VINYL FORMAT. For over 15 years, Boris has lead the charge as Japan's most exciting experimental rock act. Considering their peers and countrymen, this is noeasy feat. Japanese Heavy Rock Hits is a series of 7"s showcasing their wide-reaching, genre-smashing sound. Volume One - "8" features two newly recorded tracks. On Side A, the title track "8" continues the spacey hard-rock sound established on their classic albums Pink and Smile, building from a mono, lo-fi wall of feedback into a ripping slab of lush vocals, crunchy guitar and thunderous drums. Things get switched up on Side B with "Hey Everyone," a chewy bit of power pop bubblegum that sees the band mining a much lighter source for their sound. It's a reminder that the most daring thing this band can do is record something so straightforward it could easily be misconstrued as "alt-pop."