![]() ![]() What was it that attracted you to work with Mike Sapone? I must admit even when we recorded it, I was thinking‘ this is very different from the last time we recorded’. We were literally snowed in for about two weeks, so it definitely felt a lot like The Shining at times – I think it set the tone for the vibe on the album. We did it in America with Mike Sappone and we just spent it in this weird, isolated, Twin Peaks-esque town by this lake. We had a month to record it and also had two to three weeks of pre-production. How did the recording process differ for this album? You recorded ‘Be Nothing’ in two weeks in Southampton. I think we work really well under pressure, it came out roses. ![]() We had it written, we demo’ed it and kept three songs from those sessions – we’d written about ten or twelve- and scrapped most of the record and rewrote it. We rewrote the whole thing about two months before we went into the studio. Usually bands say that they have their whole life to write their debut album, but for their second album they have hardly any time. The rules, there are no rules! We just wanted to have fun making it. The first album we felt so much pressure because it was for the first album – normally, it’s the other way round – but, for this sophomore album we didn’t feel any pressure whatsoever even though normally that’s the case. We were really throwing sh*t at the walls and seeing what stuck and getting experimental with stuff. We started messing around with electronics, so there’s an industrial vibe and hip hop as well – it’s a bit of a melting pot of genres at time. It’s lending from a lot of alternative rock from the 90s that we were listening to: Deftones, Smashing Pumpkins and that kind of stuff. It’s worlds apart, because we figured out what we wanted to do over the last three years. How would you say you’ve evolved as a band since your first album? The album marks a more heavier and darker sound compared to your debut album, ‘Be Nothing’. Excited, because that means we get to play it live and that’s what we’ve been really excited to do – prepping for tour and playing all the songs, it’s really exciting. The feedback from the singles so far has been brilliant. A little nervous, it’s definitely something different and I don’t know how everyone’s going to respond to it. Just excited, we’ve been waiting for this to come out for quite a while now. ![]() You’re releasing your second album ‘Welcome To The Neighbourhood’ this week. ![]() In the interview he reveals why for the record he “wanted to tap into the frustration that a lot of young people and older people are feeling about the way the world”, which 90s alt-rock bands inspired the album and what his WWE NXT entrance song would be. Packed full of infectious made for arena anthems, including recent singles ‘Halo’ and ‘Bad Machine’, it has Boston Manor hitting for the big leagues.Ĭatching up with vocalist Henry just days before the release of the album he was vibrating with excitement. Produced by Mike Sappone (Brand New, Taking Back Sunday), the album dissects a fictionalised Blackpool to a hard-hitting 90s rock and industrial inspired soundscape that chills you right to the bone. Released last Friday, the record sees the band emerge from chrysalis of their punk rock beginnings of their acclaimed debut ‘Be Nothing’ to take a walk on the wild side. Now, the Blackpool five piece are ripping it up once again with the release of their highly-anticipated second album, ‘Welcome To The Neighbourhood’. #The neighbourhood full discography download downloadThree videos from this recording were made and played on CMT Canada (The Neighbourhood, Queen of Argyle, and Oceanside Again) while the cover “And We Danced” charted on Canadian Country music radio.Boston Manor gave Donington Park the riotous awakening it truly deserved when they opened the Main Stage on the Friday of Download 2018. Most of the songs are Dave Carroll originals and this CD represents the recognition of Sons of Maxwell as more than just a bar band. The Neighbourhood was again recorded in Halifax and produced by Tim Feswick. ![]()
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