Heavy Rocks (2011 album)

Heavy Rocks
Studio album by
Boris
ReleasedMay 24, 2011 (2011-05-24)
Recorded2009–2011 at Sound Square
Genre
Length53:00 (Sargent House CD)
52:07 (Daymare CD)
LabelSargent House, Daymare Recordings
ProducerBoris
Boris chronology
New Album
(2011) 		Heavy Rocks
(2011) 		Attention Please
(2011)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic70/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The A.V. ClubB+[3]
Consequence of SoundC-[4]
Drowned in Sound7/10[5]
Pitchfork Media5.2/10[6]
Popmatters[7]
Rock Sound8/10[8]
Spin7/10[9]
Sputnikmusic4/5[10]

Heavy Rocks 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]

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.

  1. ^ "Heavy Rocks – Boris". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
  2. ^ Jurek, Thom. "Heavy Rocks – Boris". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
  3. ^ Heller, Jason (May 24, 2011). "Boris: Heavy Rocks / Attention Please". The A.V. Club. The Onion. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
  4. ^ Young, Alex (May 27, 201). "Boris – Heavy Rocks". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
  5. ^ Gardner, Noel (May 26, 2011). "Album Review: Boris – Attention Please/Heavy Rocks". Drowned in Sound. Silentway. Archived from the original on December 27, 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
  6. ^ Currin, Grayson. Attention Please / Heavy Rocks review pitchfork.com. 2011-05-20. Retrieved on 2011-05-28.
  7. ^ Branson, Scott (May 25, 2011). "Boris: Attention Please / Heavy Rocks". Popmatters. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
  8. ^ Kemp, Mike (May 19, 2011). "Boris – Attention Please / Heavy Rocks". Rock Sound. Freeway Press Inc. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
  9. ^ Schultz, Christopher (May 24, 2011). "Boris, 'Heavy Rocks' (Sargent House)". Spin. SpinMedia. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
  10. ^ Andrew, Elijah (May 20, 2011). "Review: Boris – Heavy Rocks II". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
  11. ^ Boris Store Is Now Open borisheavyrocks.tumblr.com. Retrieved on 2011-03-26.
  12. ^ Hadusek, Jon (2022-08-04). "Boris unveil riff-hitting new song "My Name Is Blank": Stream". Consequence. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
  13. ^ Press release of the album on Sargent House Records
  14. ^ Announcement of Heavy Rocks and Attention Please