Raphaelle Standell-Preston (born February 1, 1990[1]) is a Canadian musician and songwriter, currently the frontwoman of Braids and Blue Hawaii.

[6] Standell-Preston has stated that the pop music she listened to as a teenager still influences her writing, in which she focuses on producing hooks, but without catchiness being central to her melodies.

[3] In 2013, she named Aphex Twin, Stephan Bodzin, Max Cooper, Pantha du Prince and Burial as influences.

[9] Standell-Preston cited labelmate Claire Boucher as an inspiration to her as a person, saying, "She is able to be really real, but then have this project that is so other-worldly and the two work really beautifully together.

[11] The pair moved on to Western Canada High School, where they met Lee, Taylor Smith and Vince Man.

[12] Standell-Preston fronted the band as lead singer and guitarist, handling the "delivery and emotional content" of the music in addition to writing the lyrics.

[2] While putting off university, the band quickly picked up steam, intensively rehearsing, writing and performing at the Calgary Folk Music Festival and at Sled Island in 2007.

[13] After the release of the EP, and their rechristening as Braids, each member of the band was accepted into McGill University in Montreal, with Standell-Preston turning down the offer and remaining in Calgary.

[16] After the release of the album, Standell-Preston expressed a desire to return to playing guitar again, saying, "I need to abandon something in order to realise just how much I appreciate it".

[9][19][20] After a trip to South America, Standell-Preston and Cowan released their first EP, Blooming Summer, on Arbutus Records in 2010.

[19] The separation between the pair inspired the writing of Untogether, with Standell-Preston working with Braids and Cowan living in Berlin.

[26] Self-described as "very feminine and ethereal",[26] Standell-Preston released her first solo track, "Tickle Grass", on MySpace under the name Indiensoci in January 2009.