"Nape Neck is an apex predator, a ghost in the machine, a call to arms, and one of the most electrifying rock bands on the planet. For the last five years, Nape Neck has been perfecting their sharp-angled post-punk—patiently, steadily, unerringly—and The Shallowest End is proof of concept, spread out over ten songs of gratifying anxiety. Based in Leeds, England, the trio consists of bassist/singer Claire Adams (also in the excellent Objections), drummer/singer Kathy Gray, and guitarist/singer Bobby Glew (also drummer in scorched-earth noise rock duo Guttersnipe). While The Shallowest End is Nape Neck’s first full-length album, it is not their debut. That would be the self-titled LP that came out earlier in 2025 which collected the band’s first two cassette EPs into a single volume of bruising and playful rhythm-focused punk rock.