While originally created as a solo project named after his young Russian neighbor, it quickly became a band with a rotating door of musicians.
Produced by Chung and newest recruit Seth Shafer (tuba, keys, arrangements), "Beartooth" stands out as the darkest release in the Boris Smile catalog.
[2] The EP stays true to the pop sensibilities of older Boris Smile while entering a moodier world of Chung's writing, which is only enhanced by Shafer's brooding arrangements.
The growth of the band is made quite clear in this album, from their most recent rendition of the Boris Smile classic "Adventures With Rockets" to the closing track "8.24.06 [The Humbling of a Planet].” In the Spring of 2011, the band released their final album, "My Love Powered by 10,000 Practice Amps,"[4] a 23 track magnum opus celebrating Chung's 2009 experience of living at the L'Abri community in England.
Band members since have continued to work on their own or in other musical projects: The Great Albatross, Avi Buffalo, Day Nurse, Talip Peshkepia, Chase Long Beach, Korey Dane, The Red River, Rainman, Crowd Theory.