New Boris album and dates
 

Turn that grin rightside up, detail-mongers: Boris' Smile has itself a tracklist. The eight-song LP, due March 7 in Japan on Diwphalanx and April 21 in the UK and Europe and April 29 in the U.S. on Southern Lord, runs the gamut from such cutesy cuteness as "Flower Sun Rain" (a cover of a song originally by PYG, and featuring pal Michio Kurihara on guitar) to the more domestically menacing "My Neighbor Satan" (also featuring Kurihara). Now there's a guy I wouldn't "BUZZ-IN" if he locked his keys in his apartment.
Southern Lord overlord/ Sunn 0))) doomsayer Stephen O'Malley also contributes, lending guitar to an untitled track.
While the album cover (pictured above) for the Southern Lord version of Smile is pretty sweet, check out the Japanese artwork:






http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/articl...work-new-dates

Can't wait to hear this.
Nice cover as usual.

I'm seeing them on Sunday. They may preview the album, but I won't know unless someone tells me.

it would be nice if they got booked somewhere around here.

Should be good.

Why The Fuck Do I Have To Wait Till The 29!?!?!?

listened to it already, it rules; it's weird and it rules.

I really really like it. It's very strange, and one track is almost Floyd-like. It's awesomeness though.

Yes, got this the other day, it's good stuff.

One thing, I wish they had different production for it. I know some people like the dirty nasty production, but I prefer the "heavy rocks" production to the "pink" production, for example. No big deal either way... just sayin'.

It is nasty. I thought it was my speakers.
I like it. Need to listen to it a few more times.

gots to get it

bought the re-issue of pink and it made my cock tingle. this will be great~!

Hopefully they'll add more tour dates....missed them the last time they were in DC.

Still need to hear the new record though.

I love Pink.

Boris is good, man.

Is Smile going to be out vinyl?

It would almost be worth a trip to NYC to see Boris with Growing...

Concerts are too hard to get to. I'll just buy a T-shirt.

parts of the drums sound like they are programmed but it sure fits.

boris=the most consistenly brilliant band going right now

agreed?

i mean they dont have any records (and they have A LOT OF THEM) that are anything less than very good, and many of them are nothing short of absolutley ROCK FUCKING TASTIC! nawaddaimsayin?

Those buds are hypnotizing.

thats the mighty raekwon right there. probably one of the best pictures ive ever seen, just rae the chef chillin out gettin blazed outta his skull before he goes and shoots people.

note: obviously i dont think raekwon goes out and shoots people. but this picture sure would imply that.

Yeah, it's very different but you can still tell that it's a Boris album.

Loving the new album. Seeing them in NYC on March 4th. Does anyone have any idea if they still play full albums like Flood or Feedbacker live?

last i heard, they still do feedbacker.

Thanks Tokolosh. Yep, this is good.

anybody feel like pming me the album?
if not no worries, ill wait for the release

thanks EN for the disc.
it is excellent!
the production is great, kinda like pussy galore at some places.

i had not heard them until two weeks ago!

whoa.

They've made a video for Statement, but it's for the version that's on the Southern Lord 7", which is different to the one that's on the Diwphalanx CD release for Smile. God knows what version will be on the Southern Lord CD release... or the vinyl release... or the 2LP box set... or whatever else they come up with this time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_GgowniQWk

Wow, that song is strangely mellow for Boris.

They were bloody marvellous last night. Michio Kurihara played with them (well, I'm guessing it was him), giving an extra layer of goodness. Quite a lot of "Smile" material played, but much much better live than on record. Lots and lots and lots of merchandise (including a well cool black hoodie with silver print) if I'd wanted to splash the cash, but I didn't. Bloody marvellous. Bloody marvellous, I say.

19-04-08 Roadburn Festival Tilburg (Net) + Celtic Frost + Jesu
20-04-08 The Cooler Bristol (Uk) + Growing
21-04-08 The Ruby Lounge Manchester (Uk) + Growing
22-04-08 Medicine Bar Birmingham (Uk) + Growing
23-04-08 Ulu London (Uk) + Growing
24-04-08 Doornroosje Nijmegen (Net) + Growing
25-04-08 Ajz Bielefeld (Ger) + Growing
26-04-08 Loppen Copenhagen (Den) + Growing
27-04-08 Voxhall Aarhus (Den) + Growing
06-05-08 Ut Connewitz Leipzig (Ger) + Growing
07-05-08 Magnet Club Berlin (Ger) + Growing
08-05-08 Firlej Wroclaw (Pol) + Growing
09-05-08 Palac Akropolis Prague (Cze) + Growing
10-05-08 Szene Vienna (Aus) + Growing
14-05-08 Garage Milan (Ita) + Growing
15-05-08 Circolo Degli Artisti Rome (Ita) + Growing
16-05-08 Bronson Ravenna (Ita) + Growing
18-05-08 Salzhaus Winterthur (Swi) + Growing
19-05-08 Club Schocken Stuttgart (Ger) + Growing
20-05-08 Ancienne Belgique Brussels (Bel) + Growing
21-05-08 Nouveau Casino Paris (Fra) + Growing
22-05-08 Olympic Nantes (Fra) + Growing
23-05-08 Le Confort Moderne Poitiers (Fra) + Growing
26-05-08 Porto-rio Porto (Por) + Growing
29-05-08 Primavera Sound Festival Barcelona (Spa)
31-05-08 Kilbi Festival Dudingen (Swi)

still a few dates open in between, but it looks pretty finalised.

i'm reliefed. thanks for the info, i didn't know about those shows.

new album's pretty average. Boris seem very inconsistent to me, Feedbacker is a great record, as is Amplifier Worship, but everything else I've heard hasn't been too great.

i have the japanese version. pm me.

mmmmmm. hopefully i'll have a rip of the SL 7" as soon as my copy gets here.

wat u on? boris have been putting out consistently good shit for over 4 years now (and we know how heavy their output has been). even their mediocre shit is really good.

this album isn't mediocre, though. it's awesome.

you want bad boris? get their cover of i am the walrus or their split with stupid babies go mad. that's bad boris.

most of their stuff is either great or genius, granted, smile is great not genius but you can't say that of many rock bands right now.

Recent live pics:
http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/articl...ay-0226-030108

iiiii have a present for you all, but i think i'm going to post it as an actual thread.