Braids (band)

{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2022}} {{for multi|the 20th-century American emo band|Braid (band)|the American R&B group|The Braids (duo)}} {{short description|Canadian art rock band}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Braids | image = Braids 2013.jpg | caption = Braids performing at SXSW in 2013 | origin = Calgary, Alberta, Canada | genre = Indie rock, art rock, experimental rock, shoegaze, post-rock | years_active = 2006–present | associated_acts = Blue Hawaii, Jane Vain and the Dark Matter | label = Flemish Eye (Canada) Kanine (United States) Full Time Hobby (UK) Arbutus Records (Canada) | website = [http://braidsmusic.com/ braidsmusic.com] | current_members = Raphaelle Standell-Preston Austin Tufts Taylor Smith | past_members = Katie Lee Vince Man }}

'''Braids''' (formerly stylized as '''BRAIDS''') is a Canadian art rock band originating from Calgary, Alberta and based in Montréal, Québec for most of their career. Braids currently consists of Raphaelle Standell-Preston, Austin Tufts and Taylor Smith. The band (along with former members Katie Lee and Vince Man<ref>{{cite web|last=White |first=Scott |url=http://www.earshot-online.com/features/2013/October/braids.cfm |title=Braids' Changing Ways - October 2013 : !earshot : features |publisher=Earshot-online.com |date=June 3, 2014 |accessdate=June 8, 2014}}</ref>) met at a young age and began collaborating in high school. Their debut album, ''Native Speaker'', was released on January 18, 2011, in Canada and the United States to generally positive reviews. The album was shortlisted for the 2011 Polaris Music Prize.<ref name="longlist">[http://www.aux.tv/2011/06/2011-polaris-music-prize-long-list-announced/ "2011 Polaris Music Prize Long List announced"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002045233/http://www.aux.tv/2011/06/2011-polaris-music-prize-long-list-announced/ |date=October 2, 2015 }}. aux.tv, June 16, 2011.</ref> The band's second album, ''Flourish // Perish'', was released on August 20, 2013. Their third, ''Deep in the Iris'', was released on April 28, 2015, and was awarded the 2015 Juno Award for Alternative Album of the Year.

==History== ===2006–2008: Formation and ''Set Pieces''=== Braids grew out of friendships in Calgary, where the band members were students at Western Canada High School.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ffwdweekly.com/article/music/music-features/under-over-and-through-6878/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140514033331/http://www.ffwdweekly.com/article/music/music-features/under-over-and-through-6878/|archivedate=May 14, 2014 |title=FFWD - Calgary Music - Music Features - Under, over and through |publisher=Ffwdweekly.com |date=January 13, 2011 |accessdate=August 18, 2011}}</ref> Standell-Preston recounted that it was a conversation over a blueberry muffin in the school's cafeteria that prompted the group's formation, under the name The Neighbourhood Council.<ref>{{cite web|last=Moon |first=Vincent |url=http://vimeo.com/7679451 |title=Views of Montreal _ BRAIDS on Vimeo |publisher=Vimeo.com |date= November 18, 2009|accessdate=August 18, 2011}}</ref> Rehearsing in Smith's parents' garage, the band had early success backing lead vocalist Standell-Preston in a songwriting contest hosted by the Calgary Folk Music Festival.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.calgaryfolkfest.com/media/news/2007-reviews/preview-calgary-herald-mike-bell-2/|title=Preview: Calgary Herald; Mike Bell|last=|first=|date=|website=Calgary Folk Fest|access-date=September 17, 2017}}</ref> This led to an invitation to play at the inaugural Sled Island Music Festival in 2007. Following their performance at Sled Island, the band continued to collaborate and opted to postpone attending university to play music.

After a year of intensive rehearsal and the departure of Man,<ref>{{cite web|author=Jordyn Marcellus |url=http://www.thegauntlet.ca/story/calgarys-indie-music-babies |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014180750/http://www.thegauntlet.ca/story/calgarys-indie-music-babies |archivedate=October 14, 2013 |title=Calgary's indie music babies | The Gauntlet |publisher=Thegauntlet.ca |date=August 7, 2008 |accessdate=June 8, 2014}}</ref> the band recorded their first EP, ''Set Pieces'', at CJSW in April 2008.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.stereogum.com/10878/band_to_watch_the_neighbourhood_council/franchises/band-to-watch/ |title=Band To Watch: The Neighbourhood Council |publisher=Stereogum.com |date= July 8, 2008|accessdate=June 2, 2015}}</ref> Following the EP's release in July 2008, the band returned to Sled Island to play an opening set for Deerhunter. Their performance was highly regarded by the audience, who gave the group a standing ovation after Deerhunter's Bradford Cox rose from his seat at the end of the group's set and requested that the band play an encore.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ffwdweekly.com/article/music/music-features/under-over-and-through-6878|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140514033331/http://www.ffwdweekly.com/article/music/music-features/under-over-and-through-6878/|archivedate=May 14, 2014 |title=FFWD - Calgary Music - Music Features - Under, over and through |publisher=Ffwdweekly.com |date=January 13, 2011 |accessdate=August 18, 2011}}</ref> This performance at Sled Island and the ''Set Pieces'' EP garnered more extensive attention for the band, including a notable mention from the music blog Stereogum.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stereogum.com/10878/band_to_watch_the_neighbourhood_council/franchises/band-to-watch/ |title=Band To Watch: The Neighbourhood Council |publisher=Stereogum |date= July 8, 2008|accessdate=August 18, 2011}}</ref>

===2008–2011: Relocation and ''Native Speaker''=== In September 2008, the band relocated to Montreal, where Lee, Smith and Tufts attended classes at McGill University. In Montreal, the band rehearsed new material for an album and changed their name from The Neighbourhood Council to Braids (the EP was reissued under the Braids name). Tufts branded the original name as "pretty terrible" and felt the change reflected the band's "interwoven and interlaced" style.<ref>{{cite web|author=BRAIDS look inward for inspiration |url=http://theconcordian.com/2013/11/braids-look-inward-for-inspiration/ |title=BRAIDS look inward for inspiration |publisher=The Concordian |date= November 5, 2013|accessdate=June 8, 2014}}</ref> The band continued to develop material and their particular sound. Work from this period was debuted on a series of short tours, including a brief reunion with Deerhunter. With the structure of the group's music largely established, the band began to record and self-produce their debut album, ''Native Speaker'', in July 2009.<ref>{{cite web|author=BRAIDS |url=https://braidsmusic.blogspot.com/2009/07/recording.html |title=Braids: Recording |publisher=Braidsmusic.blogspot.com |date= July 2, 2009|accessdate=August 18, 2011}}</ref> With only the drum tracks laid out for the album, the band embarked on their first major tour across Canada a month later.<ref>{{cite web|author=BRAIDS |url=https://braidsmusic.blogspot.com/2009/06/cross-canada-tour-wknots.html |title=Braids: Cross Canada Tour W/Knots |publisher=Braidsmusic.blogspot.com |date= June 20, 2009|accessdate=August 18, 2011}}</ref>

Work resumed on ''Native Speaker'' when the group returned to Montreal in September 2009. The band completed recording the album during the winter of 2010. During this period, Braids was invited to play a set at Pop Montreal. Later in 2010, Braids toured in support of Holly Miranda in Canada and the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stereogum.com/363552/band-to-watch-braids/franchises/band-to-watch/ |title=Band To Watch: Braids |publisher=Stereogum |date= May 5, 2010|accessdate=August 18, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chromewaves.net/2010/05/holly-miranda-and-braids-at-the-el-mocambo-in-toronto/ |title=v7.5 » Blog Archive » Holly Miranda and Braids at The El Mocambo in Toronto |publisher=Chromewaves.net |date=May 24, 2010 |accessdate=August 18, 2011}}</ref> After negotiating with labels in the United States and Canada, Braids announced Chad VanGaalen's label Flemish Eye would distribute ''Native Speaker'' in Canada and Kanine Records would release the album in the United States, with the release date set for January 18, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|author=BRAIDS |url=https://braidsmusic.blogspot.com/2010/11/friends.html |title=BRAIDS: friends! |publisher=Braidsmusic.blogspot.com |date= November 4, 2010|accessdate=August 18, 2011}}</ref> [[File:Braids at Hillside 2011.jpg|thumb|Braids performing at the 2011 Hillside Festival]] ''Native Speaker'' has received mostly positive reviews from critics, with the group's percussive sound likened to ''Feels''-era Animal Collective and praised for its innovative melodies and Standell-Preston's "dynamic" vocals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sputnikmusic.com/review/41332/Braids-Native-Speaker/ |title=Braids - Native Speaker (album review) |publisher=Sputnikmusic |date= |accessdate=August 18, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://newyork.timeout.com/music-nightlife/music/600091/braids-arms-neighbors |title=Braids + ARMS + Neighbors - Music - Time Out New York |accessdate=January 19, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110224025147/http://newyork.timeout.com/music-nightlife/music/600091/braids-arms-neighbors |archivedate=February 24, 2011 }}</ref> Robert Everett-Green of ''The Globe and Mail'' gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, declaring that he could not stop listening to the record and comparing the importance of the group's debut to early Broken Social Scene and Arcade Fire.<ref>{{cite news|author=Robert Everett-Green |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/music/disc-of-the-week-braids-radiant-irreducible-urban-folk/article1870764/ |title=Disc of the week: Braids' radiant, irreducible urban folk |publisher=The Globe and Mail |date=January 14, 2011 |accessdate=August 18, 2011}}</ref> The group also garnered positive reviews from Jon Pareles of ''The New York Times'' who said that the music is as "mesmerizing and vertiginous as desire can be", while Paul Lester remarked in ''The Guardian'' that the band's "experimental dream pop delivered through a shoegaze haze" warrants comparisons to "very important bands".<ref>{{cite web|author=Paul Lester |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/dec/17/new-band-braids |title=New band of the day – No 933: Braids | Music | guardian.co.uk |publisher=Guardian |date=December 17, 2010 |accessdate=August 18, 2011}}</ref> Reviews from ''Spin'', ''Rolling Stone'' and Pitchfork were also positive, with the publications rating the record 8 out of 10, 7.9 out of 10 and 3.5 out of 5 stars, respectively.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kornhaber |first=Spencer |url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/braids-native-speaker-kanine |title=Braids, 'Native Speaker' (Kanine) |publisher=SPIN.com |date=January 18, 2011 |accessdate=August 18, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Jon Dolan |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/native-speaker-20110118 |title=Native Speaker by Braids | Rolling Stone Music | Music Reviews |publisher=Rollingstone.com |date=January 18, 2011 |accessdate=August 18, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15004-native-speaker/ |title=Album Reviews: Braids: Native Speaker |publisher=Pitchfork |date=January 19, 2011 |accessdate=August 18, 2011}}</ref>

On June 16, the album was named as a longlisted nominee (one of 40) for the 2011 Polaris Music Prize.<ref name="longlist" /> On July 6, the album was named as a shortlisted (one of 10) nominee for the 2011 award. The Polaris Music Prize is an award presented on an annual basis to the creators of a full-length Canadian album, based solely on artistic merit without regard to genre or records sales. The album was nominated in two categories during the 2012 Juno Awards.

The band toured extensively in 2011 in support of ''Native Speaker'', headlining their own shows in Canada, the United States and Europe, in addition to supporting acts including Baths, Asobi Seksu, Toro y Moi, The Antlers, Wild Beasts, Girls and label mates Pepper Rabbit.

===2012–2013: ''Flourish // Perish''=== The band spent much of 2012 recording their second album in Montreal. Keyboardist Lee departed the band at an unspecified point during the year and the band later moved forward as a three-piece.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lester |first=Ryan |url=http://austinist.com/2013/03/15/sxsw_music_braids_and_savages_set_r.php |title=SXSW Music: Braids and Savages |work=Austinist |date=March 15, 2013 |accessdate=May 31, 2013}}</ref> Braids discussed the direction of their second album in May, hinting it would be electronic-based.<ref>{{cite web|last=Noel |first=Alyssa |url=https://www.spin.com/2012/05/braids-go-darkly-digital-new-album/ |title=Braids Go Darkly Digital For New Album |publisher=SPIN |date=May 3, 2012 |accessdate=May 31, 2013}}</ref> The band embarked on their first tour as a trio in September, culminating in appearances at ATP I'll Be Your Mirror and CMJ in New York City.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2012/08/braids_working.html |title=Braids working on new LP, playing shows before ATP (dates) |publisher=Brooklynvegan.com |date=August 15, 2012 |accessdate=May 31, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2012/10/braids_playing.html |title=Braids playing CMJ (1 show w/ Wild Nothing); Blue Hawaii too (who are on an Arbutus Records mix) (dates, streams) |publisher=Brooklynvegan.com |date=October 8, 2012 |accessdate=May 31, 2013}}</ref> Braids released their first new music since ''Native Speaker'' in December 2012, collaborating with Max Cooper on the ''Conditions One'' EP. Mixing for the album was completed in January 2013,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/braidsmusic/status/292305392027971585 |title=Back in and mixing. Phew. Little fire. We will finish the record today. |author=Braids |publisher=Twitter.com |date=January 18, 2013 |accessdate=May 31, 2013}}</ref> with the mastering handled by Harris Newman at Grey Market Mastering in February.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/braidsmusic/status/304629918438940672 |author=Braids |title=Mastering the record today |publisher=Twitter.com |date=February 21, 2013 |accessdate=May 31, 2013}}</ref> The band went on their first tour of 2013 in March, playing across the Southern United States and finishing with a run of shows at South by Southwest.

On May 28, 2013, the band announced the album's title, ''Flourish // Perish'', and a release date of August 20. The album was preceded by the ''In Kind // Amends'' EP and was followed by the "Fruend" single.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/50902-braids-announce-new-album-flourish-perish-share-new-track-in-kind/ |title=Braids Announce New Album Flourish // Perish, Share New Track "In Kind" | News |publisher=Pitchfork |date=May 28, 2013 |accessdate=June 8, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://thequietus.com/articles/13009-braids-flourish-perish-fruend |title=News | LISTEN: Braids - Fruend |publisher=The Quietus |date=August 6, 2013 |accessdate=June 8, 2014}}</ref> Braids kicked off their ''Flourish // Perish'' tour with a round of European festival and club dates over the summer (including appearances at End of the Road and Electric Picnic) and followed with an eight-date Canadian tour in September.<ref name="brooklynvegan">{{Cite web |url=http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2013/08/braids_streamin.html#more |title=Braids streaming new track off upcoming album, announce fall tour with Hundred Waters (dates & stream) |date=August 1, 2013 |publisher=Brooklynvegan.com |access-date=June 8, 2014}}</ref> Braids embarked on a month-long North American tour with Hundred Waters in October<ref name="brooklynvegan" /> and returned to Europe for the final leg of the tour in November and December 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/braidsmusic/status/409652472085774337 |title=Twitter / braidsmusic: Wow !!! We are done our tour |publisher=Twitter.com |date=December 8, 2013 |accessdate=June 8, 2014}}</ref> The band encountered problems playing the album's tracks live, noting, "It was written on the computer, rather than through playing. Some of them just wouldn't fly live – we couldn't sculpt the energy properly".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://dotsanddashes.co.uk/features/interview-untogether-braids/ |title=Interview: BRAIDS | Features | Dots & Dashes |date=January 7, 2014 |publisher=Dotsanddashes.co.uk |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160616122805/http://dotsanddashes.co.uk/features/interview-untogether-braids/ |archive-date=June 16, 2016 |url-status=dead |access-date=June 2, 2015}}</ref> Braids released a video for album outtake "Deep Running" on YouTube in April 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stereogum.com/1678505/braids-deep-running/mp3s/|title=Braids – "Deep Running" - Stereogum|work=Stereogum|date=April 28, 2014|accessdate=December 2, 2014}}</ref>

=== 2012–present: ''Deep in the Iris'' and ''Companion'' === Not wishing to rest creatively, the band began work on their third album in 2012 (in tandem with ''Flourish // Perish'') and debuted a number of new songs live in September and October 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theeagleonline.com/article/2013/10/qa-austin-tufts-of-braids |title=The Eagle |publisher=Theeagleonline.com |date= |accessdate=June 8, 2014}}</ref> The band continued to play new songs on their ''Flourish // Perish ''tour in 2013. On January 13, 2014, the band tweeted that they were considering recording their third album in the desert and the trio subsequently headed to Arizona for a recording session in late March.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/braidsmusic/status/422625148722630657 |title=Twitter / braidsmusic: I think we are going to record |publisher=Twitter.com |date=January 12, 2014 |accessdate=June 8, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/braidsmusic/status/448966968616288256 |title=Twitter / braidsmusic: I don't think I told you guys |publisher=Twitter.com |date= |accessdate=June 8, 2014}}</ref> In May, the band took a break from recording to undertake a North American tour in support of Wye Oak.<ref>{{cite web|author=|url=http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2014/02/braids_to_open.html |title=Braids to open for Wye Oak on spring tour (updated dates) |publisher=Brooklynvegan.com |date=February 11, 2014 |accessdate=June 8, 2014}}</ref> Braids reconvened for a second recording session in a farmhouse near Delhi, New York in early June, wrapping on July 1.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/braidsmusic/status/475679189249843200 |title=Twitter / braidsmusic: Putting twitter away for creative |publisher=Twitter.com |date= |accessdate=June 8, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/braidsmusic/status/484006941321359360|title=BRAIDS on Twitter|work=Twitter|accessdate=December 2, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/braidsmusic/status/499887840655060992|title=BRAIDS on Twitter|work=Twitter|accessdate=December 2, 2014}}</ref> The band decamped to rural Vermont for the final recording sessions in late July.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/braidsmusic/status/494585374983716864|title=BRAIDS on Twitter|work=Twitter|accessdate=December 2, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/braidsmusic/status/495214816672632833|title=BRAIDS on Twitter|work=Twitter|accessdate=December 2, 2014}}</ref> Mixing began in late September with Damian Taylor at Golden Ratio Studios in Montreal and headed into the final stages two months later.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/braidsmusic/status/516943601235165184|title=BRAIDS on Twitter|work=Twitter|accessdate=December 2, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/braidsmusic/status/519290150040641536|title=BRAIDS on Twitter|work=Twitter|accessdate=December 2, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/braidsmusic/status/539627366172344321|title=BRAIDS on Twitter|work=Twitter|accessdate=December 2, 2014}}</ref> On February 10, 2015, Braids announced the album title as ''Deep in the Iris'', with a release date of April 28, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/58411-braids-announce-new-album-deep-in-the-iris-share-miniskirt/ |title=Braids Announce New Album Deep in the Iris, Share "Miniskirt" | News |publisher=Pitchfork.com |date=February 10, 2015 |accessdate=June 2, 2015}}</ref> After the release of the album, the band toured for the remainder of the year across North America, Europe and for the first time Asia,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.confrontmagazine.com/2015/07/music-news-braids-announces-new-dates-for-north-american-tour/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150724225633/http://www.confrontmagazine.com/2015/07/music-news-braids-announces-new-dates-for-north-american-tour/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=July 24, 2015|title=TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT: BRAIDS Announces New Dates in Canada|date=July 24, 2015|website=CONFRONT Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=May 12, 2016}}</ref> visiting Taiwan, Japan, China, Macau, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Thailand and Singapore.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/braidsmusic/photos/a.409696681464.174971.62987976464/10153387713511465/?type=3|title=BRAIDS - We start a few weeks of touring in Asia today.... {{!}} Facebook|website=www.facebook.com|access-date=May 12, 2016}}</ref>

On April 26, 2016, Braids announced the May 20 release of ''Companion'', an EP of four songs left unfinished during the writing process for ''Deep in the Iris'' and reworked during a recording session in Montreal in August 2015.<ref name="Tumblr">{{Cite web |url=http://braidsmusic.tumblr.com/post/143586705372/today-were-delighted-to-announce-a-new-release |title=Braids |website=Braids |language=en |access-date=September 17, 2017 |archive-date=September 29, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929013139/http://braidsmusic.tumblr.com/post/143586705372/today-were-delighted-to-announce-a-new-release |url-status=dead }}</ref> A North American and European tour was also announced, running from May to July 2016.<ref name="Tumblr" />

On April 28, 2023, Braids released their latest album, ''Euphoric Recall.'' A North American and European tour, which featured string ensemble accompaniment, began on May 27 in Los Angeles.<ref>{{Cite web |last=NEWS |first=SPILL |date=2023-04-06 |title=SPILL NEWS: BRAIDS ANNOUNCE CANADIAN TOUR DATES {{!}} NEW LP 'EUPHORIC RECALL' OUT THIS MONTH |url=https://spillmagazine.com/spill-news-braids-announce-canadian-tour-dates-new-lp-euphoric-recall-out-this-month/ |access-date=2023-06-03 |website=The Spill Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Discography== ===Studio albums=== *2011: ''Native Speaker'' (Flemish Eye/Kanine Records) *2013: ''Flourish // Perish'' (Arbutus Records/Full Time Hobby/Flemish Eye) *2015: ''Deep in the Iris'' (Arbutus Records/Flemish Eye) *2020: ''Shadow Offering'' (Braids Musique Inc./Secret City Records Inc.) *2023: ''Euphoric Recall'' (Braids Musique Inc./Secret City Records Inc.)

===Singles=== *2011: "Lemonade" (Flemish Eye/Kanine Records) *2011: "Plath Heart" (Flemish Eye/Kanine Records) *2011: "Peach Wedding" (Flemish Eye/Kanine Records) *2013: "Fruend" (Arbutus Records/Full Time Hobby/Flemish Eye) *2015: "Miniskirt" (Arbutus Records/Full Time Hobby/Flemish Eye) *2018: "Collarbones / Burdock & Dandelion" (Braids Musique Inc.) *2019: "Eclipse (Ashley)" (Braids Musique Inc./Secret City Records Inc.) *2020: "Young Buck" (Braids Musique Inc./Secret City Records Inc.) *2020: "Snow Angel" (Braids Musique Inc./Secret City Records Inc.)

===EPs=== *2008: ''Set Pieces'' as The Neighbourhood Council *2008: ''Live at CJSW'' *2012: ''Conditions 1'' with Max Cooper (Fields) *2013: ''In Kind/Amends'' (Arbutus Records/Full Time Hobby/Flemish Eye) *2016: ''Companion'' (Arbutus Records/Full Time Hobby/Flemish Eye)

===Split singles=== *2010: Split 7" with Blue Hawaii (Arbutus Records) *2011: Split 7" with Hey Rosetta! *2011: Split 7" with Purity Ring (Fat Possum Records)

=== Other === * 2014: "Deep Running" (released for free via YouTube)

===Videos=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! style="vertical-align:top; text-align:center; width:40px;"|Year ! style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"|Video ! style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"|Director |- | style="text-align:center;"|2011 | style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"|"Plath Heart" | style="text-align:left;"|Blair Neal |- | style="text-align:center;"|2013 | style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"|"In Kind" | style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"|Angus Borsos |- | style="text-align:center;"|2015 | style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"|"Miniskirt" | style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"|Kevan Funk |- | style="text-align:center;"|2015 | style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"|"Taste" | style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"|Kevan Funk |- | style="text-align:center;"|2016 | style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"|"Bunny Rose" | style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"|Stephen McNally |- | style="text-align:center;"|2016 | style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"|"Joni" | style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"|Maria Ines Manchego |- | style="text-align:center;"|2019 | style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"|"Eclipse (Ashley)" | style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"|Nina Vroemen |- | style="text-align:center;"|2020 | style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"|"Young Buck" | style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"|Kevin Calero |- | style="text-align:center;"|2020 | style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"|"Snow Angel" | style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"|Kevan Funk

==Band members== ; Current *Raphaelle Standell-Preston (guitar, keyboards, lead vocals) (2006–present) *Austin Tufts (drums, vocals) (2006–present) *Taylor Smith (bass, guitar, percussion, malletkat,<ref>{{cite web |last=Daugherty |first=Will |url=http://www.whatsuppub.com/music/hot_concerts/article_01f80630-30fb-11e3-ba84-0019bb30f31a.html |title=Braids on losing a member, loving the desert - What's Up : Hot Concerts |publisher=Whatsuppub.com |date=October 9, 2013 |accessdate=June 8, 2014 |archive-date=January 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125203739/http://whatsuppub.com/music/hot_concerts/article_01f80630-30fb-11e3-ba84-0019bb30f31a.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> vocals) (2006–present)

; Former *Vince Man (guitar) (2006–2007) *Katie Lee (keyboards, vocals) (2006–2012)

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{commons category|Braids (band)|Braids}} * {{Official website}} * [http://www.flemisheye.com/braids Braids] at Flemish Eye * [http://kaninerecords.com/braids Braids] at Kanine Records

{{DEFAULTSORT:Braids}} Category:Musical groups established in 2006 Category:Musical groups from Calgary Category:Canadian indie rock groups Category:Canadian experimental musical groups Category:2006 establishments in Alberta Category:Canadian electronic music groups Category:Canadian indie pop groups Category:Juno Award for Alternative Album of the Year winners Category:Arbutus Records artists