Today sees the release of All Distortions Are Intentional, Neck Deep’s fourth album and their most experimental offering to date. It’s the Wrexham lads’ most ambitious, too – introducing listeners to the world of Sonderland, an exaggerated portrayal of society inhabited by lead characters Jett and Alice, who, like all of us, are dealing with issues of love, loss, disillusionment and despair. With so many complex themes to get your teeth into, and music to wrap your ears around, it would be helpful to have some guides to help dig into the concept of Sonderland, and explain how it came to be. Who better, then, than its architects, Neck Deep singer Ben Barlow, guitarists Matt West and Sam Bowden, bassist Seb Barlow, and drummer Dani Washington? Strap in, it’s a hell of a ride… 1. So...
