Boston Manor

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Boston Manor on tour in November

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From the moment the quintet Boston Manor released their first EP "Here/Now" in 2013, it was clear in the UK that a new band was maturing that could add exciting facets to emotional guitar music. This was confirmed in 2016 with the release of their first two longplayers "Be Nothing." and "Welcome to the Neighbourhood", on which Boston Manor were even more strongly rooted in pop-punk and post-hardcore. In the meantime, the five musicians from Blackpool have created their own "Boston Manor" genre, which is as tasteful in grunge as it is in punk, which mixes catchy pop melodies with the brute force of hardcore, which is reminiscent of 90s emocore and at the same time "state of the art". With their new, fifth album "Sundiver", which will be released on October 6, Boston Manor will be touring Europe immediately afterwards - and will also be stopping off in Germany for seven concerts between November 18 and 26. The seaside resort of Blackpool in the north-west of England, located directly on the Irish Sea, is basically a pretty town. However, the local problems of mismanagement and unemployment of over 40 percent in some places are not immediately apparent. It is particularly difficult for young people to find a career or at least a purpose in life here. And so, in 2013, five young friends - singer Henry Cox, guitarists Mike Cuniff and Ash Wilson, bassist Dan Cuniff and drummer Jordan Pugh - decided to try their luck as professional musicians and founded Boston Manor: a band that moved light-footedly between pop-punk, emo-pop and heavier post-hardcore moments. After their first three EPs, their debut album "Be Nothing." was released in 2016 to great interest and excellent reviews in the UK. Initial nationwide tours and a trip to the USA also proved what an excellent live band Boston Manor are. Despite six intensive years and a wealth of experience, the band themselves said that it was only in 2018, with the release of their second album "Welcome to the Neighborhood", that they found out "exactly who we are and what we want to do". Stylistically, this meant opening up to new sounds and other styles - the quintet drew inspiration from bands as diverse as Nine Inch Nails, Failure, Tool and the Deftones. Since then, Boston Manor have not only proven themselves to be brilliant genre-breakers on their two further albums "Glue" (2020) and "Datura" (2022), but also equally subtle songwriters. This was confirmed once again this year by the three pre-released singles from her upcoming album: "Container", "Sliding Doors" and "HEAT ME UP" prove why Kerrang! magazine calls her the "voice of a new generation".