Following the release of the first five tracks from their forthcoming compilation album A Decade Uneventful: B-Sides & Rarities (2012 – 2022), As It Is has rolled out the next seven tracks. The new, unheard B-sides released today include “Patchwork Love Acoustic,” “No Way Out Acoustic,” “Babylon Ben,” “May We Go Down As Lovers,” “Just Another Family,” “Okay (Demo),” and Still Remembering (Demo). The band shares on X (formerly Twitter), “GOOD MORNING WORLD. WE HAVE COME TO RUIN YOUR DAY WITH THESE SONGS” While fans are clamoring over the seven new releases across social media (“oh so it’s SAD sad,… Read more »
Fans thought that As It Is took their final bow in 2022, but recently, the band returned to announce they’ll be playing Slam Dunk 2025. Additionally, they’re gearing up to release A Decade Uneventful: B-Sides & Rarities (2012 – 2022) on November 20. Following all the great news, As It Is’ lead vocalist Patty Walters took to his YouTube channel to have a heart-to-heart with watchers in a video entitled “See you around.” It marks the first video posted on his personal channel in 10 years. He details As It Is‘ signing to Fearless Records way back in 2014. “Our… Read more »
Stand Atlantic has been leaving their mark across the UK and Europe, celebrating the release of their full-length album, WAS HERE. While in London last Friday, September 20, the Aussie natives invited the newly formed As It Is frontman Patty Walters to the stage to perform “NOSE BLEED.” The track, the group’s latest single from the album, originally featured Sueco as the guest vocalist. Before introducing Walters to the crowd, frontwoman Bonnie Fraser says, “I never really know how to introduce this next song, to be completely honest with you… This is a song that we released as a single… Read more »
Following the announcement of their exciting reunion as well as the 10 year anniversary performance of their full-length album Never Happy, Ever After at Slam Dunk Fest in 2025, As It Is has launched their forthcoming compilation album A Decade Uneventful: B-Sides & Rarities (2012 – 2022) with several unreleased tracks and demos. The compilation LP is slated to arrive on November 20. Arriving today, September 11, the group has released the first five tracks of the comp, including two 2017 tracks, a 2017 demo, a 2018 live demo, and a 2018 demo. Amongst the new releases, As It Is… Read more »
Slam Dunk in the UK has announced the first wave of their 2025 festival. The two-day event is slated to take place on May 24 at Hatfield Park (South) and May 25 at Leeds Temple Newsam (North). In the first wave of artists announced for the festival, the lineup includes, A Day To Remember, Neck Deep, Alkaline Trio, As It Is, Dream State, Knuckle Puck, New Found Glory, The Starting Line, The Used, and more. Slam Dunk shares across their socials, “We’re excited to share with you our first announcement of artists for Slam Dunk Festival 2025, led by A… Read more »
After weeks of teasers and subtle hints, As It Is has officially confirmed their return! On August 22, social media buzzed with excitement as fans noticed signs of the band’s comeback, including new logo placements across their social media channels. Earlier in the month, former vocalist and guitarist Ben Langford-Biss updated his X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram bios to include @asitisofficial, fueling additional speculation. Then, on August 30, Langford-Biss stirred more anticipation and rumors by posting a black-and-white As It Is logo, sending fans into a frenzy. Now, the group shares across their social platforms, “NEVER HAPPY, BACK TOGETHER.” Read… Read more »
If you thought As It Is called it quits in 2022, think again. On August 22, fans started to see that As It Is wiped their Instagram page of all posts and revamped their merch store website. Could this hint at the return of the band for 2024? When logging onto www.asitis.store, viewers will arrive at a full-page band photo featuring the band’s logo. Below it, you can see the years 2012-2022, though, duct tape covered in question marks covers the year 2022. Attached below the band photo is the note, “Be the first to hear about any /\\ctivity…” with… Read more »
As It Is has announced their indefinite hiatus from music. The news came from frontman Patty Walters in a recent Instagram post. Fans have been asking the act when to expect new music and shows, and while this isn’t the answer we were hoping for, we at least finally have an answer. “It will come as no surprise to hear that music is not currently at the forefront of my life.” In his social media statement, Walters says, “I’m not ready for that change. I’ve wanted to share something like this for a long time now. It’s been headline to… Read more »
This week I have guitar player and songwriter Ronnie Ish from the band As It Is, my first introduction of him that I remember was us meeting on a bus that we were forced to share for a month, and we got to know each other and became close in that amount of time, and fast forward the clock and he now is in his band As It Is on Fearless Records. We talk about how Ronnie got his start growing up to where he is now, he has a great and parallel story to mine. Listen in!
