{{Infobox album| | name = Hello There | type = studio | artist = [[Coaltar of the Deepers]] and [[Boris (band)|Boris]] | cover = Hello There (album).jpg | alt = | released = {{Start date|2024|1|24}} | recorded = | venue = | border = yes | genre = {{flat list| *[[Alternative metal]] }} | length = {{duration|m=39|s=23}} | label = [[Dog Knights Productions]] | producer = | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = | next_year = | misc = {{Extra chronology | artist = [[Coaltar of the Deepers]] | type = studio | prev_title = Revenge of the Visitors | prev_year = 2021 | title = Hello There | year = 2024 | next_title = | next_year = }} {{Extra chronology | artist = [[Boris (band)|Boris]] | type = studio | prev_title = Bright New Disease | prev_year = 2023 | title = Hello There | year = 2024 | next_title = Twins of Evil | next_year = 2024 }} }}
'''''Hello There''''' is a collaborative studio album by the Japanese [[alternative rock]] band [[Coaltar of the Deepers]] (COTD) and [[experimental rock]] band [[Boris (band)|Boris]]. It was released on January 24, 2024, through [[Dog Knights Productions]].
== Background == Japanese bands [[Coaltar of the Deepers]] (COTD) and [[Boris (band)|Boris]] previously collaborated in 2019, when Boris made a cover of COTD's "To The Beach", which Narasaki of COTD produced.<ref name="Berihan-1">{{cite news |last1=Berihan |first1=Tom |title=Boris & Coaltar Of The Deepers Cover Each Other On Split LP |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2251182/boris-coaltar-of-the-deepers-cover-each-other-on-split-lp/music/ |access-date=April 14, 2025 |work=[[Stereogum]] |date=February 9, 2024}}</ref> In 2022, both bands held their first joint concert together.<ref>{{cite news |title=COALTAR OF THE DEEPERS × Boris『hello there』美意識と重さを纏った轟音&爆音を追求! 孤高のバンド同士によるスプリットEPが登場 |url=https://mikiki.tokyo.jp/articles/-/36697 |access-date=April 14, 2025 |work=[[Tower Records#Japan|Mikiki]] |date=February 14, 2024 |language=ja}}</ref>
== Release == In August 2023, COTD and Boris announced a collaborative tour promoting their upcoming album ''Hello There'',<ref>{{cite news |title=COALTAR OF THE DEEPERS x Boris、スプリット盤発売記念ツアー開催 |url=https://natalie.mu/music/news/538902 |access-date=April 14, 2025 |work=[[Music Natalie]] |date=August 30, 2023 |language=ja}}</ref> which was later released on [[Compact disc|CD]] on January 24, 2024.<ref>{{cite news |title=COALTAR OF THE DEEPERS × Borisツアー追加公演決定 DJ掟ポルシェも出演 |url=https://ototoy.jp/news/115685 |access-date=April 14, 2025 |work=Ototoy |date=December 20, 2023 |language=ja}}</ref> The track listing is split between both bands, the tracks being the associated band's rendition of previously released songs by the other band. On February 9, 2024, they released "Serial Tear", Boris' rendition of a COTD song from 2007, as well as "Melody", COTD's rendition of a Boris song from 2014.<ref name="Berihan-1"/>
On March 22, 2024, ''Hello There'' was released on digital services by [[Dog Knights Productions]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sacher |first1=Andrew |title=Notable Releases of the Week (3/22) |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/waxahatchee-adrianne-lenker-rosali-julia-holter-sierra-ferrell-spaced-carpool-barely-civil-restorations-more-reviews/ |access-date=April 14, 2025 |work=[[BrooklynVegan]] |date=March 22, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Boris & Coaltar of the Deepers Announce New Album 'hello there' |url=https://livinglifefearless.co/2024/music/boris-coaltar-of-the-deepers-announce-new-album-hello-there/ |access-date=April 14, 2025 |work=Living Life Fearless |date=February 14, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Bassig |first1=Brent |title=Boris & Coaltar of the Deepers Announce New Album Hello There For March 2024 Release, Share Cover Of “Serial Tear” - |url=https://music.mxdwn.com/2024/02/09/news/boris-coaltar-of-the-deepers-announce-new-album-hello-there-for-march-2024-release-share-cover-of-serial-tear/ |access-date=April 14, 2025 |work=mxdwn |date=February 9, 2024}}</ref>
== Track listing == The first four tracks were made by [[Coaltar of the Deepers]], while the last three tracks are by [[Boris (band)|Boris]].<ref name="Berihan-1"/>
{{Track listing | total_length = 39:23 | title1 = Wipeout | note1 = | length1 = 3:58 | title2 = Melody | note2 = | length2 = 6:11 | title3 = Waterbird | note3 = | length3 = 4:27 | title4 = Killing Another | note4 = | length4 = 3:33 | title5 = Luna | note5 = | length5 = 7:42 | title6 = Quicksilver | note6 = | length6 = 6:57 | title7 = Serial Tear | note7 = | length7 = 6:32 }}
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[[Category:2024 collaborative albums]] [[Category:2020s Japanese-language albums]] [[Category:Alternative metal albums by Japanese artists]]