The Concordian (concordia University)

Tightly woven BRAIDS

MONTREAL (CUP) — In a windowless one-car garage-turned-studio in Outremont, Montreal-based BRAIDS crafted their most introspective and reflective material to date. “A lot of our inspirations were changing,” said vocalist and drummer Austin Tufts of their latest record, Flourish//Perish. “We wanted to convey some different emotions.” “We decided we wanted to have a writing and recording style that was more conducive to that palette of emotions,” he says of the dark and intimate recording space. “It’s like 100 per cent different; it’s a completely different beast.” While their previous material displayed a youthful energy that easily translated into live performances,…

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