NO

NO’s raw exuberance carries the tenacious spirit and unrelenting creativity that keeps Boris on the vanguard of heavy music in Japan and far beyond.

They call it "healing music". They are correct.

NO is the most kick-ass Boris has sounded in over a decade.

It’s hardly a sampler of the band’s full range, but some may be relieved by its concise runtime, easy digestibility, steady arsenal of thrills, relative independence from the development of Boris’ wider discography, and (for now) absence of confusing differences from version to version.

A gloriously claustrophobic crucible full of all the sounds Boris make best, heated by indignation with our time of closed borders and extreme international turmoil.

NO certainly caters to longtime fans, especially ones who rather be pummeled with noise instead of pulled into new realms, which may disappoint fans of their more experimental songs ...But their cacophony continues to provide comfort, especially in these strange times.

NO, Boris’ generally speedy new full-length, finds the threesome embracing the wonderfully ugly sounds of early Japanese hardcore...but even that doesn’t ring entirely true.