NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES BEGIN JUNE 3 WITH STOPS IN VANCOUVER, TORONTO, AND MONTREAL
SHADOW OFFERING OUT APRIL 24 VIA SECRET CITY RECORDS
WATCH AND SHARE “YOUNG BUCK” HERE
SHADOW OFFERING PRODUCED BY CHRIS WALLA (DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE)
PRE-ORDER SHADOW OFFERING HERE
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Montreal-based indie art rock band Braids have announced North American dates this spring in support of their forthcoming new album. The dates kick off on June 3 and will include stops in Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, and more. Tickets will be on sale now at www.braidsmusic.com/tour
Braids recently announced their new album Shadow Offering will release on April 24 via Secret City Records. Produced by Chris Walla of Death Cab For Cutie, the new album finds the band at their most personal, unabashedly flexing a new sense of confidence through songs that reach a higher level of artistry and collaboration.
PRE-ORDER SHADOW OFFERING HERE
Lead single "Young Buck" is out now, an effervescent ode to impossible love that exudes an undeniable magnetism. It was praised by Pitchfork, The New York Times, The Fader, MTV, Stereogum, and Consequence of Sound who called it "a bouncy good time; in the tug-of-war between mind and matter, these pulsing synths are clearly on the side of the body."
WATCH AND SHARE “YOUNG BUCK” HERE
Last fall they released "Eclipse (Ashley)", a song dedicated to Standell-Preston's best friend that sinks deep into a feeling of reverie for nature, the love found in friendship, and the vital essence of personal reflection. The New York Times raved "Raphaelle Standell-Preston sings with openhearted earnestness" while Stereogum named it "one of the best Braids songs ever, a power ballad built from cascading pianos, off-kilter rhythms, and a rising surge of atmospheric strings."
A luscious and expansive release, Shadow Offering leads us through a sonic tapestry of narrative. With heartbreaking honesty and precision, listeners traverse a nuanced and complicated world: one full of beautiful contradiction. Although the album directs itself at the failures of people to love and be loved, it also seeks to restore justice and attain blissful union. It's arc crests through the dark towards the light and learns how to dance with the dizzying rhythms of the heart. The songs bubble, sustain, dissolve, expand, and retract.
WATCH AND SHARE “ECLIPSE (ASHLEY)” HERE
PRAISES FOR “YOUNG BUCK’”
‘The best Braids song make the most desires feel grand, feel valid, give them weight, and "Young Buck" certainly ranks among one of their best.” – Stereogum (5 Best Songs of the Week)
“Insistent, relentless six-beat patterns run nearly nonstop as Raphaelle Standell-Preston, […] sings about lust overcoming rationality. Layers of counterpoint accrue as her better judgment fades; it’s math-rock versus irresistible impulses.” – The New York Times
“Wonky synth pop jam” – The Line Of Best Fit
"Who’d have guessed Braids would namecheck Young Buck before 50 Cent in 2020?" – The Fader (20 best rock songs right now)
“Young Buck” featured in Under the Radar’s 10 Best Songs of the Week
TOUR DATES
April 22 - Leicester, UK - The Cookie
April 23 - Guildford, UK - Boileroom
April 24 - London, UK - Moth Club
April 25 - Ramsgate, UK - Music Hall
April 27 - Manchester, UK - YES Pink Room
April 28 - Liverpool, UK - Phase One
April 29 - Glasgow, UK - CAA
May 1st - Leeds, UK - Headrow House
May 2nd - Cardiff, UK - Clwb for Bach
May 3rd - Bristol, UK - The Exchange
May 4 - Cambridge, UK - Portland Arms
May 6 - Brussels, BE - Beursschouwburg
May 7 - Berlin, DE - Musik & Frieden
May 8 - Schorndorf, DE - Manufaktur
May 9 - Winterthur, CH - Albani Club
May 11 - Rotterdam, NL - V11
May 12 - Amsterdam, NL - Paradiso (Small Hall)
May 13 - Paris, FR - Pop Up Paris
May 14-16 - Brighton, UK - The Great Escape
June 3rd - Detroit, MI @ Marble Bar
June 4 - Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
June 6 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
June 12 - Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
June 13 - Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret
June 14 - Seattle, WA @ Barboza
June 16 - San Francisco, CA @ Cafe Du Nord
June 18 - Los Angeles, CA @ Zebulon
June 19 - San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar
June 20 - Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar
June 23 - Austin, TX @ Barracuda
June 24 - Dallas, TX @ Ruins
June 27 - Columbus, OH @ Rumba Cafe
June 28 - Washington, DC @ DC9
June 30 - Philadelphia, PA @ Boot & Saddle
July 2nd - Brooklyn, NY @ Rough Trade
July 3rd - Boston, MA @ Great Scott
July 4 - Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rosa
July 9 - Toronto, ON @ Paradise Theatre
