As it is (uk) + call it off (nl) + alive again (nl)

As It Is (UK)Creatively inspired by the days when ‘Emo’ wasn’t a dirty word, and the rose-tinted-specs-spirit of late, great John Hughes’ celluloids such as The Breakfast Club, Brighton-via-Minneapolis pop- rockers As It Is have spent the past two years moulding, melding and meddling with their craft, steadily building a reputation as one of the UK’s brightest new names via independent gigging and fan-funded breakthrough E.P, ‘This Mind Of Mine’.It’s little surprise that the band have risen rapidly; in addition to their hard work on stage and in the recording studio, As It Is are fronted by Minneapolis born, Berkshire raised frontman Patty Walters, whose dual YouTube channels broadcast the singer’s video blogs and cover versions of a diverse range of tracks (where the super-musical Patty plays every instrument and handles every element of production), and boast nearly 600,000 subscribers and in excess of 2 million plays. But, even with such a wind of fan devotion beneath their wings, As It Is spent 2014 in somewhat of whirl, with the renowned Fearless Records (Pierce The Veil, Tonight Alive, Motionless In White etc) selecting the quintet as the first non-US band to ever be signed to their globally acclaimed roster. Not ones to crack under pressure, As It Is - completed by vocalist/ guitarist Benjamin Biss, guitarist Andy Westhead, drummer Patrick Foley and bassist Alistair Testo – rose to the challenge, and locked themselves away in Walters’ attic during the summer of 2014 to write, craft and perfect the material for a debut full length. Summoning forth the glory days of Taking Back Sunday, The Starting Line and The Early November, days when heart-on-sleeve lyrical catharsis perfectly synergized with raw pop sensibility. The band's debut full-length, Never Happy, Ever After was released on 20 April 2015 in Europe and the following in the United States under Fearless Records. Three singles were released from the album, "Dial Tones", "Concrete" and "Cheap Shots & Setbacks".

Call It Off (NL)
There are a lot of bands that don’t want to be labeled; They’ll bring up combinations of influences and obscure references in order to stand out. Call It Off is not that kind of band. Hailing from Eindhoven, the Netherlands, this four piece recharges the energetic catchy three-chord punk pop, popularized by bands such as Alkaline Trio, Green Day, Blink-182 and many more. Four down-to-earth guys serving a potent combo of hook-laden songs with an energizing live show.

Alive Again (NL)
Alive Again is a hard working, extremely energetic pop punk band, consisting of five young guys. Within just a year of being a band they managed to play at Melkweg Amsterdam, Hedon Zwolle and got plenty of airtime on Dutch national radiostation 3FM. In 2014 two EP’s were released, Four Words and Roadtrips & Campfires, the response was overwhelmingly optimistic. Alive Again is ready to rumble, hard, really hard.