"Say you want to be happy / What are you willing to give / It better be a whole hell of a lot / If you really want to live..."
Fuck dad jokes. I imagine that during quiet time and after a couple of drinks or tokes that Atlanta creators, songwriters Nick Magliochetti and TJ Nickerson tell cosmic jokes with frayed existential threads. "What do you call an existential lycanthrope?... A whywolf" but seriously their track "Cost You Everything" under their project name Inner Circle Club is a thoughtful, gorgeous piece of work. The melancholia is dense that I imagine Thom Yorke might consider this a happy song.
"Cost You Everything" is the final track of their latest album offering "Do-It-Yourself Propaganda" and the boys describe it this way:
[A folk rock song inspired by Big Star, Harry Nilsson and many others. This song will have you questioning the societal norms and the habits you engage in every single day. Interesting guitar lines and strings play with tension and beauty.]
I totally get the references. There is a beautifully stark late 70's quality here. It is free of the indie tropes of the day. It just is... drawn in a candid way with an ever so slight undercurrent of dark comedic realizations that our lives do have a cost and that we all pay in different ways and maybe some ways draw more blood than others.
"Cost You Everything" is so in your face that you cannot help but listen intently. The guitar shapes, the descending stair stepped picking as a embracing frame work for the fluidity, the emotion of the words sang with a reverent somber tone is darkly beautiful. The bridge is a heart crusher and not to be a spoiler here it contains those feelings that we all steep in from time to time with tears streaming down our faces.
[When the stakes are high
And you don't feel like trying
Anymore
Anymore
What are you gonna do
Hide beneath the boards
Of your bedroom floor
That isn't you
We're all scared of the same shit
What happens when we die
Do we think that we can handle it
Am I enough
Soft or tough
Where do I really sit
Who am I letting down
Will I ever finish my fucking script]
Anymore
Anymore
What are you gonna do
Hide beneath the boards
Of your bedroom floor
That isn't you
We're all scared of the same shit
What happens when we die
Do we think that we can handle it
Am I enough
Soft or tough
Where do I really sit
Who am I letting down
Will I ever finish my fucking script]
Ha, I threw a 600 plus page book I wrote called Godzkid in the garbage can (took me nearly 5 years to complete) because at a low point I thought it sucked so badly. Fuck me.
"Inner Circle Club" hails from Atlanta, Georgia and "Do-It-Yourself Propaganda" is out NOW.
-Robb Donker Curtius
https://soundcloud.com/inner-circle-club
https://open.spotify.com/artist/7pJn79EfhPxGiFxH3I6Xts
https://www.youtube.com/@innercircleclubmusic
https://innercircleclub.bandcamp.com/releases
https://www.instagram.com/innercircleclubmusic/
Inner Circle Club is an Atlanta-based indie rock duo formed by Nick Magliochetti and TJ Nickerson.
Lifelong friends and seasoned musicians, the duo met in 3rd grade and have since been in multiple bands, toured the U.S., and collaborate on numerous production sessions together. After exploring solo projects and writing independently, the two decided to combine their knack for the unusual and uncannily catchy lyricism with a shared passion for the dark, weird, fun underground world of rock ’n roll.
Inner Circle Club was born after the two locked themselves in Nick’s studio—Pariah Recorders—and began work on their first release. The result? Do-It-Yourself Propaganda, a 6-song EP influenced by everything from 1960s garage rock, spaghetti western movies, campy horror films and modern inspirations like Ty Segall, Jack White, The Last Shadow Puppets, and Spoon.
Do-It-Yourself Propaganda features tongue-in-cheek themes of doom, gloom and secret societies, backed by articulately crafted—and, at times, wild and unexpected—indie rock instrumentation. TJ sings on 5 of the tracks—including “Inner Circle Club,” “Planet Destroyer,” “Bump in the Night,” “Doomed,” and “Cost You Everything”—while Nick takes over vocals on “Jetpack Dracula,” marking the first time either of the seasoned musicians have released music with their vocals on it.
Do-It-Yourself Propaganda invites listeners on a tour of a world of the band’s own making, beginning with “Inner Circle Club.” The opening track initiates listeners into the band—and maybe something slightly more sinister, as the song reveals the band’s take on the role of puppet masters influencing the scenes of everyday life.
Next comes “Planet Destroyer,” which leaves the band and their listeners wondering what they would do in the face of impending doom. Heavy guitars and an electric, in-your-face chorus jump out of the speakers before transitioning into “Bump in the Night,” a jangly, bouncing tune proving that Inner Circle Club have more than one trick up their sleeves.
“Jetpack Dracula,” the sole song featuring Nick’s vocal, lifts listeners into the stratosphere while exploring the fight to break free from something you just can’t escape. The fifth track, “Doomed”, is a fierce and energetic exploration of a doomed relationship backed by fuzzy guitars and a booming drum groove. The indie track combines elements of edgy garage rock, anchored by a bass line that would make Iggy Pop dance. The final track, “Cost You Everything,” leaves you questioning the societal norms and habits we all engage with every day.
THE FACTS AS WE KNOW THEM
https://soundcloud.com/inner-circle-club
https://open.spotify.com/artist/7pJn79EfhPxGiFxH3I6Xts
https://www.youtube.com/@innercircleclubmusic
https://innercircleclub.bandcamp.com/releases
https://www.instagram.com/innercircleclubmusic/
Inner Circle Club is an Atlanta-based indie rock duo formed by Nick Magliochetti and TJ Nickerson.
Lifelong friends and seasoned musicians, the duo met in 3rd grade and have since been in multiple bands, toured the U.S., and collaborate on numerous production sessions together. After exploring solo projects and writing independently, the two decided to combine their knack for the unusual and uncannily catchy lyricism with a shared passion for the dark, weird, fun underground world of rock ’n roll.
Inner Circle Club was born after the two locked themselves in Nick’s studio—Pariah Recorders—and began work on their first release. The result? Do-It-Yourself Propaganda, a 6-song EP influenced by everything from 1960s garage rock, spaghetti western movies, campy horror films and modern inspirations like Ty Segall, Jack White, The Last Shadow Puppets, and Spoon.
Do-It-Yourself Propaganda features tongue-in-cheek themes of doom, gloom and secret societies, backed by articulately crafted—and, at times, wild and unexpected—indie rock instrumentation. TJ sings on 5 of the tracks—including “Inner Circle Club,” “Planet Destroyer,” “Bump in the Night,” “Doomed,” and “Cost You Everything”—while Nick takes over vocals on “Jetpack Dracula,” marking the first time either of the seasoned musicians have released music with their vocals on it.
Do-It-Yourself Propaganda invites listeners on a tour of a world of the band’s own making, beginning with “Inner Circle Club.” The opening track initiates listeners into the band—and maybe something slightly more sinister, as the song reveals the band’s take on the role of puppet masters influencing the scenes of everyday life.
Next comes “Planet Destroyer,” which leaves the band and their listeners wondering what they would do in the face of impending doom. Heavy guitars and an electric, in-your-face chorus jump out of the speakers before transitioning into “Bump in the Night,” a jangly, bouncing tune proving that Inner Circle Club have more than one trick up their sleeves.
“Jetpack Dracula,” the sole song featuring Nick’s vocal, lifts listeners into the stratosphere while exploring the fight to break free from something you just can’t escape. The fifth track, “Doomed”, is a fierce and energetic exploration of a doomed relationship backed by fuzzy guitars and a booming drum groove. The indie track combines elements of edgy garage rock, anchored by a bass line that would make Iggy Pop dance. The final track, “Cost You Everything,” leaves you questioning the societal norms and habits we all engage with every day.
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