Blink-182 and Jimmy Eat World. But by 2017, the poppier moments of their third album ‘The Peace And The Panic’ suggested a new direction was on the cards for the Wrexham quintet.Produced by Matt Squire, who’s known for his punchy work with Ariana Grande, Avril Lavigne and One Direction, Neck Deep’s fourth album, ‘All Distortions Are Intentional’, is sleek and smooths down their serrated edges.
Instead, the band have focused on easy thrills, something they do very well.Singer Ben Barlow’s nasal vocals are polarising, but he drills the addictive refrain of ‘Fall’ and jubilant highlight ‘Telling Stories’ into your brain with a charm that’s hard to resist. ‘When You Know’ conjures a wistful nostalgia that’s out of space and time, while the.
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