First Listen: Boris, 'Noise' — npr.org

hide captionBoris' new album, Noise, comes out June 17. Boris' new album, Noise, comes out June 17. To pay undivided attention to the Japanese experimental band Boris would make it hard to keep up with the rest of modern music. Since 1996, the group has released 20 studio albums — as well as 11 collaborations with high-profile artists like psychedelic guitar phantoms Keiji Haino (Fushitsusha, Nazoranai) and Michio Kurihara (Ghost), noise lord Merzbow, and seismic drone outfit Sunn 0))) — and enough live recordings, demos, EPs and other collectibles to fill a laundry basket.

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