Sometimes, it takes more than one attempt to get things right. Take a look at Braid the revered Illinois indie-rock band widely considered by many as a pillar of second-wave emo, along with similarly influential acts like the Get Up Kids, the Promise Ring and Jimmy Eat World. But Braid were different; their albums were less overtly poppy and more urgent and frantic than their contemporaries, built on the off-kilter interplay between co-frontmen Bob Nanna and Chris Broach. It was this ever-present tension that drove the band apart barely a year after their genre-defining album Frame & Canvas, with Braid coming to an end in August 1999, right on the cusp of emo breaking through to the mainstream. But with time comes perspective, and in 2010, the band eventually rediscovered not only their passion for their old music, but their desire to create something new. ‘The idea of doing this record really came about when Bob and I were DJing in Chicago together,’ says vocalist\u002Fguitarist Chris Broach. ‘We decided we really wanted to start playing music together again. We actually started a separate band for a while before realizing we just wanted to write another Braid record.’ Toes were dipped with 2011′s ‘Closer To Closed’ EP, but the true rebirth of Braid comes with the release of ‘No Coast,’ their first full-length in 16 years and an essential addition to their already-impressive catalog. It’s an immediate, energetic album that completely eschews the traditional reunion record expectation of older people making slower, softer music. A large part of that can be attributed to Braid’s rhythm section, Todd Bell (bass) and Damon Atkinson (drums), who have played in lockstep with one another for more than 15 years and whose musical chemistry is undeniable.