Studio 68!, The
The Way It Is
Recorded in London with legendary producer Brian OShaughnessy, 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 Turners 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 theyre on exceptional form here, Simon Castells cymbal swells and Patrick OSullivans tripwire-taut bass adding drama and tension as the interplay between Danis vocal and Thrill Heavens 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 hasnt done for years.