The band were announced to perform on 2014 edition of Vans Warped Tour. Following the release of Wishful Thinking, Neck Deep began 2014 with a full UK headline tour and also toured the UK as the main support for We Are the in Crowd, before a headline tour covering the US with Knuckle Puck, Light Years and Misguided by Giants. The success of the album resulted in Thorpe-Evans, West and Roberts quitting their jobs, Washington turning down a place at the Academy of Contemporary Music and Barlow dropping out of university. With the release of the album, the band became a full-time thing, according to Barlow: "Fuck it, let's do this properly". Up until this point, the band was a "fun, part-time ", according to Barlow. The band released their debut album, Wishful Thinking, on 14 January 2014. Main articles: Wishful Thinking (Neck Deep album) and Life's Not out to Get You Wishful Thinking, Life's Not out to Get You, line-up changes (2014–2016) Being signed to the label was "a dream come true" for the band. The band signed to Hopeless in August 2013. Hopeless got in contact with the band's manager who put the label in contact with the band. Videos of the shows ended up online, which were seen by Hopeless Records. The group ended up playing two shows that were "crazy and sold out and packed", according to Thorpe-Evans. The band and their tour manager went on a holiday to Florida. Also in February the band released the A History of Bad Decisions EP as a "pay what you want" download. The band toured the UK supporting Hacktivist in February 2013. At their second show the band signed with a manager. 3 December date of tour was the band's live debut. According to Barlow, "People took notice and demanded that we play shows." The band supported With the Punches and Me Vs Hero in the UK in December. The band released an EP, Rain in July, in September 2012, which gained the band even more attention from people. The band recorded more songs with Seb Barlow in the attic of Ben's home. On 11 June, it was announced the band had signed to US label We Are Triumphant. "I Couldn't Wait to Leave 6 Months Ago " was posted online on 8 June. Bassist Fil Thorpe-Evans joined shortly after leaving Lincoln melodic hardcore band Climates. This resulted in the duo adding guitarist Matt West, who also played in Spires, and drummer Dani Washington, who was aware of Wrexham's local music scene. "What Did You Expect?" soon gained attention online. According to Roberts, Barlow "literally said, 'What about Neck Deep ?' and that was that." The name comes from the Crucial Dudes' song "Boom, Roasted". On 19 April 2012 the duo posted the song "What Did You Expect?" online under the name Neck Deep. At the time, Ben Barlow wrote pop punk songs on his own for fun. Vocalist Ben Barlow met lead guitarist Lloyd Roberts when Barlow's older brother, Seb, was recording the Wrexham hardcore band Spires that Roberts played in. Main articles: Rain in July and A History of Bad Decisions By February 2020, the band added longtime collaborator and bassist Seb Barlow as an official member, plus later that month revealed an app with all sorts of multimedia regarding the announcement of their fourth album, titled All Distortions Are Intentional, released 24 July. In 2019, the band embarked in a summer tour with Blink-182 as the opening act. In September 2018, Thorpe-Evans left the band to pursue a solo career as a producer. The group's third album The Peace and the Panic was released August 2017, and debuted at #4 on the US Billboard 200. Shortly after the release of their second album Life's Not out to Get You in August 2015, Roberts left the band due to allegations of sexual misconduct (which he was subsequently found to have no case to answer ), and Sam Bowden (formerly of Climates and Blood Youth) joined in his place. They released a pair of EPs, Rain in July (2012) and A History of Bad Decisions (2013), both recorded by Barlow's older brother, before signing with Hopeless in August 2013.įollowing the release of their debut album Wishful Thinking in January 2014, the band became a full-time project, with the band members leaving their jobs and/or dropping out of university courses. The song soon gained attention online, resulting in the addition of rhythm guitarist Matt West, drummer Dani Washington/Abasi, and bassist Fil Thorpe-Evans. Founded after vocalist Ben Barlow met former lead guitarist Lloyd Roberts, the pair posted a song ("What Did You Expect?") online under the name Neck Deep. Neck Deep are a Welsh pop punk band from Wrexham, Wales formed in 2012.
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