Braids

It certainly has been interesting to watch Purity Ring‘s transformation from their early days as a somewhat mysterious act with a fantastical/whimsical stage show to the band that played Terminal 5 twice this week on their tour and, last night (6/3), had singer Megan James crowdsurfing in her white jumpsuit…

Purity Ring‘s second album, Another Eternity, is out today (3/3) via 4AD and if you haven’t checked it out yet, you can stream it via Rdio, below…

Canadian electronic pop duo Purity Ring will put out their anticipated sophomore album, Another Eternity, on 4AD next week (3/3). They’ve already released two songs, and now they’re streaming the entire thing…

The Knife @ Terminal 5 4/30/2014 BrooklynVegan photographer Amanda Hatfield shoots a ton of shows for BV every year, and 2014 was no different…

Jon Hopkins has a new EP, titled Asleep Versions, which will be out via Domino on November 11. As the title implies, it four somnambulistic versions of songs from last year’s acclaimed Immunity…

Wye Oak brought their North American tour with Braids through Chicago for a performance at Metro on Tuesday night (5/13). The duo are out in support of their great new album Shriek, and they split their headlining set between the LP, 2011’s Civilian, and 2009’s The Knot…

“Wye Oak’s excellent new songs fit perfectly with the older favs. Fantastic show.” – Mike Katzif “Beautiful set from @braidsmusic tonight at Webster Hall…

Bob Nanna of Braid at BV-SXSW 2014 (more by Tim Griffin) As previously mentioned, veteran emo band Braid are releasing a new album on Topshelf Records this year, their first full length since 1998’s Frame & Canvas and the followup to their 2011 reunion EP, Closer to Closed…

Braids at POP Montreal 2013 (more by Dominick Mastrangelo) Montreal’s Braids returned last year with a new sound on Flourish // Perish, which came out via Arbutus (Grimes, Doldrums, etc), and they’ll be taking that sound back to our side of the border this spring…

With the first day of POP Montreal always being a lighter day, Thursday (9/26) started things rolling toward the weekend and busier schedules with way too much to see in way too many parts of the city…