![]() Such is the health of the Welsh rock scene that Barlow and Roberts had poached the new members of Neck Deep out of several local hardcore bands in no time at all. The response to “Rain In July” was so positive that songs from that release are live favourites for the band even to this day, and soon after its release the duos burgeoning fanbase wanted some live shows. The response to those tracks was so good that Barlow and Roberts set about writing a whole E.P, which they put online a few months later. In a way that flies straight in the face of traditional punk rock law, the first couple of songs that Roberts and Barlow put onto the internet was what got them noticed, not seventeen years of touring. The band began in 2012 as a bedroom project of guitarist Lloyd Roberts and vocalist Ben Barlow. Bands who make that kind of an impact so soon are rarely built to last, but these guys stand to go very far indeed. With this four piece we have a home grown band who could surpass each and every one of them and even stand alongside the true legends of the genre, and at the time of writing, they’re barely three years old. The genre, having been maligned and side-lined for the better part of a decade has seen something of a comeback in recent years thanks to the likes of The Wonder Years, Four Year Strong and A Day To Remember. If word is to be believed, you’re looking at pop-punk’s new great white hopes. ![]()
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