"Big Pink," the record's first single and its video are the perfect introduction to Borzoi for anyone unfamiliar, a dark and delightfully tormented bit of confused brilliance. In an era where music videos are often crapped out without second thought, this one is exceedingly well-done, directed by the band's own Taylor Browne.
Light in the Attic and Modern Classics Recordings have gone about completing their vinyl reissue of the band’s discography, which has now come to lesser-known discs that include a comp of Peel Sessions, live performances and an extended play of two dirge-like remixes. They present the band’s work in a new light, radically disconnected from the political protest music of their more celebrated recordings and showcase the band’s ability to articulate pure sonic assault.
Just months after their superb full-length Tower of Ten Thousand Miles, Doffing maintain momentum on a dense EP that serves as an excellent inter-album sampler for the Montreal quartet. The songs on Memory Vault establish and sustain a similar ferocity, naturally developing through the band’s gripping arrangements and melodic instinct.
