New Veils Video - "The Letter"

Last week we premiered a dramatically lit black and white clip for Sun Gangs' "Scarecrow," performed acoustic at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London. For Veils' new "Letter" video, Finn Andrews switches things up (just a little) by plugging... CONTINUE READING NEW VEILS VIDEO - "THE LETTER"»

Posted on March 18, 2009 in MP3, Video (4 comments)
Tags: Phoenix | The Veils

New Veils - "Scarecrow" (Acoustic In London)

Finn Andrews recently performed an acoustic set of songs from the Veils' forthcoming third album Sun Gangs at the Institute Of Contemporary Arts in London. We posted Sun's post-punked, Wire-inspired "Killed By The Boom" a couple of weeks ago. "Scarecrow"... CONTINUE READING NEW VEILS - "SCARECROW" (ACOUSTIC IN LONDON)»

Posted on March 11, 2009 in Video (2 comments)
Tags: Interpol | Julian Plenti | Passion Pit | The Veils

New Veils - "Killed By The Boom"

Three albums deep and the most consistency XTC-progeny Finn Andrews is willing to show, aside from steadily improving songcraft, is building his Veils of a different lineup at each stop. This upcoming LP isn't a total overhaul in the personnel... CONTINUE READING NEW VEILS - "KILLED BY THE BOOM"»

Posted on February 19, 2009 in MP3 (10 comments)
Tags: Micachu And The Shapes | Neon Indian | The Veils

Stereogum Presents... Drive XV: A Tribute To Automatic For The People

After OKX, our 10-year cover tribute to the Radiohead classic OK Computer, we soon began narrowing the list of prospects for our next celebratory project: sifting, sorting, debating, etc. But when we realized we were approaching a decade and... CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM PRESENTS... DRIVE XV: A TRIBUTE TO AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE»

The Veils @ Mercury Lounge, NYC 6/7/07

Every time we fire up Nux Vomica, there's that bit of wonderment: How is this band not bigger? Clearly, we like the Veils. Tough to garner momentum with such a lag between international and US release dates (the excellent new... CONTINUE READING THE VEILS @ MERCURY LOUNGE, NYC 6/7/07»

Posted on June 8, 2007 in Concert (12 comments)
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New Veils Video - "Calliope"

Something about Finn's voice, that guy can cast a melancholic shadow over a tune even when the rest of the band lifts their pop-noir veils. And so it is with "Calliope," a-break-from-the-bleak on the outstanding Nux Vomica, with a jaunting,... CONTINUE READING NEW VEILS VIDEO - "CALLIOPE"»

Posted on May 24, 2007 in MP3, Video (7 comments)
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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... CONTINUE READING NEW VEILS - "NOT YET"»

Posted on April 25, 2007 in MP3 (10 comments)
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New Veils - "Jesus For The Jugular"

Finn Andrews may have lost all his bandmates, but his Veils are no worse off. The band's now a trio, with bassist Sophia Burn and pianist Liam Gerrard. Here he eschews the dreamy folkscapes and Jeff Buckleyisms of Runaway Found... CONTINUE READING NEW VEILS - "JESUS FOR THE JUGULAR"»

Posted on July 19, 2006 in MP3 (8 comments)
Tags: Andrew W.K. | The Veils