ox ▁rose ▁from ▁his ▁seat ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁group ' s ▁set ▁and ▁requested ▁that ▁the ▁band ▁play ▁an ▁encore . ▁This ▁performance ▁at ▁S led ▁Island ▁and ▁the ▁Set ▁Pie ces ▁EP ▁gar ner ed ▁more ▁extensive ▁attention ▁for ▁the ▁band , ▁including ▁a ▁notable ▁mention ▁from ▁the ▁music ▁blog ▁S tere og um . ▁▁ 2 0 0 8 – 2 0 1 1 : ▁Rel ocation ▁and ▁Native ▁Spe aker ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁band ▁re located ▁to ▁Montreal , ▁where ▁Lee , ▁Smith ▁and ▁Tu ft s ▁attended ▁classes ▁at ▁McG ill ▁University . ▁In ▁Montreal , ▁the ▁band ▁re he ars ed ▁new ▁material ▁for ▁an ▁album ▁and ▁changed ▁their ▁name ▁from ▁The ▁Ne igh bour hood ▁Council ▁to ▁Bra ids ▁( the ▁EP ▁was ▁re iss ued ▁under ▁the ▁Bra ids ▁name ). ▁Tu ft s ▁brand ed ▁the ▁original ▁name ▁as ▁" pre tty ▁terrible " ▁and ▁felt ▁the ▁change ▁reflected ▁the ▁band ' s ▁" inter w oven ▁and ▁inter la ced " ▁style . ▁The ▁band ▁continued ▁to ▁develop ▁material ▁and ▁their ▁particular ▁sound . ▁Work ▁from ▁this ▁period ▁was ▁deb uted ▁on ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁short ▁t ours , ▁including ▁a ▁brief ▁re union ▁with ▁De er h unter . ▁With ▁the ▁structure ▁of ▁the ▁group ' s ▁music ▁largely ▁established , ▁the ▁band ▁began ▁to ▁record ▁and ▁self - produ ce ▁their ▁debut ▁album , ▁Native ▁Spe aker , ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 0