New Album - Boris
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  • Summary: The third release in 2011 for the Japanese band was produced by Shinobu Narita.

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  1. Positive: 9 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 10
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  1. The A.V. Club
    Dec 12, 2011
    83
    The occasional flaws are still fascinating twists of Boris' art-metal genome-and the rest of New Album tackles that mutation with beauty and brilliance.
  2. Delusions of Adequacy
    Jan 4, 2012
    80
    New Album is the culmination of the band's ongoing experimentation that catapults its ferocious sound headlong into new territory.
  3. The Wire
    Feb 17, 2012
    80
    As empty experiences go, New album is one of the best. [Feb 2012, p.68]
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  4. Under The Radar
    Dec 19, 2011
    60
    There are some duds, but overall it's a fun divergence for this group, now enjoying a year full of divergences.

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  1. jph3000
    9
    New album, new sound. It's a great shoe gaze album with interesting music with vocals that blend well with it (in Japanese but it doesn't really matter). If you liked Boris's other albums you might not like this one. This is not a sludge album. Think Mazzy Star in Japanese. 'Black Original' is my favorite track. Great album.… Expand

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