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I Will Never Be The Same
Atchley in 2009
Atchley in 2009
Background information
OriginLos Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
Years active2008 (2008)–present
LabelsIndependent releases, FiXT
MembersJosh Atchley
Past members
  • Francis Ten (Bass)[1]
  • Taylor Haycraft (Guitars)[1]
  • Brittany Bao (Keyboard/Synth)[1]
  • Adam Waldon (Drums)[2]

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]

History

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Creation and release of Standby (2009-2011)

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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.

Tornadoes and announcement of The Visitors EPs (2012-2014)

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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]

Signing with FiXT (2015-present)

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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]

Discography

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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).

Studio albums

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  1. Standby (2009)(re-released in 2015)
  2. Tornadoes (2012)(re-released in 2015)
  3. The Visitors (TBA)[20]

Remix albums

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  1. Worldless (The FiXT Remixes) (2010)[9]

Singles

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  1. Fantasy
  2. Skyhunter (2015)[17]
  3. Forces (2016)[21]
  4. Fantasy (Maks_SF Remix) (2019)[23]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Bronson, Kevin (2009-11-05). "I Will Never Be the Same: Solo project turns live force". buzzbands.la. Retrieved 2020-02-23.
  2. ^ "I Will Never Be The Same - Standby". RACHEL OBER. 2009-07-27. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
  3. ^ a b "I Will Never Be The Same biography". Last.fm. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  4. ^ eMinor. "I Will Never Be The Same | Rock from Los Angeles, CA". ReverbNation. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  5. ^ a b c d "I Will Never Be The Same -Visitors EP". Indiegogo. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  6. ^ "I Will Never Be The Same". GetSongBPM.com. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  7. ^ "I Will Never Be The Same - Standby". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  8. ^ "I Will Never Be The Same - Standby". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  9. ^ a b c "I Will Never Be The Same - Worldless: The FiXT Remixes". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
  10. ^ "I Will Never Be The Same - Standby". RACHEL OBER. 2009-07-27. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
  11. ^ a b "IWNBTS". LA Woman Photography. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  12. ^ "I Will Never Be The Same – Tornadoes Review". AmpKicker.com Indie Music Reviews - Free Music Downloads. Retrieved 2020-02-28.[permanent dead link‍]
  13. ^ "Tornadoes — I Will Never Be The Same". Last.fm. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  14. ^ "Tornadoes [Explicit] — I Will Never Be The Same". Last.fm. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  15. ^ Josh Atchley [@nynex] (Nov 6, 2014). "My song "Fire Inside" featured on Showtime's Penny Dreadful promo for 2015 http://youtu.be/ylBxocHbJZ0 #PennyDreadful @IWNBTS" (Tweet). Retrieved 2020-02-18 – via Twitter.
  16. ^ a b c "I Will Never Be The Same signs with FiXT new EP due out this summer".
  17. ^ a b I Will Never Be The Same – Skyhunter, retrieved 2020-02-29
  18. ^ "Tornadoes, by I Will Never Be The Same". I Will Never Be The Same. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
  19. ^ "Standby, by I Will Never Be The Same". I Will Never Be The Same. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
  20. ^ a b "i Will Never Be The Same releases "Forces"". idobi.com. Retrieved 2020-02-22.
  21. ^ a b I Will Never Be The Same – Forces, retrieved 2020-02-29
  22. ^ a b "YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
  23. ^ "Fantasy (Maks_SF Remix) [Single], by I Will Never Be The Same". I Will Never Be The Same. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
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