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<p>Neck Deep are a Welsh <a href="/facts/Pop-punk/TempWLK7">pop-punk</a> band formed in <a href="/facts/Wrexham/rltUAGns">Wrexham</a> in 2012. They released a pair of EPs, <i><a href="/facts/Rain_in_July/wjQQyJyT">Rain in July</a></i> (2012) and <i><a href="/facts/A_History_of_Bad_Decisions/bfwgWplk">A History of Bad Decisions</a></i> (2013), before signing with <a href="/facts/Hopeless_Records/uXe9wGuT">Hopeless</a> in August 2013. </p><p>Neck Deep was founded after vocalist Ben Barlow met former lead guitarist Lloyd Roberts; the pair posted a song ("What Did You Expect?") online under the name Neck Deep. The song soon gained attention online, resulting in the addition of rhythm guitarist Matt West, drummer Dani Washington/Abasi, and bassist Fil Thorpe-Evans. </p><p>Following the release of their debut album <i><a href="/facts/Wishful_Thinking_(Neck_Deep_album)/Sq7frhUY">Wishful Thinking</a></i> in January 2014, the band became a full-time project, with the band members leaving their jobs and/or dropping out of university courses. Shortly after the release of their second album <i><a href="/facts/Life%2527s_Not_out_to_Get_You/wADc4LYK">Life's Not out to Get You</a></i> in August 2015, Roberts left the band due to allegations of sexual misconduct (which he was subsequently found to have <a href="/facts/No_case_to_answer/mcYCUvLQ">no case to answer</a>), and Sam Bowden (formerly of <a href="/facts/Climates_(band)/kqv6FQp3">Climates</a> and <a href="/facts/Blood_Youth/PohglS8Y">Blood Youth</a>) joined in his place. The group's third album <i><a href="/facts/The_Peace_and_the_Panic/MNMBYSd7">The Peace and the Panic</a></i> was released August 2017, and debuted at No. 4 on the US <a href="/facts/Billboard_200/XtbnoFSM"><i>Billboard</i> 200</a>. In September 2018, Thorpe-Evans left the band to pursue a solo career as a producer. In 2019, the band embarked in a summer tour with <a href="/facts/Blink-182/Vmgf9Mvk">Blink-182</a> as the opening act. By February 2020, the band added longtime collaborator and bassist Seb Barlow as an official member; later that month, they also revealed an app with a variety of multimedia regarding the announcement of their fourth album, titled <i><a href="/facts/All_Distortions_Are_Intentional/aSPUS7gs">All Distortions Are Intentional</a></i>, released 24 July 2020. Their <a href="/facts/Neck_Deep_(album)/5nPVpuwJ">self-titled fifth album</a> was released on 19 January 2024. </p>