And, you know, we’re very proud of it and owned it.” Like every creative decision on the record was entirely our own. But also, because the process was very much self-sustained itself, self-sufficient, and there was no outside influence whatsoever. “It’s this return to the more core pop punk sound, you know, short, sharp and your face to the point. From there they decided to record and produce the next record themselves. Prior to writing this record, the group had played some intimate ten-year anniversary shows of their debut EP, 2023’s Rain in July which was a nice reminder of where they came from and why they started the band. We felt, you know, I think like I said after that period of reestablishing ourselves and kind of building ourselves back up, we realised what people love about us and what we love about us” My brother Seb – who plays bass for us, but has also been writing for the band and recording the band since day one – engineered it and we all produced it and we made the record ourselves. “For the first time since Wishful Thinking, which was our first album, we made the record ourselves, you know, took it back to basics. “We spent a couple years just kind of getting back to where we were pre-pandemic.” Barlow ponders on why he feels this, their self-titled fifth album is their most authentic yet. MORE: NOFX: Fat Mike and his Eternal Footwear Gratitude REVIEWS: CLOWNS: ENDLESS // BLINK-182: One More Time… // POPPY: Zig // MAGNOLIA PARK: Halloween Mixtape II // LUNE: The Change Around Us & The Change In You // TERRESTRIALS: Iridescent We sat down with vocalist Ben Barlow to talk about their most unapologetic record to date, favourite Aussie tour memories and aliens!

Fresh off their SOLD OUT Australian tour, UK-rock band Neck Deep have announced their upcoming self-titled album Neck Deep, set for release this Friday 19th January via Hopeless Records.

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