Today, transatlantic pop-rock quartet AS IT IS proudly releases their new single ‘Do You Remember?,’ the latest track from their forthcoming self-titled album, out on July 17th via FLG.
Speaking on the reflective track, a live favorite in-waiting, frontman Patty Walters shares:
“‘Do You Remember?’ is about the countless nights we’ve spent retelling all our favourite stories from the road, the studio, and everywhere else that music has taken us over the years. When we were on top of the world and when we hit rock bottom, we went through every moment of it together, and the memories and the friendships are something we cherish every day. We wrote the song with Max Helyer (You Me At Six), someone who knew exactly what we wanted to say and capture in a song, both in its lyrics and its heart, and ‘Do You Remember?’ wouldn’t be half the song it is without him.”
Max himself adds:
“Working with the lads was a real pleasure. I remember when Patty and myself spoke about doing something at a Marshall writer camp in early 2025, a couple of months later, we were in his studio together writing this song. We shared stories of being on tour with your brothers and what AS IT IS have been through as a band, and I thought, hey, why don’t you write about that side of it? We wanted it to be a triumphant celebration of where they have been and what they’ve gone through together, but most importantly, coming back and doing it for the right reasons."
Of the accompanying music video, Walters comments:
“It was a blast filming the music video in a living room in Brighton, surrounded by partners, friends, and so many of the fans who have supported this band since the very beginning. We love this song so much, and it’s always special getting to share something unreleased with a handful of people before it officially drops. Once the video was wrapped, we played a headline set for everyone who came down, and it was a show I’ll absolutely remember forever. The band’s first-ever show was in a similar living room, no more than a ten-minute walk away from where we shot the video, and it felt so special to, nearly 14 years later, reconnect with the band’s most humble of beginnings, and to know that the video itself was becoming one of those same stories that inspired us to write this song in the first place."
Watch the Official Video for "Do You Remember?" Below:
It is everything that AS IT IS was, is, and will be, and it means the absolute world to them.
“You can never manufacture genuine connection with people,” Ben remarks. “Just find what is honest to you and honest to your journey, and that’s all any artist has to offer to the world. This is our reality, and reality is looking a bit more positive these days. We’re a band known for four quite depressing albums. But days fluctuate, and things change. That’s mental health. But to be able to look at everything with a different and more positive outlook on the future is all that we wanted to say.”
“This is the spirit and intention of the joy that formed AS IT IS in the first place,” Patty adds. “It is reconnecting with the kids that we were when we started to write songs. And now, we’re showing up with life in our eyes. We can listen to and support each other. This is the most in control and confident the band has been in a long time, but also the most proud. In the past, I had no choice but to be in AS IT IS. This new era of the band is my choice. Our choice. A choice. But in having it back, it means having maybe the biggest piece of myself back, too.”
📸: Ashlea Bea
AS IT IS Live:
JUNE
7th - Dordrecht @ Bibelot Poppodium
8th - Hamburg @ Betty
9th - Berlin @ Badehaus
10th - Hradec Králové @ Rock For People
11th - Cologne @ Mtc Club
13th - Donington @ Download Festival
JULY
13th - Bristol @ O2 Academy (W/ Boys Like Girls)
15th - Glasgow @ O2 Academy (W/ Boys Like Girls)
17th - Manchester @ Academy (W/ Boys Like Girls)
18th - London @ O2 Academy Brixton (W/ Boys Like Girls)
19th - Brighton @ Resident Music (In-Store & Signing)
20th - Birmingham @ Hmv (In-Store & Signing)
21st - Bury @ Wax And Beans (In-Store & Signing)
21st - Leeds @ Brudenell Social Club (In-Store & Signing)
22nd - Nottingham @ Rough Trade (In-Store & Signing)
23rd - Kingston @ Upon Thames Circuit
24th - Bristol @ Rough Trade (In-Store & Signing)
25th - Sheffield @ The Arundel Emporium (In-Store & Signing)
25th - Liverpool @ Jacaranda Baltic (In-Store & Signing)
SEPTEMBER
3rd - Torquay @ Burn It Down Festival
AS IT IS are:
Patty Walters - Vocals/Guitar
Benjamin Langford-Biss - Guitar/Vocals
Alistair Testo - Bass
Patrick Foley – Drums
