Best New Bands » Braids http://www.bestnewbands.com News, Reviews and Interviews Wed, 07 Feb 2018 02:08:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 Braids Shares New Single “Joni” From ‘Companion’ EP http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/braids-shares-new-single-companion-ep/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/braids-shares-new-single-companion-ep/#comments Wed, 25 May 2016 21:57:47 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=31003 New York – Just last week, Montreal electro-pop trio Braids released an appendix to the lauded 2015 LP Deep In The Iris, the 19 minute EP Companion. Today, the band shares the single “Joni.” The music video was directed by Maria Ines Manchego and ”explores the end of a relationship, with a couple striving to reclaim their individuality while remaining close together.” Braids also

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  2. Braids Provide Deep Storytelling With ‘Deep In The Iris’ Los Angeles - There is a specific calmness beneath the atmospheric Deep In The Iris (on Arbutus Records), the third LP from the Montreal trio, Braids. The electronic art-rock act brings an accessible melodic charm to the new record, which serves...
  3. Braids Bring an Early Dose of Summer Chicago – Monday night marked the last show till the end of summer at The Riviera Theatre. The humidity seeped through the ornate walls. Sweat dripped down faces. But the heat didn’t seem to bother fans one bit. Flocks of...
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  2. Braids Premieres “Miniskirt” Video and Adds New Tour Dates New York – Braids are a three-piece experimental pop band from Montreal, Canada. Braids decamped to a series of retreats in the mountains of Arizona, Vermont, and upstate New York to record their third album, Deep In The Iris. Surrounded by nature...
  3. Jakubi Offers Wildly Entertaining Night On Early Stop Of U.S. Tour Portland – The Goodfoot experienced the infectiousness of Jakubi on Thursday night. The venue was one of the first stops on their second U.S. tour and follows the release of their single “Couch Potato.” The Melbourne-based five-piece already have a...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/braids-bring-early-dose-summer/feed/ 1 Braids Premieres “Miniskirt” Video and Adds New Tour Dates http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/braids-premieres-miniskirt-video-adds-new-tour-dates/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/braids-premieres-miniskirt-video-adds-new-tour-dates/#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2015 18:41:02 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=25003 New York – Braids are a three-piece experimental pop band from Montreal, Canada. Braids decamped to a series of retreats in the mountains of Arizona, Vermont, and upstate New York to record their third album, Deep In The Iris. Surrounded by nature in all its warm vitality, the long time bandmates strove to shed the fabric of

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/braids-premieres-miniskirt-video-adds-new-tour-dates/feed/ 0 Braids Provide Deep Storytelling With ‘Deep In The Iris’ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/braids-provide-deep-storytelling-deep-iris/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/braids-provide-deep-storytelling-deep-iris/#comments Sun, 26 Apr 2015 07:12:12 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=23860 Los Angeles - There is a specific calmness beneath the atmospheric Deep In The Iris (on Arbutus Records), the third LP from the Montreal trio, Braids. The electronic art-rock act brings an accessible melodic charm to the new record, which serves as their follow-up to 2013’s Flourish // Perish. Singer Raphaelle Standell-Preston and her partners Taylor

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/braids-provide-deep-storytelling-deep-iris/feed/ 2 BRAIDS Premieres “In Kind” Video http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/braids-premieres-in-kind-video/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/braids-premieres-in-kind-video/#comments Thu, 18 Jul 2013 15:41:04 +0000 After having released their critically acclaimed debut Native Speaker  in 2011, and hot off the heels of their 12″ single In Kind // Amends, BRAIDS have returned with their new LPFlourish // Perish out August 20th on Arbutus Records. Flourish // Perish showcases the strength of the band as a collective, and explores their burgeoning love for electronic music.  Here, the

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  3. Cloud Nothings, BRAIDS, & Toro y Moi at the Doug Fir, Portland cloud nothings Friday night’s show at the Doug Fir Lounge in South East Portland was all about variety, as three bands with completely different sounds took the stage one after another. First on was Cloud Nothings, who appeared promptly at...
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