"Bringing Irish Punk past The Pogues…at last, a worthy contender for the Celtic punk crown is born!" - Irish Voice, NYC
Prior to the release of this, their début album for Golf, London-Irish band NECK had already established themselves as a leading force in the Folk-Punk scene; with over eight years of furious global gigging, previous album releases in Europe, and Anti-racist single 'Everybody's welcome to The Hooley!' charting in the UK in 2006.

With the release of ‘Come out Fighting!’, they, again, set a whole-new bench-mark.
And remain, unquestionably, at the cutting-edge of this music - not just for their songs & the fact that they're taking it in new directions, while still staying true to their Irish-folk roots; but also in the sheer audacity, courage, speed and soul of their Irish musicians!

Known as 'The Heavy Artillery of Irish Music', the 6 piece band's sound juxtaposes, perfectly, the swirling spiritual abandon of Traditional Irish music with the electric energy blast of a full-on Punk band! - Distilling the sound of two other mighty London rebel bands - The Clash & The Pogues into their own, unique London-Irish brew: Psycho-Ceilídh! - And, whether it’s swirling instrumentals; rowdy, raucous drinking songs; angry political polemic; chest-beating anthems or tear-jerking ballads - NECK cover ALL bases of Irish music with passion & pride.

And all this is driven by the authentic voice of song-smith Leeson O'Keeffe - a man with an undeniable pedigree: ex-Shane MacGowan's Popes ; from the same North London Irish enclave as Johnny Rotten ; & close family roots in the same Dublin neighbourhood as Flogging Molly's Dave King... He's also guested with The Alabama 3 & co-written a song on Hayseed Dixie's latest album.

Recorded with the legendary Pat Collier (an original Vibrator & an undeniable track record - from The Wonderstuff to Lars Friedrikson ), his powers & skill give NECK a new focussed, lean & muscular voice, which should see them take their rightful place amongst their contemporaries.

The band's rowdy, exhilarating live show's now firmly established them as International Festival favourites from Moscow to Texas - & all points in between! Along with their own headline tours, shows, & festival appearances, they've performed with acts such as their U.S. contemporaries (& buddies) The Dropkick Murphys & Flogging Molly ; as well as Shane MacGowan, The Levellers, Stiff Little Fingers, The Undertones, Hayseed Dixie & The Misfits . + Boston’s 'Celtic Punk' web-zine / radio station is named after the Neck tune, ‘Shite & Onions’.

But make no mistake: with this album they prove beyond doubt that - amongst the leaders and followers of Irish-folk influenced punk bands all over the world - with their roots, understanding and command of the music, NECK are most certainly the real deal!

Eye-brows will be raised. Toes will tap. Tears will be shed. Bodies will be thrown all over the shaggin’ dance-floor! NECK will bring The Hooley! ...Fact.

"If The Clash had been born in the Emerald Isle, they might have ended up sounding like this!" - Back on the tracks

"Fans of Folk Punk a la Flogging Molly or Dropkick Murphys will be loving this..." - Punk News