Album Review: Love & Evol by Boris

Being an avid listener of Boris makes a new album release a stressful time. Pink, in 2006, was an example of Boris in their more conventional and melodic mindset, while their last album, 2017's Dear, showcased their darker, more nuanced side — there is no way of knowing what the Japanese trio will explore next.   Not only are they a band that throw away the conventional rules of heavy metal, but even their own dismissal of these conventions evolves continually; each new Boris project feels like an entirely new artistic undertaking. On L ….

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Boris, Japan's premier noise-rock group, celebrate their partnership with Third Man Records by simultaneously looking forward and backward. In addition to reissues of Akuma No Uta and Feedbacker, they deliver Love & Evol, a set that, according to press materials, packages two distinct works. Well known for extremes, Boris try most of them here. The first notes of opening track "Away from You" whisper from the speakers with a pillowy softness.

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