As It Is confront the far-right resurgence on new single Live, Laugh, Love, Los Angeles

As It Is are getting both personal and political on new single Live, Laugh, Love, Los Angeles, in which vocalist Patty Walters unpacks his relationship with America.

Despite the bright, saxophone-infused tone of the song, the Brighton band have released the darkest cut yet from their forthcoming self-titled album, which drops on July 17 via FLG.

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“We weren't planning on releasing another single before the album. In fact, this song wasn't even on the original tracklisting. But, during album tracking in January 2026, the news and our social fees were flooded by the ICE raids across the USA. Multiple murders by ICE agents in Patty's home state of Minnesota and almost one mass shooting per day,” the band say.

“We watched the USA descend into violence whilst the Rich Televangelist at the top stoked the fires further. The song was about Patty's relationship with America and being an American in the current political climate, but with that added real world context it suddenly became even more urgent and essential, not only to the album but to the album campaign. As tensions continue to rise and the global resurgence of the far right continues, we felt that this song, its message and the video deserved their moment to be seen, heard and felt. Fuck Fascism."

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