Braids (usually stylized as
BRAIDS) is an
art rock band from
Calgary,
Alberta, currently based in
Montreal,
Quebec. Braids currently consists of
Raphaelle Standell-Preston, Austin Tufts and Taylor Smith. The band (along with former members Katie Lee and Vince Man) met at a young age and began collaborating in high school. Their debut album,
Native Speaker, was released on January 18, 2011 in Canada and the United States to generally positive reviews. The album was shortlisted for the
2011 Polaris Music Prize. The band's second album,
Flourish // Perish, was released on August 20, 2013 and their third,
Deep in the Iris, was released on April 28, 2015.