“Braids find hope in heartbreak on a gloriously intricate fourth outing”
“On their fourth album, the Montreal trio begins a new chapter, one robust enough to hold the intense emotions in frontwoman Raphaelle Standell-Preston’s vocals.”
“Braids’ fourth album Shadow Offering details the failures of people to love and be loved. Frontwoman Raphaelle Standell-Preston bemoans the young buck “who treats me badly” and the fact she spends “all my time chasing after guys who don’t love me.” In these toxic relationship confessionals even the moon is described as “an abusive lover.” These raw admissions are soothed by musical arrangements t”
“beleaguered band take on the big issues, but tie themselves in knots”
