Ben Barlow: “We’re remembering what people love about Neck Deep and trying to bottle that”

According to Ben Barlow, writing new Neck Deep material has never been easier. Following 2020’s ambitious All Distortions Are Intentional album (and, obviously, all the stuff that’s happened in the world since then), the Wrexham pop-punks found themselves doing some serious soul-searching, and have since settled into an extremely productive and positive rhythm. Case in point is their brand-new single, Heartbreak Of The Century. A real ​“return to form” according to the frontman, it sees the quartet – completed by guitarists Matt West and Sam Bowden, and bassist/Ben’s brother Seb – at their infectious, energetic best. And with good reason. “We’re not really trying to subvert too much, and we’re not experimenting so much anymore,” explains Ben. ​“I think we’ve just got a ...

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