| I Will Never Be The Same | |
| Origin: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Years Active: | –present |
| Label: | Independent releases, FiXT |
| Current Members: | Josh Atchley |
I Will Never Be The Same (sometimes shortened as IWNBTS) is an electronic/synth-rock music project based in Los Angeles, California.[1] [2] It was created by electronic music composer Josh Atchley, who made his debut in 2009 with the album Standby.
Although I Will Never Be The Same was created back in 2009, Atchley began working on a solo project from 2008.[3] 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."
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.[4] It was released on April 9, 2009. The album was first released independently and was only digitally distributed.[5]
Standby contained 12 tracks including a cover of "Cry Little Sister", a song by Gerard McMahon.[6] The re-released version has 21 tracks.[7]
A remix competition was held on the song "Worldless".[8] The remixes were released on October 12, 2010 in a compilation album under record label FiXT.
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.[9] They played many local shows in Los Angeles including one on Perishing Square with Dramarama and in The Viper Room .[10] Its songs were also played on Dave Navarro's radio show "Dark Matter". 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.
The album, ironically named Tornadoes, was first released on 20 February 2012.[11] It originally contained 12 tracks (the re-released version has 22) .[12] [13] The song "Fire Inside" was used in an advertisement of the TV show Penny Dreadful.[14]
In 2014, it was stated that IWNBTS will release two new EPs. The EPs titled Visitors I and Visitors II, according to Atchley, would pave the way for the third studio album.
In 2015, IWNBTS signed with electronic rock label FiXT.[15] After signing, "Skyhunter", a single from the new EP was released April 7, 2015. The EP was said to be released that summer. The first two albums were re-released under FiXT on December 11, 2015 with new artwork and tracks as both CD and digital download.[16] [17] 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.[18]
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.[19] But he added that he would take a break to revisit the passion of IWNBTS.
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).