Welsh pop-punk band Neck Deep were formed in the city of Wrexham in 2012 by
vocalist Ben Barlow and former lead guitarist Lloyd Roberts, with guitarist Matt
West, drummer Dani Washington, and bassist Fil Thorpe-Evans later joining to
flesh out their sound. The group's debut album Wishful Thinking arrived in 2014
on the Hopeless label and cracked the UK Albums Chart at 108, also reaching
number 35 on the US Billboard Independent Albums chart. The success of their
debut encouraged the band to progress full steam ahead with their next offering,
working with A Day to Remember's Jerem...