Heavy Rocks (2011 album)

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Heavy Rocks
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 24, 2011 (2011-05-24)
Recorded2009–2011 at Sound Square
Genre
Length53:00(Sargent House CD)
52:07 (Daymare CD)
Label Sargent House, Daymare Recordings
Producer Boris
Boris chronology
New Album
(2011)
Heavy Rocks
(2011)
Attention Please
(2011)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 70/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The A.V. Club B+ [3]
Consequence of Sound C- [4]
Drowned in Sound 7/10 [5]
Pitchfork Media 5.2/10 [6]
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Rock Sound 8/10 [8]
Spin 7/10 [9]
Sputnikmusic4/5 [10]

Heavy Rocks, also known as Heavy Rocks 2 or Heavy Rocks 2011, is the sixteenth studio album by the Japanese experimental band Boris. The album was released on May 24, 2011, through the label Sargent House. [11] It is the second of three Boris albums of this title, with the others being released in 2002 and 2022; all feature the band exploring hard rock and heavy metal sounds. [12] The band repeated the album title for this release because they "seek to redefine 'heavy' music in a culmination of the band's tireless efforts over the past two decades". [13]

Contents

The album was released on the same day as Attention Please , with which it shares the track "Aileron." [14] It also shares different mixes of the songs "Jackson Head" and "Tu, La La" with New Album .

Background

Initial track list information had the song "8" (previously available on Japanese Heavy Rock Hits ) listed as the second track, but the final release replaced it with "Leak -Truth, yesnoyesnoyes." [15] On March 29, 2011, Pitchfork Media released the song "Riot Sugar" in promotion for the album. [16]

The vinyl edition features extended versions of "Missing Pieces" and "Czechoslovakia." [17] An additional full length mix of "Czechoslovakia" with vocals by Tomáš Zakopal was released on a split 7-inch with his band, Saade. [18] On May 16, Heavy Rocks in its entirety was made available in full for streaming on NPR Music. [19]

Track listing

All songs and words by Boris with the exception of Track 2 by Boris and Keisuke Suzuki.

No.TitleLength
1."Riot Sugar" ("甘い暴動", lit. "Sweet Riot")3:56
2."Leak-Truth,yesnoyesnoyes-" ("Leak-本当の反対の反対の反対の反対-", "Leak (The Opposite of the Opposite of the Opposite of a Real Opposition)")4:11
3."Galaxians"4:09
4."Jackson Head" ("ジャクソンヘッド")3:00
5."Missing Pieces"CD:12:22 LP:14:27
6."Key" ("扉", lit. "A Door")1:46
7."Window Shopping"3:57
8."Tu, la la"4:21
9."Aileron" ("エルロン")12:45
10."Czechoslovakia" ("チェコスロバキア")CD:1:35 LP:5:46

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  18. Split with Saade
  19. NPR Music streams Heavy Rocks