9 . ▁With ▁only ▁the ▁drum ▁tracks ▁laid ▁out ▁for ▁the ▁album , ▁the ▁band ▁emb ark ed ▁on ▁their ▁first ▁major ▁tour ▁across ▁Canada ▁a ▁month ▁later . ▁ ▁Work ▁res umed ▁on ▁Native ▁Spe aker ▁when ▁the ▁group ▁returned ▁to ▁Montreal ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁The ▁band ▁completed ▁recording ▁the ▁album ▁during ▁the ▁winter ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁During ▁this ▁period , ▁Bra ids ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁play ▁a ▁set ▁at ▁Pop ▁Montreal ▁and ▁recorded ▁a ▁video ▁with ▁Vincent ▁Moon ▁for ▁a ▁series ▁on ▁Montreal ▁bands . ▁Later ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Bra ids ▁tou red ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁Hol ly ▁Mir anda ▁in ▁Canada ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁After ▁negoti ating ▁with ▁labels ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁Canada , ▁Bra ids ▁announced ▁Ch ad ▁V anga alen ' s ▁label ▁F lem ish ▁E ye ▁would ▁dist ribute ▁Native ▁Spe aker ▁in ▁Canada ▁and ▁Kan ine ▁Records ▁would ▁release ▁the ▁album ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁with ▁the ▁release ▁date ▁set ▁for ▁January ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁▁ ▁Native ▁Spe aker ▁has ▁received ▁mostly ▁positive ▁reviews ▁from ▁critics , ▁with ▁the ▁group ' s ▁per cuss ive ▁sound ▁li ken ed ▁to ▁Fe els - era ▁Animal ▁Collect ive ▁and ▁pra ised ▁for ▁its ▁innov ative ▁mel od ies ▁and ▁Stand ell - Pr eston ' s ▁" dynamic " ▁vocals . ▁Robert ▁Ever ett - Green ▁of ▁The ▁Glo be ▁and