Japanese rockers Boris will be touring the US in support of their new record Smile, available from Southern Lord.
From the Southern Lord website:
Boris hope “this is going to be a new experience for everyone beyond ‘music’ ‘Features collaborations with special guests: Stephen O’ Malley (sunn0))), KTL), and Michio Kurihara (Ghost, White Heaven, The Stars). The Southern Lord version is drastically different than the version of Smile released by Daymare records in Japan. The main difference between the Southern Lord version and the Daymare version is the mix of the actual songs themselves. Where the songs on the Japanese version have a more electronic or noisy-psychedelic vibe, the North American/European version here features a heavier more straight-forward rock aesthetic. Its truly remarkable how the band consciously have set out (and achieved) to make two completely different sounding versions of the same album. It is a testament to their continual, endless well-spring of creativity! The Southern Lord version also features a track that has never been heard by anyone! : “You Were Holding an Umbrella”.
BORIS – 2008 TOUR DATES
4/25 AJZ Bielefeld, De *
4/26 Loppen Copenhagen, Dk *
4/27 Voxhall Aarhus, Dk *
4/28 Sticky Fingers Gothenburg, Se *
4/29 John Dee Oslo, No *
4/30 Kagelbanan Stockholm, Se *
5/2 Tavastia Helsinki, Fin *
5/3 Klubi Turku, Fin *
5/6 UT Connewitz Leipzig, De *
5/7 Magnet Club Berlin, De *
5/8 Firlej Wroclaw, Pl *
5/9 alac Akropolis Prague, Cz *
5/10 Voros Yuk Budapest, Hu *
5/11 Szene Vienna, At *
5/13 Pmk Innsbruck, At *
5/14 Music Drome Milano, It *
5/15 Circolo Degli Artisti Rome, It *
5/16 Ravenna Bronson Ravenna, It *
5/18 Salzhaus Winterthur, Ch *
5/19 Club Schocken Stuttgart De *
5/20 Ancienne Belgique Brussels, Be *
5/21 Nouveau Casino Paris, Fr *
5/22 Olympic Nantes, Fr *
5/23 Le Confort Moderne Poitiers, Fr *
5/24 Vents du Sud Toulouse, Fr *
5/26 Porto-Rio Porto, Pt *
5/27 ZDB Lisbon, Pt *
5/29 Primavera Festival Barcelona, Es
5/30 Ferrand La Cooperative de Mai Clermont, Fr *
5/31 Kilbi Festival Dudingen, Ch
6/24 San Diego, CA @ Casbah**
6/25 Tempe, AZ @ The Clubhouse**
6/27 Denton, TX @ Rubber Gloves**
6/28 Austin, TX @ The Mohawk**
6/29 San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit**
7/1 Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon**
7/2 Gainesville, FL @ Common Grounds**
7/3 Orlando, FL @ The Social**
7/5 Atlanta, GA @ The Earl**
7/6 Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle**
7/8 Washington, DC @ Black Cat**
7/9 Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church**
7/10 New York, NY @ Webster Hall**
7/11 Cambridge, MA @ The Middle East**
7/12 Montreal, Quebec @ La Sala Rosa**
7/13 Ottawa, Ontario @ Barrymore**
7/14 Toronto, Ontario @ Lee’s Palace**
7/15 Buffalo, NY @ Tralf**
7/16 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop**
7/17 Pittsburgh, PA @ Diesel**
7/18 Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews Hall**
7/19 Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall**
7/20 Chicago, IL – Union Park @ Pitchfork Festival
7/22 Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room**
7/23 Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theatre**
7/25 Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater**
7/26 Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge**
7/29 Seattle, WA @ Neumo’s**
* w/ GROWING
** w/ TORCHE, WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM