About As It Is
As It Is are a British-American rock band based in Brighton, England. The band was formed in 2012, and signed to Fearless Records in 2014. Following a hiatus, they reunited under Slam Dunk Records.
The band released seven extended plays and four studio albums in their career. The debut album, Never Happy, Ever After, was released by Fearless Records in April 2015; the second album, okay., was released in January 2017; the third album, The Great Depression, was released in August 2018; and the band's latest album, I Went to Hell and Back, was released in February 2022. By September, the band had entered a hiatus, with their disbandment being officially announced in January 2024. In August 2024, the group announced a reunion for 2025 consisting of Foley, Biss, Testo and Walters.
As It Is was formed in spring 2012 by Minnesota-born Patrick Walters, who posted an advertisement stating that he was looking for musicians to be in a pop-punk band using the online service Join My Band. Andrew Westhead and Patrick Foley replied to the advertisement and were accepted into the band along with Benjamin Biss, who Walters knew from university. The band's name comes from a lyric in a song by the American straight edge hardcore band Have Heart.
Walters began his own career by posting song covers on his personal YouTube channel. After the band's formation, the band as a whole worked on a cover of Fat Lip by Sum 41. As the band's career started to gain more traction, he posted less often until he finally announced in the video, titled "A New Chapter", that he would go on an undetermined hiatus for the channel and would be focusing his efforts on As It Is. He has since made clear that he has no intention of returning to YouTube.
In early 2014 they added bassist Alistair Testo, The band played local shows for the first couple of years before their first few tours shortly after releasing their fourth EP This Mind of Mine, touring the UK and Europe. The band received a large response from these tours and signed to Fearless Records in October 2014, becoming the first UK band to sign to the label. The band members began working on the group's debut full-length album in 2014 in Florida with producer James Paul Wisner.
The band's debut full-length, Never Happy, Ever After was released on 20 April 2015 in Europe and the following day in the United States under Fearless Records. Three singles were released from the album, "Dial Tones", "Concrete" and "Cheap Shots & Setbacks".
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