I Will Never Be The Same | |
|---|---|
 Atchley in 2009 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | Independent releases, FiXT |
| Members | Josh Atchley |
| Past members | |
I Will Never Be The Same (sometimes shortened as IWNBTS) is an electronic/synth-rock music project based in Los Angeles, California. [3] [4] It was created by electronic music composer Josh Atchley, who made his debut in 2009 with the album Standby. [3]
Although I Will Never Be The Same was created back in 2009, Atchley began working on a solo project from 2008. [1] He said about the creation of his project, "I decided took take time off producing other artists and remixes to do my own album ... (one) that I could potentially turn into a touring band that would showcase my love of rock-based music. I decided to try and start singing and writing lyrics, which was something I had never done before. After a year and a half of writing and experimenting, the end result was IWNBTS." [1]
In 2009, Atchley was working at a record lab as a graphic designer. When he was alone,he would load up his music software and start to work. After 3 months he created the debut album, titled Standby. [5] It was released on April 9, 2009. The album was first released independently and was only digitally distributed. [6]
Standby contained 12 tracks including a cover of "Cry Little Sister", a song by Gerard McMahon. [7] The re-released version has 21 tracks. [8]
A remix competition was held on the song "Worldless". [9] The remixes were released on October 12, 2010 in a compilation album under record label FiXT. [9]
After releasing the debut album, Atchley hired band members- Francis Ten on bass, Taylor Haycraft on guitar (both from West Indian Girl), Brittany Bao on keyboard/synth and Adam Waldon on Drums. [1] [10] They played many local shows in Los Angeles including one on Perishing Square with Dramarama and in The Viper Room . [11] Its songs were also played on Dave Navarro's radio show "Dark Matter". [11] But due to some reasons the other members left.
During 2012, Atchley had shut down a few offers of some major record deals, only entertaining record label offers because he wanted to tour. He wanted to create a new album.
Taking a break from his usual work, he went to a secluded mid-west U.S. tornado alley area with a portable studio and started making the demos. Within a month, the job was done and he went back to Los Angeles to mix and master the tracks. [5]
The album, ironically named Tornadoes, was first released on 20 February 2012. [12] It originally contained 12 tracks (the re-released version has 22) . [13] [14] The song "Fire Inside" was used in an advertisement of the TV show Penny Dreadful. [15]
In 2014, it was stated that IWNBTS will release two new EPs. [5] The EPs titled Visitors I and Visitors II, according to Atchley, would pave the way for the third studio album. [5]
In 2015, IWNBTS signed with electronic rock label FiXT. [16] After signing, "Skyhunter", a single from the new EP was released April 7, 2015. [16] [17] The EP was said to be released that summer. [16] The first two albums were re-released under FiXT on December 11, 2015 with new artwork and tracks as both CD and digital download. [18] [19] The EP was said to be released in the summer but didn't come to fruition. On June 17, 2016, a new single from the third album "Forces" was released. [20] [21]
In 2019, Atchley replied to a comment on his YouTube channel that he was working on movies and was not able to work much on the project. [22] But he added that he would take a break to revisit the passion of IWNBTS. [22]
I Will Never Be The Same has released two studio albums, one remix album, one music video (Worldless) and one lyric video (As My Heart Explodes).
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