Braids

One of Canada's most acclaimed experimental pop acts, Braids weave together dream pop, electronic music, and Raphaelle Standell-Preston's voice in sensual, thought-provoking ways. The intricate yet exploratory style of 2011's debut album Native Speaker -- which they recorded when they were barely in their twenties -- earned them acclaim as well as comparisons to Björk and Animal Collective. Over time, their music grew even more distinctive and expressive, spanning the restrained electro-pop portraits of loss and hope on 2013's Flourish//Perish to the organic warmth and healing...