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As It Is
As It Is (often stylised as ΛS IT IS or Λ\\) is a British-American rock duo based in Brighton, England. The band was formed in 2012, and signed to Fearless Records on 2 October 2014. The group consists of lead vocalist Patty Walters and lead guitarist Ronnie Ish.
The band has released seven extended plays and four studio albums. The debut album, Never Happy, Ever After, was released by Fearless Records on 20 and 21 April 2015 in Europe and the US respectively; second album okay. was released on 20 January 2017; third album The Great Depression was released 10 August 2018, and the band's latest album, I Went to Hell and Back was released February 4, 2022.
As It Is was formed in spring 2012 by Minnesota-born Patty 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. Andy Westhead and Patrick Foley replied to the advertisement and were accepted into the band along with Benjamin Langford-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.