Boris
We are thrilled to bring you two new albums from Japanese trio Boris! Both have been sent to radio as one double disc promo with the title Attention Please/Heavy Rocks (2011). Here is what Alarm Magazine had to say:
"The prolific output and stylistic convergence of Boris has been difficult enough to track over the past 15 years, so fittingly, the Japanese post-metal trio has made things more confusing and released two brand-new albums at once — one of which shares the same name (and same art with a different color scheme) as a previous album but that has entirely new music.
Attention Please is the first of the two releases, and it highlights Boris’ softer side, showcasing guitarist Wata’s delicate vocals against an alt-rock, art-rock, and dance-infused backdrop. Ambient, echoing soundscapes transition to moments of soft electronic/acoustic rumination (“You”), psychedelic solos (“Tokyo Wonder Land”), and classical guitar (“Aileron,” which gets a long drone-sludge reprise on Heavy Rocks). It’s up and down but shows a potentially exciting new direction for the band.
The new Heavy Rocks, however, makes this worth the price of admission. Sharing a name with the band’s 2002 album, it highlights Boris’ recent strength: mixing sludgy, down-tuned riffage with psych effects, punk beats, and soft vocal harmonies. But it also combines plenty of the other elements that Boris has incorporated over the years, and these two albums are much more than a soft/heavy dichotomy." - Alarm
“Attention Please and Heavy (Heavier?) Rocks are logical next steps for the Boris legacy… The heavy metal landscape of 2011 is tailor-made for (and, sort of, by) Boris” – Pitchfork
“Attention Please careens between sludgy disco, atmospheric experimental pop and shoe-gazing minimalism, with everything sung/cooed by guitarist Wata” – Washington Post
“the lively, tripped-out Heavy Rocks is a scrum of distorto-metal, frantic punk, woeful ballads and Seattle-in-1991-style hard rock.” – Washington Post
“‘Attention Please’, in which guitarist Wata assumes the role of lead vocalist, her honeyed tones providing some of the band’s most outwardly ‘pop’ moments to date. Stunning.” – Rocksound
”Heavy Rocks does exactly what it says on the tin, veering between fuzzed-up garage rock stomp and mesmeric psychedelic sprawl in a manner that’s sure to delight fans of 09’s ‘Smile’.” – Rocksound
“with Attention Please, Boris prove themselves equally powerful as a darkly cool noise pop band. This is an album that challenges expectations and seems to openly thumb its nose at the conventions of genre, but a challenge that sounds this amazing is one worth taking head on.” - Treble Zine [Album Of The Week]
“Heavy Rocks is not just an album title (or two, for that matter), but a mission statement. In more than a decade and a half, they've tackled numerous variations on rock, imbuing each style with a heaviness with which few bands would be willing to contend. And on this installment, the band have once again proven themselves masters of heavy rock(s).” – Treble Zine
“ Attention Please, with Wata's haunting vocals at the fore, is the most unusual and easily approachable recording on Boris' shelf, if not its best.” – All Music
“Heavy Rocks is diverse; but since it relies on the trio's blasting power over form, it is is more consistent than Smile and sounds like a refreshed and renewed Boris back on deck.” – All Music
“Heavy Rocks actually eclipses Smile with its sheer rock power, answering any remaining questions about the band’s credibility and talent with a resounding no! This is real deal, heavy enjoyment; deserving a loud ‘n proud shot at your speakers.” – About.com
RIYL: Sunn O))), Boredoms, The Sword
Attention Please - TRY: #1, 2, 3, 5, 9
Heavy Rocks (2011) - TRY: #1, 2, 4, 7
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