The past year has been a roller coaster to say the least for Wrexham pop punk act Neck Deep…
After releasing two EP’s (‘Rain In July’ & ‘A History Of Bad Decisions’), Neck Deep are finally releasing their debut album ‘Wishful Thinking’ worldwide on January the 13th 2014. They have already released ‘Crushing Grief (No Remedy)‘ from the album and on December 17th released the second single, ‘Growing Pains‘.
“ ‘Growing Pains‘ is the first glance at the diversity we have tried to implement on our debut album,” says bassist Fil Thorpe-Evans; “It remains true to the classic hallmarks of our genre, but we feel it has a flair of originality and uniqueness compared to what people have heard from us before.”
The band also released the video to go with ‘Growing Pains‘. The video, shot by LOVE Vis-Art (the guise of Jamie Michael Korn) is a look back at youth and young love in the 90’s. It is easy for anyone to relate to due to it’s ubiquitous themes such as adolescence and love.
The song itself is as punchy as ever. It stays true to Neck Deeps sound of early 00’s pop punk with a 2013 twsit whilst displaying the diversity that the band possess. If you havent heard it I urge you to give not only ‘Growing Pains‘, but Neck Deep’s entire back catalogue a listen, and hey if you like what you hear, good news! Neck Deep are off on tour in the new year and I picked up a ticket to their show at the Picket in Liverpool for £6 so it’s cheap as chips and you’ll be in for a good show. If you can’t make any of those dates, they are also main support for We Are The In Crowd less than a week later!
Tour Dates:
UK HEADLINE TOUR w/ special guests Roam
JAN 8 The Scholar- Leicester, UK
JAN 9 Avondale- Southampton, UK
JAN 10 Forum- Tunbridge Wells, UK
JAN 11 Central Station- Wrexham, UK (Wishful Thinking release show)
JAN 13 Barfly- London, UK (Wishful Thinking release show) – SOLD OUT
JAN 14 Cockpit- Leeds, UK
JAN 16 Non Zero’s- Dundee, UK
JAN 17 Audio- Glasgow, UK
JAN 18 Studio 24- Edinburgh, UK
JAN 19 Sound Control- Manchester, UK
JAN 21 Boileroom- Guildford, UK
JAN 22 Clwb Ifor Bach- Cardiff, UK – SOLD OUT
JAN 23 Exchange- Bristol, UK
JAN 24 The Pickett- Liverpool, UK
JAN 25 Rock City Basement- Nottingham, UK
UK tour supporting WE ARE THE IN CROWD
JAN 29 – Nottingham, UK @ Rescue Rooms
JAN 30 – Leeds, UK @ Cockpit
FEB 01 – Glasgow, UK @ Garage
FEB 02 – Newcastle upon Tyne, UK @ Newcastle University
FEB 03 – Liverpool, UK @ O2 Academy 2
FEB 05 – Manchester, UK @ Manchester Academy 2
FEB 06 – Birmingham, UK @ O2 Academy 2
FEB 07 – Bristol, UK @ Fleece
FEB 08 – Portsmouth, UK @ Wedgewood Rooms
FEB 10 – London, UK @ Koko
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