STUDIO 68!, THE - The Way It Is 7" + P/S

The Studio 68! - THE NEW SINGLE ‘THE WAY IT IS’

“The band that laid the foundation stone for Britpop”

Pat Gilbert, MOJO

Detour are delighted to announce the latest 45 from London’s grooviest band, The Studio 68!. In the wake of their sell-out ’68 Comeback Special’ show at the 100 Club and a packed out ‘Happening’ gig for Shindig! Magazine at the Night Owl in Finsbury Park, comes a brand new waxing: ‘The Way It Is’ c/w ‘Let’s Get Wasted’, which will be released on October 16th.

Recorded in London with legendary producer Brian O’Shaughnessy, ‘The Way It Is’ is the kind of song which forces you to drop everything and immerse yourself in its sonic world. A state of the nation address which grabs your attention and pulls you into its orbit, it holds up a (black) mirror to Britain in 2024, Dani Turner’s extraordinary vocal extracting every last drop of emotion from a lyric reflecting the mood of a nation undergoing an existential crisis.

Musically, of course, the ’68! will always leave us on a high, and they’re on exceptional form here, Simon Castell’s cymbal swells and Patrick O’Sullivan’s tripwire-taut bass adding drama and tension as the interplay between Dani’s vocal and Thrill Heaven’s Hammond sends the whole thing stratospheric in just under four spellbinding minutes. The flip side, meanwhile, - a sax heavy Stooges-style groove- reminds you why The ’68! have got the global Mod grapevine buzzing in a way it hasn’t done for years.

‘“We’re here to save rock’n’roll, one single at a time”, says frontman Paul Moody of the band’s latest release.

”We’re honoured and delighted that there’s so much interest in us, and we will continue to spread the gospel of peace, love and rock’ n’roll. Resistance is futile.”

Pour yourself a drink, put the needle on the groove and enjoy the sound of the best band in Britain. Because that’s the way it is.

For more information contact Dizzy Holmes at Detour Records. (www.detourrecords.co.uk)

The Studio 68! can be contacted directly on Instagram @studio68mod

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