sense of nostalgia that the song brought to us.

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