Boston Manor

The follow up to 2016's Be Nothing from Blackpool's alt-rockers Boston Manor, who we've had play a bunch of times in Kingston. Branching well out from their pop-punk roots, the newer songs are an energised blend of alt-rock soaked in darkness and melancholy. We're big fans and you should be too.

In the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s, Blackpool was this booming town. It was a holiday destination, a place where you can go to forget all your troubles and now things here are just so f*cked up – there are huge drug problems and a 40 per cent unemployment rate in the winter. It was once this beautiful thing and it’s become a little bit broken."

But the theme is also laced with hope. “I’m just trying to draw attention to a few issues,” continues Henry. “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.”