{"id":17983,"date":"2014-10-17T12:20:26","date_gmt":"2014-10-17T12:20:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-boston-manor-driftwood-ep\/"},"modified":"2023-01-20T16:11:44","modified_gmt":"2023-01-20T16:11:44","slug":"review-boston-manor-driftwood-ep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-boston-manor-driftwood-ep\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Boston Manor &#8211; Driftwood EP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/tumblr_inline_ndk14aQrXo1qheirv.jpg\" width=\"150px\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">For a fair old while now Blackpool punkers <a href=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/tag\/boston-manor\"><strong>Boston Manor<\/strong><\/a> have been making waves in the UK punk scene, and new EP <em>\u2018Driftwood\u2019<\/em> is a cracking encapsulation of just why that is. Showing that there is far more to the seaside hotspot then a tower and some obliterated hen parties, the lads have put out a gritty and hard hitting release that\u2019s equal parties grit, vitriol, hooky melodies and raucous choruses.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a ring of integrity, edginess and unflinching honesty to <strong>Boston Manor<\/strong>\u2019s writing which too many of their peers sadly lack, with the lyrical content in particular being refreshingly to the point and pulling absolutely no punches.<\/p>\n<p>Musically and vocally the band bring enough melody and tunefulness to be easy on the ear, while maintaining enough raw energy and snarling attack in their performance to know that these boys mean every single crashing note.<!-- more --><\/p>\n<p>On an EP where every song is an angsty, super fun thrash, particular credit must go to stand outs the title track <em>&#8216;Driftwood\u2019<\/em> and first single <em>&#8216;Peach State\u2019<\/em>. It\u2019s clear <strong>Boston Manor<\/strong> embrace their own particular patch of the north west punk scene and sound, it\u2019s not difficult to draw more then favourable comparisons to some aspects of not too distant neighbours Me Vs Hero and Failsafe, and it\u2019s fair to say existing fans of both these band probably already love <strong>Boston Manor<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8216;Driftwood\u2019<\/em> is a cracking romp of emphatic, distinctly northern heavy pop-punk. Whether the band can maintain the level of cutting, impactful songwriting over a full album only time will tell. For now enjoy this, it\u2019s glorious.<\/p>\n<p>4\/5<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/6jlkb9H7hAvsS0daml5I32?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8216;Driftwood\u2019 <\/em>EP by <strong>Boston Manor<\/strong> is out now on <strong>Failure By Design Records<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Boston Manor<\/strong> links: <a href=\"http:\/\/bostonmanor.bandcamp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a>|<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bostonmanoruk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>|<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/BSTNMNR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Words by Dane Wright (<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/mrdanewright\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@MrDaneWright<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For a fair old while now Blackpool punkers Boston Manor have been making waves in the UK punk scene, and new EP \u2018Driftwood\u2019 is a cracking encapsulation of just why that is. 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