Insouciant
Insouciant is an indie-rock band from northern NJ. It has taken many forms and had many members from 2001 to 2013 when they went on an indefinite hiatus.
2023 is gonna be a cool year
02/12/2022
02/12/2022
Thanks for listening!
22/09/2022
Happy Fall
Insouciant - Fall (Official Video) This is the official video for Fall. We shot this back in 2009 and it remained unedited in the NotRock archives until now. Directed, Shot, & Edited by John ...
02/08/2022
Check out the new video for Adam and John's band, Reynolds 853!
It also features Bryan doing his darndest Fox Moulder impression.
Reynolds 853 - Trust No One (Official Video) The official video for Reynolds 853's song "Trust No One" Directed, Edited, & Puppetry by John T. Fisher Starring: Bryan Kwasnik, Shanna Pollack, & Ralph Chu...
04/07/2022
Money can't buy a second chance...
Insouciant - America (Official Video) This is the long lost music video for Insouciant's America. Back when Insouciant released FALL and Search Party they had and extremely ambitious idea to mak...
24/12/2021
Now I can't wait to fall asleep on Christmas Eve....
Sugar Cookies, by Insouciant from the album a NotRock Holiday Compilation 2009
22/09/2021
Happy Fall!
https://youtu.be/3lqxrDvHOro
Insouciant - Fall (Official Video) This is the official video for Fall. We shot this back in 2009 and it remained unedited in the NotRock archives until now. Directed, Shot, & Edited by John ...
04/07/2021
America Day
https://youtu.be/nPrLLIPMlQI
Insouciant - America (Official Video) This is the long lost music video for Insouciant's America. Back when Insouciant released FALL and Search Party they had and extremely ambitious idea to mak...
13/02/2021
The last song we did (to date).
Variable Resistor, by Insouciant from the album NotRock Records 20th Anniversary
05/02/2021
"I don't think a Popple is a strong enough defense"
Apopplelypse, by Insouciant from the album NotRock Records 20th Anniversary
29/01/2021
From the NotRock 20th Anniversary Compilation!
D.C., by Insouciant from the album NotRock Records 20th Anniversary
25/01/2021
Another from the NotRock 20th Anniversary!
Search Party, by Insouciant from the album NotRock Records 20th Anniversary
25/01/2021
Hot off the NotRock 20th Anniversary Compilation!
Atlas, by Insouciant from the album NotRock Records 20th Anniversary
13/01/2021
Fun stories about our song "SUGAR COOKIES" below!
Sugar Cookies, by Insouciant from the album NotRock Records 20th Anniversary
10/01/2021
Originally released on the second Insouciant record here's "Elimination Method" hot off the NotRock 20th Anniversary Compilation!
Elimination Method, by Insouciant from the album NotRock Records 20th Anniversary
05/01/2021
Humble beginnings (not the band) circa 2001.
Turtle Light, by Insouciant from the album NotRock Records 20th Anniversary
31/12/2020
NotRock Records 20th Anniversary, by Various 75 track album
23/12/2020
If you were waiting for permission to start eating all those sugar cookies, then this is it.
Sugar Cookies, by Insouciant from the album a NotRock Holiday Compilation 2009
01/12/2020
Insouciant holiday songs are now available on Spotify!
Sugar Cookies Insouciant · Single · 2009 · 5 songs.
12/07/2020
09/07/2020
Search Party is now available on Spotify!
Search Party Insouciant · Album · 2009 · 10 songs.
04/07/2020
Not your finest year America.
https://youtu.be/nPrLLIPMlQI
Insouciant - America (Official Video) This is the long lost music video for Insouciant's America. Back when Insouciant released FALL and Search Party they had and extremely ambitious idea to make...
03/07/2020
A faithful September day back in 2011.
https://youtu.be/zrxyCDyDGc4
Insouciant: Eyeconik Records NJ Farewell Show, Live 09-24-2011 Insouciant's full set from the Eyeconik Records Farewell Show. Back in 2011 Eyeconik Records threw one last show in NJ as a goodbye to all their friends and ...
18/05/2020
10 big ones past since we made this. Still super proud of it.
Dresser Insouciant · Album · 2010 · 7 songs.
17/05/2020
Today marks the 10th anniversary of Dresser. Even though in some ways it feels like no time
has passed, that period of my life does feel like it exists in its own little bubble. When I listen to these songs I’m instantly brought back to those times. Weekly practices in John’s garage, crammed in between movie props and power tools. Adam stopping by my desk at work
throughout the day with ideas or show propositions. Joking around with Anna in the back of the van as we travelled hours and hours to perform for three people in a damp basement or VFW. I was very lucky to spend so much time around these extremely talented and awesome people, and I believe these experiences had a profound effect on who I am today.
Dresser came about in one of several transitional phases in Insouciant’s lifetime - which began long before I even met Adam at CCM. We moved away from the folky stuff of the Fall and Search Party albums. The sound slowly moved towards louder, more aggressive post-punk songs. You can hear it begin on Fall with “Force Field”, and from there each song featured more fuzz pedals, screaming, and weird mathy bits that took lots and lots of focus to get exactly right.
One of the reasons Dresser exists is because of this transition. That day in my parents’
basement we planned only to record a 3 song demo to show off the new sound. The songs we played at all our shows were quite different from the albums we had for sale and we wanted something simple to give to people who asked for the new stuff. Had I known this session would be the final album, I might have taken more time to get everything just right - but in some ways that raw, unpolished sound really encapsulates where we were at the time. After the drums were recorded for those 3 songs, we decided to just keep going. A few months later Dresser was complete.
These songs still have an incredible impact on me every time I hear them. They all remind me of this time in my life and the lyrics and music still ring true. 10 years have passed and I still hold on to things I should have let go of, I still struggle with feeling comfortable in my own skin. I daydream about the future I can imagine within ordinary objects like Adam and Anna sing of in Dresser. I am still waiting to be unafraid of my skeleton. I would love to be still and calm, especially in times like these. I try to be like John and welcome change even if with a dash of fear. All of these memories and emotions exist in some schrodinger's paradox - feels like nothing has changed, but nothing is the same.
I count myself lucky to have this record of memories, thoughts, and feelings, preserved forever like a photograph. I can see it all when I hear the passionate, pounding rhythms and the intense, erratic guitar riffs - powerful and raw, but clearly telling a specific story. Or how the bass weaves in and out of the songs in a way you wouldn’t expect but can’t imagine any other way, and my own little melodies on top, trying to connect and support the brilliance of everyone else. And all our voices singing out these introspective thoughts swirling within us. It all means the world to me, and I hope it has had a positive effect on all that have heard it.
-Bryan
Dresser Insouciant · Album · 2010 · 7 songs.
27/01/2020
You can listen to Insouciant on spotify now!
Dresser Insouciant · Album · 2010 · 7 songs.