What an amazing way to start off 2017 than with a brand new album release. January 20th, 2017, As It Is, a Transatlantic Pop-Punk band, release their sophomore album okay.
Back in September of 2016, the members of As It Is all started to post the same image, stating to "Please Stand By" presented by Happy Co., and this drove the fan base nuts. The fan base across social media speculated and came up with weird conspiracies about what was happening. All members were on a social media blackout till later on in the month when the title track, okay, of their sophomore album was released. This was a new side of As It Is that the fan based hasn't seen in previous music. Accepting it with open arms, the fan based was ecstatic for the new album. Okay, was setting a tone for how the rest of the album would sound. Even though the rest of the album has some "heavier and darker tone" songs like Soap and No Way Out, they all have one common theme, "it's okay to not be okay". Okay, has not only sparked a fire within the fan base's hearts but also has sparked a conversation about mental health.
After the release of two more singles off the album, As It Is had a special surprise for their fans. In the week leading up to the album drop, they released a new song every day on many different platforms. Many would stay up all night to hear the new songs.
We allhave that special band that we relate too and the ones we listen too so we don't feel so alone, but As It Is hit this one right on the nail. Many have been talking about it on social media in the two days since the release, many including this writer that opened up . Others spoke about how the band either helped them pull themselves out of the darkness. Or how it made them realize that it was okay that they felt they way felt.
In several interviews, the band has talked about how they poured their hearts and souls into this album, to the point where even Patty had to admit that even he wasn't okay. Seeing them turn hard times into these emotional ballads that touch the hearts of many proves that these guys haven't even started yet, we will be seeing them for a very long time, and in this writer's opinion, legends in the making.
If you haven't yet grabbed your copy of Okay, I highly suggest you get one now!
Available now on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and at Best Buy, fye, hmv, JB HI-Fi.
Track List:
1. Pretty Little Distance
2. Okay
3. Hey Rachel
4. Patchwork Love
5. Curtains Close
6. No Way Out
7. Soap
8. Austen
9. Until I Return
10. The Coast Is Where Home Is
11. Still Remembering
And catch up on all the latest As It Is news on all of their social media:
Band:
http://asitisofficial.com
http://facebook.com/asitisofficial
http://twitter.com/asitisofficial
http://instagram.com/asitisofficial
Patty:
https://twitter.com/PattyxWalters
https://www.instagram.com/pattyxwalters/
Ben:
https://www.instagram.com/benasitis/
Ali:
https://twitter.com/AlistairTesto
https://www.instagram.com/alistairtesto/
Andy:
https://twitter.com/andywesthead
https://www.instagram.com/andywesthead/
Foley:
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