“Everything’s gonna be cool. On a long enough timeline, everything’s gonna be all right.” — Atticus Thatcher

What happens when you stop pretending you’re okay—and start turning your pain into art?

In this raw and unfiltered episode of the No Street Lights Podcast, we sit down with Nicholas Horton, the singer-songwriter behind Atticus Thatcher, for a deep-dive into mental health, identity, and the beautiful wreckage of being human.

This isn’t just a music interview.

It’s a therapy session in real time.

We unpack the emotional layers behind songs like Hello, I’m Fine and Banana Man, and explore the moments that shaped Nicholas’s path—from masking anxiety and depression to writing lyrics that feel like open wounds stitched with melody.

Along the way, Aaron and Tim reflect on their own journeys—how vulnerability, relationships, and the struggle to feel worthy of love shape everything from our art to our survival.

Things You’ll Find in This Episode:

• A powerful breakdown of Atticus Thatcher’s most vulnerable songs

• How masking emotions led to burnout and breakthrough

• What anxiety and depression actually feel like day-to-day

• Aaron’s reflection on feeling unworthy of love—and how that changed

• Tim’s take on emotional flooding, mental health stigma, and therapy

• The moment Atticus says, “Everything’s gonna be cool,” and it hits hard

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📸 Follow Nicholas (Atticus Thatcher) on Instagram: @atticusthatcher

🎧 Stream the music: Atticus Thatcher on Spotify

🎵 Featured songs: Hello, I’m Fine, Banana Man, Fuzzy Lonely Hollow

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🎵 Music by Hyland Markle – Follow him on Instagram: @hylandmarkle

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