Following a sold-out show in 2024, we are excited to welcome back one of the most formidable live acts going, as Japan’s Goat perform at the ICA this November. ” Perhaps the tightest band in existence right now… we ain’t talking about the Swedish psych troupe, nor the Greek metal act; but the infinitely superior Japanese GOAT (jp) who take the micro-precision of computer music and play it on instruments ” Boomkat Formed as a quartet in 2013 by Koshiro Hino, goat’s original lineup consisted of guitar, saxophone, bass and drums. Today’s evolution offers a quintet that fluidly switches instruments depending on the song. Disregarding traditional musical forms their melodies focus on muted sounds and harmonics from outside of the 12-tone scale. Their minimalist compositions are an exercise in persistent repetition, filled with contradictions – complex yet simple, mechanical yet sensual – operating in an almost trance-like state in their performances. goat released their third album, Joy in Fear (NAKID), in 2023, and a collection of tracks created for a contemporary dance project, Without References / Cindy Van Acker (Latency), in 2025.