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As It Is share new single “In Threes”

December 10, 2021

International pop-rock band As It Is — Patty Walters, Ronald Ish, and Alistair Testo — announced their brand new album I WENT TO HELL AND BACK. It will arrive on February 4 via Fearless Records. Pre-order it here. The band has dropped the new song “In Threes,” featuring Set It Off’s Cody Carson and Jordy Purp. “I Went To Hell And Back” is As It Is’ fourth studio album. The band burst into the scene and dropped Never Happy, Ever After in 2015 and followed with 2017’s okay. In 2018, they returned with the critically lauded studio album The Great Depression. The band boldly and ambitiously reimagined the entire album and released the songs as a series of four EPs in 2019. Having perfected their blend of pop, punk, and rock over time, As It Is have truly found their groove with “I Went To Hell And Back”. “‘IN THREES’ was inspired by spending too much time all alone in your head,” says Walters to AP. “You start to build an alternate reality, where what’s [Read More]

As It Is announce new album “I Went To Hell And Back”

November 11, 2021

Transatlantic trio, As It Is — Patty Walters, Ronald Ish, and Alistair Testo — have today announced their brand new album. “I Went To Hell And Back”, will be released on February 4th 2022 via Fearless Records. To celebrate the announcement, the band has shared the video for their new single, ‘I MISS 2003.’ The music video for which will instantly transport you to the musical and cultural glory days of the early noughties. “This was the last song written for the album, written and tracked in the last two days of recording,” the band shares. “Thematically, there was little left unsaid on the album, which is always a liberating feeling because no risk is off limits anymore. Why not write a love song about the bands that sparked a fire inside you? Why not decorate all the lyrics with band names and song titles? It was a true joy to write, and in its own weird way, it felt like we were writing this in the 2000s. So if you were there, we hope [Read More]

Interview with As It Is as they bring their fun pop punk set to Regency Ballroom, San Francisco

November 2, 2016

Last night As It Is kicked off the SUM 41 “Don’t Call It a Sum Back Tour” at the Regency Ballroom in San Francisco. The sold out venue was filling up just as they hit the stage. They got the crowd ready for a night of high energy and endless adrenaline. As It Is treated the fans to a couple of their new songs which are off okay., their upcoming new album which is set for a January 20th, 2017. It was great to see so many of the fans singing along to Pretty Little Distance and Okay. The band continued to receive a welcome reception from the fans, many who said they were seeing them play for the first time. It is certain that they have been winning crowds over on this tour as everyone got in the mood to jump, move and have a great time. Check out photos of their set by our Rockin Ryan: We had the chance to chat with singer Patty Walters shortly before their set and we are pleased to bring [Read More]

Interview with As It Is and catch them out on Vans Warped Tour this summer!

July 6, 2015

As It Is have been really drawing some incredible crowds to their sets out on Vans Warped Tour this summer. We had the chance to chat with a couple of the guys shortly before their set in Mountain View. We apologize for the poor audio due to the press tent location behind the stage. Check out the interview here with Patty and Andy: In case you don’t already have it, make sure to pick up their debut full length album, Never Happy, Ever After which was released earlier this year. Shortly after Warped Tour, they will be heading out on their Australian tour with Confidence as support. We will make sure to catch up with them at the end of the tour in San Diego and hopefully bring you more updates. Make sure to visit their social media sites and stay up to date on their latest news. ~ Marisol Information & Links: Website: http://asitisofficial.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/asitisofficial Twitter: https://twitter.com/asitisofficial

Check out the As It Is new music video and album stream!

April 14, 2015

As It Is are gearing up for the release of their debut full length album, Never Happy, Ever After next week on April 21st. You can pre-order the album by heading over to iTunes for digital release and physically through Merchnow, which each include instant downloads of “Dial Tones”, “Concrete”, and “Cheap Shots & Setbacks.”But why wait until then, when you can stream the whole album on Pandora here: http://www.pandora.com/station/play/1411412518987239135/23971315977951 In addition to the album stream, they have released a new music video for their song, Cheap Shots & Setbacks. It is a very cool creative video which was filmed in Los Angeles and directed by Dan Centrone. Guitarist and vocalist Ben Biss explains more about the song, “‘Cheap Shots & Setbacks’ is in essence about being the outcast, the underdog, but instead of letting it bring you down, embracing it fully; not letting anyone else change the way you feel you should be. We can’t wait for everyone to finally hear this album, it feels like it’s been a long time in the works and we just hope [Read More]

Vans Warped Tour announces another five bands for the 2015 lineup!

December 17, 2014

Vans Warped Tour have announced another five bands of the 2015 lineup. As It Is Beautiful Bodies Crossfaith Fit For a King Splitbreed Dates for the tour are as follows: JUNE 19 Pomona, CA Pomona Fairplex JUNE 20 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre JUNE 21 Ventura, CA Seaside Park – Ventura County Fairgrounds JUNE 23 Mesa, AZ Quail Run Park JUNE 24 Albuquerque, NM Isleta Amphitheater JUNE 25 Oklahoma City, OK Remington Park JUNE 26 Houston, TX Reliant Park – Main Street Lot JUNE 27 Dallas, TX Gexa Energy Pavilion JUNE 28 San Antonio, TX AT&T Center JULY 01 Nashville, TN Tennessee State Fairgrounds JULY 02 Atlanta, GA Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood JULY 03 St. Petersburg, FL Vinoy Park JULY 04 West Palm Beach, FL Cruzan Amphitheatre JULY 05 Orlando, FL Tinker Field JULY 07 Charlotte, NC PNC Music Pavilion JULY 08 Virginia Beach, VA Farm Bureau Live JULY 09 Pittsburgh, PA First Niagara Pavilion JULY 10 Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center JULY 11 Wantagh, NY Nikon at Jones Beach Amphitheatre JULY 12 Hartford, [Read More]