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Album Review: Neck Deep - Wishful Thinking

There are some high points (Losing Teeth, Zoltar Speaks) and there’s no doubt that they’ve got the chops, what with strong vocal harmonies and riffs, but it’s all been done; there’s nothing to take away.

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I was a fan of Blink-182 seven years ago; Neck Deep's Wishful Thinking reminds me of that more innocent time. Only thing is they don't seem to realise it's 2014. The band has received criticism in the past, mostly for being a facsimile of bands like The Story So Far, and unfortunately this album does nothing to stem that. There are some high points (Losing Teeth, Zoltar Speaks) and there's no doubt that they've got the chops, what with strong vocal harmonies and riffs, but it's all been done; there's nothing to take away.