Video footage of Boris covering The Doors’ song “The End” with Ian Astbury (The Cult, The Doors) in Sydney, NSW on May 30 has surfaced online and can be found below.
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This past April Boris recorded an EP with Ian Astbury on vocals — he’s from The Cult and The Doors.
The release is called “BXI” — it will feature three new original tracks, as well as a cover of The Cult’s song “Rain”.
The EP will be released in September via Southern Lord.
BXI EP Track Listing:
01. Teeth and Claws
02. We are the Witches
03. Rain
04. Magickal Child
The Torche/Boris 10” Split, “Chapter Ahead Being Fake”, will see its release on July 14 through Hydra Head.
The split will include Torche’s song, “King Beef,” which is the first new material from the band since their 2008 album, “Meanderthal”. The song is also the band’s first recorded track as a trio.
The Boris track, “Luna”, is the band’s first recorded track since since their 2008 offering, “Smile”.
Side Torche: King Beef (5:53)
Side Boris: Luna (12:12)
Boris will be hitting the road for a summer North American trek with Russian Circles and Red Sparowes on separate legs of the tour. Dates are below:
w/ Russian Circles
Jul 27 Dallas, TX @ The Loft @ Palladium Ballroom
Jul 28 Austin, TX @ The Mohawk
Jul 30 Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon
Jul 31 Tallahassee, FL @ The Engine Room
Aug 01 Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
Aug 02 Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
Aug 03 Washington DC @ 930 Club
Aug 04 Philadelphia, PA @ Starlight Ballroom
Aug 07 Cambridge, MA @ The Middle East w/ Cave In
Aug 08 Montreal, QC @ Le Tulipe
Aug 09 Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Place
Aug 10 Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick
Aug 11 Newport, KY @ Southgate House
Aug 13 Chicago, IL @ Metro
Aug 14 St. Louis, MO @ Firebird
Aug 15 Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theatre
w/ Red Sparowes
Aug 16 Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater
Aug 17 Salt Lake City, UT @ TBA
Aug 19 Calgary, AB @ Republik
Aug 20 Edmonton, AB @ The Starlite
Aug 22 Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theater
Aug 23 Seattle, WA @ Neumo’s
Aug 24 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
Aug 26 San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
Aug 27 Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey
Aug 28 Pomona, CA @ The Glass House
Red Sparowes will be heading out with Boris for a string of U.S. dates in August. Dates are to be announced.