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Dec 12, 2011The occasional flaws are still fascinating twists of Boris' art-metal genome-and the rest of New Album tackles that mutation with beauty and brilliance.
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The WireFeb 17, 2012As empty experiences go, New album is one of the best. [Feb 2012, p.68]
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Jan 4, 2012New Album is the culmination of the band's ongoing experimentation that catapults its ferocious sound headlong into new territory.
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Dec 12, 2011The Boris of New Album never hesitate and seldom falter, realizing the potential they've left untapped for years.
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Dec 6, 2011[Out of Boris' three albums released this year] New Album remains the victory lap, a cap to yet another year of successful experimentation.
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Nov 30, 2011The J-rock-gone-metal incarnation of Boris on New Album stands as their most drastic reinvention yet.
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Dec 12, 2011This freak of a record is almost obscene in its flippant disregard for the core elements of such a well-defined thing as what Boris is supposed to sound like... as crazy and over-polished and un-Boris as it is, New Album is still a new Boris album. And, apparently, that still means excellence.
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Dec 6, 2011After 15 years, Boris are doing exactly what they should with fascinating if uneven results: testing their limits as a band and expanding their sonic horizons.
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Nov 30, 2011As pretty as it can be, New Album is another minor Boris album in a string of minor Boris albums.
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Dec 19, 2011There are some duds, but overall it's a fun divergence for this group, now enjoying a year full of divergences.