Icon For Hire has released three full length albums: Scripted, Icon For Hire and YOU CAN'T KILL US.
Released in 2011, their first album Scripted shattered first-week sales becoming the highest new artist debut in Tooth & Nail Records history. The record debuted on the Billboard Top 200, at No. 4, on the iTunes Rock chart, and No. 19 on the iTunes overall albums chart.
Icon For Hire released their second full length self-titled album Icon For Hire in October 2013 on the Tooth and Nail label. Producer Mike Green (All Time Low, The Wanted, Pierce The Veil) was at the mixer to follow up their debut album, Scripted.
After spending a remarkable 18 months touring around the world, the group returned to their hometown of Decatur, IL to write their new record. Icon For Hire is set to push the boundaries of music and fashion far beyond their debut. According to the guitarist, Shawn Jump, “We wrote and dreamed about this record away from everything. We needed a safe place where we could all get to “spirit,” and maximize our different influences.” Added drummer, Adam Kronshagen, “There’s been undeniable friction in the songwriting process. We love knowing that you will definitely hear the element of conflict inside of every song we wrote.
The band's video, “Off With Her Head,” received 200k views its first week. Frontwoman and fashion designer, Ariel, worked with the team for weeks to create an avant-garde interpretation of the hit song. The group spent two days in Compton, CA (South Los Angeles) filming the video with a variety of the hottest underground artists.
Icon For Hire moved towards a new chapter of the band in 2016. Adam Kronshagen left the band to spend more time with his family coupled with a split with their record label Tooth & Nail the band decided to go it alone, or so it seemed. The band put together a plan for a kick starter project backed by their own fans. The kick starter reached its target in a matter of days. The album YOU CAN'T KILL US was released in stages throughout the year to those who have backed the kick starter project and there were physical copies on sale in December 2016 when it was completed.
On October 23, 2018, the band uploaded a video to their YouTube channel titled "Supposed To Be Acoustic Sessions Video Teaser", announcing their first video session to come soon, as well as that the Still Can't Kill Us: The Acoustic Sessions album would be released on December 7. The band released their "Supposed to Be" Acoustic Video on October 26, their "Get Well II" Acoustic Video on November 8, and "Demons" Acoustic Video on November 23. The tracks were also uploaded to Spotify as singles. A new album The Reckoning was released in September 2022.
Ariel Bloomer - Vocals,
Shawn Jump - Guitar,
Adam Kronshagen - Drums,
Josh Kincheloe - Bass.
Sugar and Spice
Icon for Hire Lyrics
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I don't want your sugar and spice, sugar and spice
Whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh
Sometimes I say really dumb things 'cause it's hard to talk and at the same
Time think
At the same time, I feel like I should have that down, I should have
Figured out the conversation by now
Sure I have
The list of what's wrong runs way too long and I had no idea 'til you came
Along
Over and over
Track on repeat (track on repeat)
There's something wrong with me
There's something wrong with me
Got me, they got me, they got me hooked so good
High fructose Hollywood
I don't want you sugar and spice, sugar and spice
Sugar and spice and everything nice I poured down the drain of my life last
Night
I don't want you sugar and spice, sugar and spice
Sugar and spice and everything nice I poured down the drain of my life last
Night
I'm not stressing, obsessing over who I'm not impressing
I know perfection's infectious or is it more like infection
It gets under your skin because you know I'm ignoring you
Wouldn't you rather be broken than boring too?
Over and over
Track on repeat (track on repeat)
There's something wrong with me
There's something wrong with me
They got me, they got me, they got me hooked so good
High fructose Hollywood
I don't want you sugar and spice, sugar and spice
Sugar and spice and everything nice I poured down the drain of my life last
Night
I don't want you sugar and spice, sugar and spice
Sugar and spice and everything nice I poured down the drain of my life last
Night
Whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh
Over and over
Track on repeat
There's something wrong with me
There's something wrong with me
Whoa oh oh
I don't want you sugar and spice, sugar and spice
Sugar and spice and everything nice I poured down the drain of my life last
Night
I don't want you sugar and spice, sugar and spice
Sugar and spice and everything nice I poured down the drain of my life last
Night
Whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh
Over and over
Track on repeat
There's something wrong with me
There's something wrong with me
Over and over (over and over)
Track on repeat (track on repeat)
There's something wrong with me (there's something wrong with me)
There's something wrong with me (there's something wrong with me)
Over and over
Track on repeat (track on repeat)
There's something wrong with me
There's something wrong with me (there's something wrong)
The lyrics of Icon for Hire's song "Sugar and Spice" express the singer's rejection of societal expectations and the pressure to conform to a particular image. Throughout the song, she admits her flaws and imperfections but refuses to conform to society's standards of "sugar and spice." She is frustrated with her social skills and the way she comes across in conversation. She acknowledges that she should have figured out how to communicate more effectively by now, but her difficulties continue to plague her. Despite her insecurities, she resists the temptation to change herself for the sake of pleasing others.
The lyrics also touch on the idea of the entertainment industry's influence on society, with phrases like "High fructose Hollywood." The line expresses the idea that mainstream entertainment is often full of superficial and shallow values that can be damaging to someone's mental health.
The song's message promotes self-acceptance and rejecting societal pressures to conform to specific expectations, including unrealistic beauty standards and societal norms that may not align with an individual's values.
Line by Line Meaning
I don't want your sugar and spice, sugar and spice
I don't want your superficial kindness; it's not what I need.
Whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh
Non-lyrical chorus
Sometimes I say really dumb things 'cause it's hard to talk and at the same Time think
I struggle with conversing and often don't express myself clearly.
At the same time, I feel like I should have that down, I should have Figured out the conversation by now
I worry that I'm not socialized properly and that I should have learned by now.
There's a lot of time wasted hating the way I act, social skills I'm not Sure I have The list of what's wrong runs way too long and I had no idea 'til you came Along
I have a lot of flaws and insecurities that I only realized when someone pointed them out to me.
Over and over Track on repeat (track on repeat) There's something wrong with me There's something wrong with me Got me, they got me, they got me hooked so good High fructose Hollywood
I'm stuck in a loop of negative thoughts about myself and the influence of the insincere society around me.
I don't want you sugar and spice, sugar and spice Sugar and spice and everything nice I poured down the drain of my life last Night
I reject superficiality and the emptiness it brings, which I purged myself of recently.
I'm not stressing, obsessing over who I'm not impressing I know perfection's infectious or is it more like infection
I'm not worrying about trying to impress others with a fake image of perfection that is infecting society's view of what is normally acceptable.
It gets under your skin because you know I'm ignoring you Wouldn't you rather be broken than boring too?
People are jealous of me because I ignore their fake persona, but wouldn't they rather be genuine and accept their flaws?
Whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh
Non-lyrical chorus
Over and over (over and over) Track on repeat (track on repeat) There's something wrong with me (there's something wrong with me) There's something wrong with me (there's something wrong with me)
I am trapped in a cycle of self-loathing and negative thoughts about myself.
Lyrics © MUSIC SERVICES, INC.
Written by: ADAM MICHAEL KRONSHAGEN, AMY V ARIEL JUMP, SHAWN MICHAEL JUMP
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