Braids released one of the best albums last year with Deep in the Iris, so fans of that collection of songs are sure to be happy to hear that the Canadian 3-piece has a new EP dropping next month! Titled Companion, this 4-track release is out through Arbutus Records on May 20, 2016, and they'll be touring in support of it as well! Check out Braids' new music video for the EP's title-track and their tour dates below.
Check out the album artwork at the top of this page.
"In August of last year, we had a small window of time at home, in Montreal. Having been on the road for a few months, we were eager to write again, and excited about the material we had put aside," the band wrote of the new EP in a Facebook post this week. "In a focused burst of energy, we dug into a few ideas, trying to construct a home in which they could all live together. These four are the result of that process - a 'companion' to the train of thought we started with DITI."
Watch the music video for "Companion" right here (via Pitchfork):
You can pre-order the EP and check out its tracklisting right here.
Check out the band's 2016 tour dates right here:
05/06 - Lawnya Vawnya Festival - St. John's, NL
05/14 - FORM Arcosanti Festival - Arcosanti, AZ
05/25 - Swedish American Hall - San Francisco, CA
05/26 - Echo - Los Angeles, CA
05/27 - Valley Bar - Phoenix, AZ
05/31 - Great Scott - Boston, MA
06/01 - Johnny Brenda's - Philadelphia, PA
06/02 - Comet Ping Pong - Washington, DC
06/03 - Rough Trade - Brooklyn, NY
06/04 - Ritual - Ottawa, ON
06/17 - The Hug & Pint - Glasgow, UK
06/18 - Soup Kitchen - Manchester, UK
06/19 - O2 Academy - Oxford, UK
06/21 - Patterns - Brighton, UK
06/22 - Start The Bus - Bristol, UK
06/23 - Pickle Factory - London, UK
06/26 - Glastonbury Festival - Pilton, UK
06/27 - Arts Centre - Norwich, UK
07/15 - Pemberton Festival - Pemberton, BC
07/22 - Wayhome Festival - Oro-Medonte, ON
07/23 - Calgary Folk Festival - Calgary, AB
07/27 - Casa Del Popolo - Montreal, QC
07/28 - Casa Del Popolo - Montreal, QC
