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Calgary, Canada (2006 – present)

Braids is an / band from Calgary, Alberta and currently based in Montreal, Quebec. The group formed in 2006 and consists of band members Raphaelle Standell-Preston, Katie Lee, Austin Tufts and Taylor Smith.

Their first album, Native Speaker (2011), has received mostly praise from critics, remarkable for its innovative melodies and Standell-Preston’s “dynamic” vocals.

Raphaelle Standell-Preston is also the vocal half of Blue Hawaii.
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  • anawynn

    wow, amends !

    12 Jun 5:11pm Reply

  • roselias

    in kinds//amends is amazing. Don't know why i was worried about them sounding too much like blue hawaii in future releases.

    10 Jun 7:45am Reply

  • sunnydaysforme

    i'm so excited for the new album it's sickening

    5 Jun 5:50pm Reply

  • albertrose

    amends = <3

    29 May 7:14pm Reply

  • skeletocat

    amends > in kind

    28 May 1:47pm Reply

  • writhingworms

    What long word did I use? Plethora?

    27 May 12:38am Reply

  • drbold220

    Braids has a sound that is more cohesive in composition and style than AnCo and Purity Ring.

    23 May 4:29am Reply

  • electrobaboon

    Could you get any more pretentious? Stop trying to sound clever just by using long words.

    20 May 5:04pm Reply

  • writhingworms

    I think the comparisons to other artists who may utilize similar elements, at least insofar as it is a criticism, is definitely off-base. At this point in the history of music, a huge plethora of sounds have already been appropriated and absolute originality is an elusive ideal at best. There are so many bands out there that are extremely cliched and lack artistic ambition, and at least relatively speaking, Braids should not be lumped into that group. And I personally believe they stand sonically on their own regardless of what I just said.

    18 May 5:46pm Reply

  • zipzipzilvish

    also more horny???

    13 May 11:38am Reply

  • zipzipzilvish

    no ughh fuck u all they a re ponytail on xanax

    13 May 11:36am Reply

  • fakepony37

    Can anyone say AnCo?

    9 May 3:34am Reply

  • skeletocat

    it's more in the dirction of her(the singers) other project blue hawaii.

    1 May 2:42pm Reply

  • martiaux

    Amends is it

    1 May 5:47am Reply

  • tahbyfet

    "Purity Ring knockoff" deaf

    1 May 2:45am Reply

  • thehatchet777

    @MBArkestra Not good comparisons at all. Even laughable. The new song is good but it's kind of sad to see them go into an all electronic direction. Native Speaker was a great art rock album, different than what most bands are doing. This new sound is reminiscent of a lot of bands with similar sounds, NOT Purity Ring lol do you hear a hip-hop beat and auto-tuneish vocals in this? No you don't. A little glitch but not too much

    1 May 12:53am Reply

  • mikohp

    http://othersideofmusic.com/2013/04/30/braids-amends/

    30 Apr 6:26pm Reply

  • sunnydaysforme

    cant believe i slept on native speaker for so long. amazing album. new single is good too

    30 Apr 1:18am Reply

  • MBArkestra

    The new single is alright. It looks they've moved on from being an Animal Collective knockoff to being a Purity Ring knockoff. Keep chasing that rainbow, kids.

    29 Apr 5:27pm Reply

  • Insomniasaur

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCRWxw0M1sw yessssssss

    29 Apr 8:24am Reply
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