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2013 EP by Neck Deep From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A History of Bad Decisions is the second EP by Welsh pop punk band Neck Deep, released 19 February 2013, following up their first EP Rain in July.
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| Released | 19 February 2013 | |||
| Recorded | January 2013, Celestial Recordings, Wrexham | |||
| Genre | Pop punk | |||
| Length | 9:17 | |||
| Label | Self-released | |||
| Producer | Sebastian Barlow | |||
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Vocalist Ben Barlow met guitarist Lloyd Roberts when Barlow's older brother, Seb, was recording the Wrexham hardcore band Spires that Roberts played in.[1] At the time Barlow wrote pop punk songs for fun.[1] The duo posted the song "What Did You Expect?" online under the name Neck Deep.[1] The song soon gained attention online.[1] This resulted in the duo adding guitarist Matt West, who also played in Spires, and drummer Dani Washington, who was aware of Wrexham's local music scene.[1] Bassist Fil Thorpe-Evans joined shortly after leaving Lincoln post-hardcore band Climates.[1]
The band recorded more songs with Seb Barlow in the attic of Ben's home,[1] dubbed Celestial Recordings.[2] The band released an EP, Rain in July, in September 2012,[3] which gained the band even more attention from people.[1] According to Barlow, "People took notice and demanded that we play shows."[1] The band supported With the Punches and Me Vs Hero in the UK in December.[4] In January 2013, the band recording the A History of Bad Decisions EP at Celestial Recordings.[2] The recordings were then mixed by Michael Fossenkemper at Turtletone Studios.[2] "Up in Smoke" details when Barlow was kicked out of university and for being a stoner, which is where the title comes from. Barlow said he was kicked out as he was not attending lectures, which he missed due to tours with the band.[5]
On 21 February 2013, the band released the EP as a "pay what you want" download.[6] The band toured the UK supporting Hacktivist in February 2013.[7]
The EP was remixed and remastered as part of the compilation Rain in July / A History of Bad Decisions, released on Hopeless on 17 June 2014.[8] It was released to capitalize on the band's popularity at the time.[9] Vocalist Ben Barlow said that this compilation would be "definitive release of [these] songs".[10] The band hoped that the new fans that enjoyed Wishful Thinking "will enjoy the chance to check these songs out now that we've had a chance to improve how they sound!"[10]
Andy Ritchie of Rock Sound wrote that the EP's length doesn't provide "much in terms of listening capacity", but shows the band's progression since their Rain in July EP.[11] He named "Tables Turned" and "Head to the Ground" as "sonic proof" of the band's capability to compose "catchy songs with heart and soul."[11]
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Up in Smoke" | 3:11 |
| 2. | "Tables Turned" | 3:28 |
| 3. | "Head to the Ground" | 2:40 |
Personnel adapted from the booklet/sleeve of the Rain in July / A History of Bad Decisions compilation.[2][12]
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