{"product_id":"deep-in-the-iris","title":"Deep in the Iris","description":"There's always been a therapeutic quality to Braids' soul-searching dream pop, from the vulnerable sensuality of Native Speaker to Flourish\/\/Perish's frosty meditations on grief and loss. On Deep in the Iris, the trio reconciles both approaches, working through the aftermath of a crisis with a focus on healing. \"Friends, lovers and enemies . I forgive them, I hope they forgive me\" Raphaelle Standell-Preston sings on \"Letting Go,\" and throughout the album, emotions are almost as tangible as the people feeling them. This is most obvious on \"Miniskirt,\" a stream-of-consciousness history of sexual violence where Preston traces her feelings of violation and objectification back to her mother's domestic abuse, with a throaty abandon that recalls a vengeful Liz Fraser, but it also lends catharsis to Deep in the Iris' quieter moments. The way \"Happy When\"'s emotional tenor changes as gradually and dramatically as a late afternoon turning to twilight recalls the way Björk (another of Braids' influences) used Vulnicura's wide-format songs to follow complicated feelings all the way through to their half-lives. Even a shorter song like \"Getting Tired\" contains a wealth of emotions despite its brevity. Less electronic than Flourish\/\/Perish, the album's warmer, more organic sound complements these shifts beautifully, whether the band balances them with gymnastic beats on \"Blondie\" or lets their heat anchor tracks like \"Taste,\" a shimmering realization of falling back in love that is one of Braids' finest songs yet. Deep in the Iris honors emotional states that aren't easy to express -- musically or otherwise -- and brings a clarity to them that make it some of the band's most empathetic music. ~ Heather Phares","brand":"MovieMars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50757602345247,"sku":"724101981517","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/7833\/0399\/files\/0e1735a2a465330112338dbf184c202f.jpg?v=1777823054","url":"https:\/\/www.moviemars.com\/products\/deep-in-the-iris","provider":"MovieMars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}