Boris - Pink

A few weeks in to the new year and already we have a new release worth making a big fuss about. I still can't get over the fact that this is the new album from Boris, that weird little sludge band from Southern Lord. They've been over shadowed by The Lords superior acts for years now. Thrones, Mondo Generator, Ureghal and Sunn 0))) were the big shots whilst Boris were somewhat in the back ground. On some level that was fair. I've owned their previous release "Absolutego" for a while now and whilst it did have it's moments, you really did deserve a free t-shirt if you gave the whole record your undivided attention in one sitting.

So how bizarre is it to hear that funny little doom band come out with a shoegaze and garage rock infused, fucking solid record. Something I have the feeling will be looked back on at the end of this year as a highlight. It's like The Jesus & Mary Chain songs played by Sleep. Why hasn't anyone thought of doing this before? Well 2006, I challenge you to bring out something more innovative and down right rockin' than this in your lifetime. This is the bench mark for the year. Everyone else, get working.

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