Canadian band Braids has released a new video for their Companion EP track “Joni” today directed by Maria Ines Manchego. The video follows a couple trying to preserve their ending relationship and Braids front woman Raphaelle Sandell-Preston plays one half of that couple.
Sandell-Preston had the following to say about the song:
Symbolically, the song is about wanting to be fine with not knowing where you’re headed, not knowing how things are going to end up. It’s the desire to make a “home” within yourself when you’re say – living out of a suitcase in a van, your relationship is ending, or you’re dealing with whatever difficult scenario life is throwing at you. The ye olde question – Can we be ok even when everything outside of us is not?
Push the play button above to watch the video now and catch Braids on tour at one of the below dates.
Tour Dates:
05-25 San Francisco, CA – Swedish American Hall
05-26 Los Angeles, CA – Echo
05-27 Phoenix, AZ – Valley Bar
05-31 Boston, MA – Great Scott
06-01 Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s
06-02 Washington, DC – Comet Ping Pong
06-03 Brooklyn, NY – Rough Trade
06-04 Ottawa, Ontario – Ritual
06-17 Glasgow, Scotland – The Hug & Pint
06-18 Manchester, England – Soup Kitchen
06-19 Oxford, England – O2 Academy
06-21 Brighton, England – Patterns
06-22 Bristol, England – Start the Bus
06-23 London, England – Pickle Factory
06-26 Pilton, England – Glastonbury Festival
06-27 Norwich, England – Arts Centre
07-15 Pemberton, British Columbia – Pemberton Festival
07-22 Oro-Medonte, Ontario – Wayhome Festival
07-23 Calgary, Alberta – Calgary Folk Festival
07-27-28 Montreal, Québec – Casa Del Popolo