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Braids share new singles “Slayer Moon” and “2020”

Chase McMullenMarch 24, 2021

Braids are back. The Montreal band have shared two - that's right, two - singles in one go, and they couldn't be more different. First is up is the playful,...

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BPM Team’s Personal 2020 Round-ups

Rob Hakimian, Chase McMullen, Kyle Kohner, Todd Dedman, Ray Finlayson, Tim Sentz, Jeremy J. Fisette, Gareth O'Malley, Ana Leorne, John Wohlmacher, Andy Johnston and Aleksandr SmirnovDecember 14, 2020

It's been a year of many endings, but Beats Per Minute's is one of re-birth. For those many of you who probably don't know our history, BPM was run as a passio...

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Podcast: Meet Our Makers Episode 12 – Raphaelle Standell-Preston of Braids and Blue Hawaii

Jeremy J. FisetteSeptember 16, 2020

In this episode, we get to meet Raphaelle Standell-Preston. Raphaelle is best-known as the singer and guitarist for the band Braids, but she also has a more da...

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Blue Hawaii announce mixtape with the throbbing “I Felt Love”

Rob HAugust 12, 2020

Raphaelle "Ra" Standell-Preston is having a busy year; following the release of Braids' Shadow Offering in June, her other project Blue Hawaii have now reveale...

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Album Review: Braids – Shadow Offering

Jeremy J. FisetteJune 22, 2020

After Braids put out their lauded debut album Native Speaker in 2011, which was heralded as Canada’s answer to Animal Collective, the band went through quite a...

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Braids share nine-minute stormer “Snow Angel”

Rob HMarch 26, 2020

Montreal trio Braids are building up to the release of their new record Shadow Offering – which has sadly been pushed back until June 19. On the bright side, t...

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