Boris
8

A Norman Records recommendation (9th October 2009)

This record left our Brett feeling happy.

BORIIIIIIIIIIIIIIS!! Have gone a bit odd on the first of their series of three 'Heavy Rock Hits' 7"s on Southern Lord. Odd for them anyway, developing the hair metal influence apparent on Smile into a more shoegazey indie rock sound that has me reaching for the My Vitriol comparison for the second time this week.. You wait ages for a bus to come along etc. etc. Obviously '8' is loads better than that though, if only for Wata's epic twiddles - she's the queen of the mighty solo! 'Hey Everyone' revolves around the most simplistic of caveman beats and the most bizarre of lyrics: they seem to be discussing some sort of unfortunate situation involving 'heavy castanets' in voices reminiscent of Kurt Cobain in the verses and Bobby Gillespie in the chorus. This probably doesn't sound very good in theory but there's definitely something about it in practice and it's Boris after all..

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What their label says...

For over 15 years Boris has lead the charge as Japan's most exciting experimental rock act. Considering their peers and countrymen this is no easy feat. Even stacked up against a lot of their Southern Lord brethren (a roster including some of the hardest-working, forward-thinking artists in music) Boris always stands out as some of the biggest risk-
takers, with a voluminous catalogue to back up that reputation.

This fall marks yet another first for the band as they release Japanese Heavy Rock Hits, a series of 7 inches showcasing their wide-reaching, genre-smashing sound.

Volume One titled 8, features two newly recorded EXCLUSIVE tracks. On Side A, the title track "8" continues the spacey hard-rock sound established on their classic albums Pink and Smile, building from a mono, lo-fi wall of feedback into a ripping, slab of lush vocals, crunchy guitar and thunderous drums.

Things get switched up on Side B with "Hey Everyone", a chewy bit of power-pop bubblegum that sees the band mining a much lighter source for their s$most daring thing this band can do is record something so straight-forward
it could easily be misconstrued as "alt-pop".

This all-new 7 inch, along with the rest of the Japanese Heavy Rock Hits series are gonna be must-have's for all fans of Boris, Southern Lord and all things heavy.

Tracklisting:

A. 8  B. Hey Everyone

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