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Neck Deep on performing in PH: ‘We’ve always felt the love here’

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E. Kristhoff Cagape

<p>Pop-punk band Neck Deep brought their electrifying performances to the Philippine stage at their recent concert in Manila on September 22 at the SM North Edsa Sky Dome. </p><p>Among the songs performed by the band were &quot;Sonderland,&quot; &quot;Lowlife,&quot; &quot;Kali Ma,&quot; &quot;Citizens of Earth,&quot; &quot;Can&#x27;t Kick Up the Roots,&quot; &quot;What Did You Expect?,&quot; &quot;STFU,&quot; and &quot;Take Me With You,&quot; among others.</p><p>For their encore, the band performed &quot;Motion Sickness,&quot; &quot;Gold Steps,&quot; and &quot;In Bloom.&quot;</p><p>&quot;We&#x27;ve always felt the love here in the Philippines and tonight is no different. Thank you so so much. In fact the Philippines was our first ever fan greet. So if you&#x27;ve supported Neck Deep throughout the years, we can&#x27;t thank you enough,&quot; lead singer Ben Barlow said during the concert.</p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-5" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cxfn28eSJZw/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=506&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A5%2C%22os%22%3A11876913.600000024%2C%22ls%22%3A8043505.6999999285%2C%22le%22%3A8043787%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="880" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-5" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>The Manila concert of Neck Deep was produced by PULP Live World.</p><p>Neck Deep released their first EP in 2012 called<em> Rain in July</em>. In 2013, they dropped another EP titled<em> A History of Bad Decisions.</em></p><p>Their first studio album was <em>Wishful Thinking</em> which they released in January 2014.</p><p>In 2023, they released the single &quot;Heartbreak of the Century.&quot;</p><p>In an interview with Kerrang! in February, the band shared their mindset when it comes to making music at present.  </p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/9/17/neck-deep-to-stage-a-concert-in-manila-this-september-1323"><strong>READ: Neck Deep to stage concert in Manila this September</strong></a></div><p>&quot;We’re not really trying to subvert too much, and we’re not experimenting so much anymore. I think we’ve just got a clearer sense of who we are and what we do, and also what our fans expect of us. We’re not necessarily guessing as much, or going, ‘Hey, I wonder what it would sound like if we experimented?!’ We know what works, and we’re happy to play that,&quot; Ben said.</p><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/Neck-Deep-on-performing-in-PH-4.jpg" style="width:400px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/Neck-Deep-on-performing-in-PH-1.jpg" style="width:1000px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Neck Deep on performing in PH"/></div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/Neck-Deep-on-performing-in-PH-2.jpg" style="width:1000px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Neck Deep on performing in PH"/></div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/Neck-Deep-on-performing-in-PH-3.jpg" style="width:1000px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Neck Deep on performing in PH"/></div><p>The singer added that this time, they produce songs which comes naturally to them.</p><p>&quot;I think after the pandemic we had to take a step back. The band had so many highs and lows, and we just really did a lot of self-assessment. And I think the thing was, ‘Let’s not dilute what Neck Deep’s about, and let’s remember what people love about the band and try to bottle that.’ And it’s been surprisingly easy, when you just kind of do the thing that comes naturally to you,&quot; he stated. </p><p><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Neck Deep</span> is composed of Ben Barlow, Matt West, Sam Bowden, and Seb Barlow.</p>

<p>Neck Deep performed for their Filipino fans on September 22 at the SM North Edsa Sky Dome. </p>

Neck Deep performed for their Filipino fans on September 22 at the SM North Edsa Sky Dome.

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Neck Deep on performing in PH: ‘We’ve always felt the love here’

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Published Sep 27, 2023 05:09 PM PHT

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