Boston Manor: “Sundiver is a journey into the blissful, glowy world we’re creating”

Over three years in the making, Boston Manor​’s long-awaited two-part album finally has its second disc – and it goes by the name of Sundiver. The companion to 2022’s 5K-rated LP Datura will arrive on September 6, less than two weeks before the Blackpool five-piece head out on their biggest-ever UK headline tour – which includes an enormous date at London’s 2,300-capacity O2 Forum Kentish Town. The news comes alongside the release of the record’s third single, the melodic alt.rock masterclass HEAT ME UP. It’s a sharp twist from the swashbuckling heaviness of Sliding Doors and the agitation of Container, mixing its moody verse – which is straight out of the ​’90s – with a soaring chorus, perhaps their finest since 2018’s Halo. Frontman Henry Cox sounds positively invigorated,...

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