Boston Manor - Welcome to the Neighbourhood Review

REVIEW BY : Karyssa Leigh

Boston Manor fans rejoice! They’re next record, “Welcome To The Neighbourhood”, is set to release on September 7, 2018. With this new record, they experiment with sound and take a heavier, more mature sound that’s quite different from their record Be Nothing. Don’t be worried, they work the new sound well. Image if the old Boston Manor and The Neighbourhood made an album together.

The first song, also the title track, “Welcome To The Neighbourhood” perfectly introduces the sound and feel of the record; harder and clearer vocals, heavier and more powerful riffs, and a darker all around sound. The rest of the record has the same dark undertones with hints of the old Boston Manor you know and love, crossing the line from pop punk to emo.

The lyrics are also darker and carry more weight, allowing yourself to really lose yourself in the record. All around, the new sound works so well for the style of the band and truly shows their artistic ability.

This record puts them on the map as more than just a pop punk one-trick-pony aligning them with the likes of other pop punk bands such as The Wonder Years with their versatility