This album challenges perceptions, and it’s a colossal push forward for Boston Manor is terms of technicalities and expressions. The band has always been an expressive outfit, but Datura is their statement, their note to this breaking world, and their LP of substance and grit, and while the band conveys brutality throughout it, there’s an emotional tornado waiting to strike.

It clearly has been tweaked this sound, and lyrically Boston Manor has superbly drawn on their own emotions and insecurities, placing every piece of their being into this musical anchor that keeps them afloat and above all that lays beneath. It’s a striking album also, and the concept seems darker than before, with these words pulsing like a heartbeat.

Under the weight of their own vulnerabilities, the act doesn’t shy away from expressing their hopes and dreams, or what they want from life. Love is explored heavily on this release too, and while the band describe it like a hinderance, it’s a massive piece of the puzzle. Musically, the act has upped the instrumental influence, with more guitar driven songs and belting percussion that acts like a wonderful base.

Floodlights On The Square starts this massive LP off with thunderous instrumentals. The guitars drive home substance, and the vocals are full of vigour. It’s a flourishing opening by this talented band and seems the darkness is coming in fast. Passenger starts with a grungy sound, and the vocals raise the stakes. Every piece of this song means the world, and the expressions are poetic and unnerving. The chorus describes something being bigger than us. Shelter From The Rain opens with raindrops hitting stones and faces. It sounds like a film score, or a sound of impending doom. There’s no vocal work here, but beautifully imperfect moments.

Boston Manor expresses in great detail the flaws of the world and their feelings, and while they do so, their music sounds so fresh. Datura is their best work.

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