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The Braid

Ziemba

Oct 2, 202637 minBirdwatcher Records

  • Pop
  • Sophisti-pop
  • New wave
  • Art pop
  • Singer-songwriter

Balances piano-led pop, new-wave bounce, soul horns, and art-rock expansiveness. Shifts from theatrical exuberance to wistful intimacy through polished, mature, adventurous songwriting.

1
The Pleasure Seekers
3:40
2
We Implode
3:27
3
Open Up
4:23
4
Utopia
4:32
5
Boneflute
2:53
6
The Perfect Rose
6:48
7
Everything (Reprise)
0:40
8
All of It
4:18
9
Winter of My Heart
3:24
10
The Only Forever
3:02

Critic reviews

  • PopMatters: 9/10by Chris Ingalls
    Oct 21, 2026

    This seamless blending of styles only partly accounts for The Braid’s appeal. The songs themselves possess an uncanny maturity and sophistication