Following their stellar appearance on the main stage at Download Festival, Boston Manor have revealed details of their sophomore album! Welcome To The Neighbourhood is set for release through Pure Noise Records on September 7!
Speaking of the record, frontman Henry Cox says; “My generation financially and culturally barren. We can’t afford to buy a house, we’re very much paying the price for our parents’ generation’s mistakes, but at the same time too fucking lazy and distracted and comfortable to do anything about it.”
He adds; “I’m just trying to draw attention to a few issues. The things that are important to my generation are just so trivial in my eyes, but who am I to say? I can’t really offer any immediate solutions, but I can try to throw a bucket of cold water on some of my peers, to just get them to feel more and think more and not be so apathetic.”
The first single from the record is titled Halo and almost didn’t even make the record as Henry explains; “’Halo’ almost got scrapped & didn’t make the album. It was a totally different song, much slower and moodier. About a month before we went into the studio we reworked it entirely & it morphed into this current incarnation. It’s a song about feeling trapped; being in a vicious cycle & not knowing if there’ll ever be a way out.”
Check out Halo below;
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That’s not all from the Blackpool natives as they have also announced a run of UK dates in September! Support comes from Microwave, Drug Church and Wallflower!
Fri 21 Sep UK Bristol Thekla
Sat 22 Sep UK London Electric Ballroom
Sun 23 Sep UK Birmingham Mama Roux’s
Mon 24 Sep UK Nottingham Rescue Rooms
Wed 26 Sep UK Liverpool Hangar 34
Thu 27 Sep UK Glasgow SWG3
Fri 28 Sep UK Leeds Key Club
Sat 29 Sep UK Manchester Gorilla
Boston Manor festival dates;
Thu 12 Jul UK Cheltenham 2000 Trees Festival
Fri 13 Jul UK Hatfield Forum w/ Enter Shikari
Fri 20 Jul UK Nr Abingdon Truck Festival