CO-SIGN ON BRAIDS
― reallysmoothmusic (Jamie_ATP), Monday, 6 June 2011 14:29 (twelve years ago) link
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Anybody tried it yet?
― Van Horn Street, Tuesday, 5 March 2013 01:31 (eleven years ago) link
great.. not as great as the blooming summer ep but raphaelle's voice remains wondrous and once you get used to the sonics of the new lp it's pretty great.
― twinkin' and drinkin' and ready to fly (Alex in Montreal), Wednesday, 6 March 2013 08:46 (eleven years ago) link
New braids album is very very very pretty.
― Tim F, Wednesday, 26 June 2013 21:31 (ten years ago) link
If people like the lyrics of Braids, then check out Azeda Booth's album from 2008, In Flesh Tones. Braids reportedly repeatedly played this album on their tour with Baths, causing him to change his lyrical aproach on his latest album, Obsidian. Azeda Booth is also from Calgary, like Braids. It's probably fair to say they've been a pretty big inspiration. Both bands are brilliant, and I'm looking forward to this new album.
― Frederik B, Wednesday, 26 June 2013 23:09 (ten years ago) link
Tim - where are you hearing it? review copy or....elsewhere.
― twinkin' and drinkin' and ready to fly (Alex in Montreal), Thursday, 27 June 2013 15:07 (ten years ago) link
Loving Flourish // Perish. Very much in the vein of 90s Earwig / Insides and less obtuse than fellow Canadians Oen Sujet.
― جهاد النكاح (Sanpaku), Wednesday, 13 November 2013 17:31 (ten years ago) link
but does she YELP?
― Has talent, needs to figure out how to improve (staggerlee), Thursday, 14 November 2013 02:09 (ten years ago) link
Oh shit @ 'Deep in the Iris'
― Tim F, Sunday, 12 July 2015 21:58 (eight years ago) link
one of my fave records this year. don't love some of the lyrics (e.g. miniskirt) but its a gorgeous record. seeing them this Saturday in Singapore and looking forward.
― mingalaba, Monday, 13 July 2015 06:18 (eight years ago) link
"Miniskirt" is... surprising.
― Tim F, Monday, 13 July 2015 06:50 (eight years ago) link
Haven't listened to this since it came out but I remember really digging Taste and Happy When. The last section of the latter is my favorite thing in the entire album, love how the drums are mixed and the melodramatic piano chords that surface every now and then. And her vocalizing there is surprisingly not frustrating for me at all. Raphaelle has a lot of good ideas but they don't always work out too well.
Miniskirt grew on me a ton since its initial release as a single. The lyrics can be understandably grating but something about the part where she lists off words (and the difference in delivery for both herself and men) really got to me after a few listens.
― misterjoshua, Monday, 13 July 2015 06:56 (eight years ago) link
Liking _Shadow Offering_ a ton. One of those albums playing while WFH, that I'm pulled away from work to check track names. "Upheaval II" and "Fear of Men" in particular are lighting up my neurons.
― the body of a spider... (scampering alpaca), Monday, 28 September 2020 20:35 (three years ago) link