To say that Braids arrived fully formed on “Native Speaker” would be a gross understatement.

The Montreal band created a debut that was a world unto itself, one filled with dense instrumentation, dream-like aesthetics and arrangements that reveal nuances with each repeated listen. It also didn’t hurt that lead singer Raphaelle Standell-Preston possesses one of the most powerful voices to emerge from the indie scene in the last several years.

Her effortless ability to go from a fragile and angelic coo to an unrestrained primal yelp, as exemplified on “Glass