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Album · Birdwatcher Records · released 2026.10.02

The Braid

Ziemba

XLR rating

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Out of 10 · awaiting a listen by the desk

Press score

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Not collected yet · the reviews we read are linked below

Apple Music ↗Bandcamp ↗YouTube ↗

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Tracklist

  1. 01The Pleasure SeekersSGR
  2. 02We ImplodeSGR
  3. 03Open UpSGR
  4. 04UtopiaSGR
  5. 05BonefluteSGR
  6. 06The Perfect RoseSGR
  7. 07Everything (reprise)SGR
  8. 08All of ItSGR
  9. 09Winter of My HeartSGR
  10. 10The Only ForeverSGR

10 tracks, 37 minutes · Titles and lengths from MusicBrainz ↗ (CC0), checked 2026.11.12 · tracks: Skip · Good · On repeat, by the desk, after listening

The desk’s take

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What the press said

  • 11.12Album Review: Ziemba – The BraidBeats Per Minute ↗

    Everything is connected, and everything overlaps. That’s the thread of meaning that runs through the fifth album by Ziemba , the moniker of singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, and journalist René…

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Release data: MusicBrainz ↗, matched from our headlines on 2026.11.12