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April 25, 2007

New Veils - "Not Yet"

This track opens the Veils' excellent Nux Vomica, a sprightly LP of dark and disturbed pop, anchored by sole returning Veil Finn Andrews. "Not Yet"'s cowboy shuffle lets Finn exorcise some vocal demons via the Brit-based trio's hair-trigger, deep Western dynamics.

The Veils - "Not Yet" (MP3)

Our fave from the record is the explosive, dogma-probing "Jesus For The Jugular," which we first posted about a year ago. Still love it, though, so a refresher is in order.

The Veils - "Jesus For The Jugular" (MP3)

Though the lineup's new, the trio offers up precise pop-noir throughout. Nux Vomica is a staple around Stereogum HQ these days, available via Rough Trade.

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Kinda nice. Serious Nick Cave and Tom Waits vibes, but not in the vocals. The second song somewhat owes its rhythm section arrangement to "Clap Hands" or "Jockey Full Of Bourbon", which is great.

Moreoever, terrific recording.

Posted by: jed2 at 04/25/07 12:40 PM  | Reply
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Amazing site. You guys rock. THE VEILS RULE!!!
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Posted by: Jesus at 04/25/07 1:06 PM  | Reply
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is this the same band that modest mouse's jeremiah green was/is in?

Posted by: james at 04/25/07 1:48 PM  | Reply
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I think that's the Vells.

Posted by: anon at 04/25/07 2:20 PM  | Reply
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"Not Yet" is a blinding good tune...some of the best vocals I've heard in a good long while...I was a bit surprised to see it's only now getting press as it I thought it came out a decent amt. of time ago...all the same, glad it's getting more exposure...check out the first album as well, The Runaway Found, the song 'the wild son' is tops as well...kudos to the gum for giving this some band some credit

Posted by: Jeff at 04/25/07 3:18 PM  | Reply
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Thanks for giving this great album some much needed attention. Pitchfork actually reviewed with higher marks than the new Artic Minkeys, which i did not expect.

Posted by: matthew at 04/25/07 5:26 PM  | Reply
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I was pretty happy with the pitchfork review too ;) And as always, the 'gum has exquisite taste!

We have a music video and the "making of" the music video at youtube.com/worldsfair

Also gotta give props to my man over at Sixeyes for his in-depth interview with Andrew Finn of The Veils.

Posted by: su at 04/25/07 7:47 PM  | Reply
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All I can say is another big hoorah for posting something of the Veils.

Posted by: Apexa at 04/25/07 8:06 PM  | Reply
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Thanks for giving The Veils some attention - Nux Vomica and The Runaway Found are both great albums (although quite different from each other in tone), and it's great to see a New Zealand band (although they're based in the UK now) get a bit more love & exposure

Posted by: Morgan at 04/25/07 10:09 PM  | Reply
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Ahh, I'm so glad you running this. Nux Vomica is, hands down, the best album I've heard in the last three years. Finn Andrews is an amazing vocal talent. Pan is another great track on that album, but Jesus for the Jugular is out of this world.

Posted by: ashley j-p at 04/26/07 3:51 PM  | Reply
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