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  Hear Braids' Looping 'Amends,' From June 12-Inch Album Preview

  April 29, 2013 – Braids' follow-up to 2011's Native Speaker is expected to surface this fall, but fans of the Montreal-based trio only have to wait until June 11 for In Kind // Amends, a 12-inch vinyl featuring new songs "In Kind" and "Amends," both of which are slated for Braids' upcoming sophomore LP. …
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  Burning Down the Loft: Inside Montreal's DIY Scene

  June 12, 2012 – Even before she became quirky electro-pop live wire Grimes, Claire Boucher found it impossible to smoke and brood alone on her balcony in Montreal's Mile End neighborhood without attracting attention. But now, as the city's most buzzed-about export, it's become a bit of a problem."Everyone walking by is like, 'Hey Claire! How's it going? …
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  Braids Go Darkly Digital For New Album

  May 3, 2012 – The mood might occasionally turn dark inside Braids' Montreal garage studio, but the dream-pop quartet are intent on working in comfort. "It's a fully isolated sound room," says Austin Tufts, drummer, vocalist, and tenant of the attached home in the city's Outremont neighborhood. …
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  Terrific Twitter Trio of the Week: SXSW Edition!

  March 11, 2011 – Lots of musicians tweet -- but all that Twitters is not gold. That's why you'll want to check out SPIN.com every Friday to see whose tweets we're reading this week -- then update your TweetDeck! …
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  Braids, 'Native Speaker' (Kanine)

  January 18, 2011 – It's fitting that burbling -- either of a brook or of a bong -- opens this Canadian quartet's debut, which pairs glimmering, pastoral post-rock with foul-mouthed lyrics chirped unfiltered from the psyche of singer Katie Lee. …
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  New Albums from the Decemberists & 7 More

  January 18, 2011 – Here's our take on the best and worst albums available online and in record stores today: The Decemberists, The King Is DeadThe Simpler Life: Colin Meloy nixes the pixie dust on the Decemberists' latest rock'n'roll fantasy.Read Review Robert Pollard, Space City KicksPop's busiest visionary finally controls quality.Read Review Smith Westerns, Dye It BlondeSpirited Teens: Windy City upstarts set their wide eyes on the stars.Read Revi …
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