The creative mastermind behind this band? It’s singer and songwriter Finn Andrews. With his expressive appearance and his melancholic, dark and honest songs he could be described as ‘an artist with likes of Nick Cave and David Bowie’, according to Rough Trade Records.
After its release on the 26th of August, The Veils’ fifth studio album ‘Total Depravity’ received nothing but praise. PodiumInfo rewarded the record with five stars and called it ‘mature, bold and experimental’. Oor agreed: ‘A brilliant, vivacious album’. The happy guitar songs and tender piano tunes have been swapped for a deep bass, synths and prominent string orchestras. Here to stay is the the eccentric voice of Finn Andrews, satured with emotion and many beautifully crafted songs with sharp lyrics that reassure a sensationel live show.
‘The Veils are specialists in a songcraft where the traditional is aided by the current in order to explore new sonic realms.’ – The Lines of Best Fit
‘With Total Depravity they’ve stepped up a level–with co-producer El-P ushering in psych synth squelches and creepy gospel.’ – Classic Rock Magazine
Anthonie Tonnon
Anthonie Tonnon could be considered a musical journalist of sorts. That is to say, rather than report on music, he reports through music. The majority of the nine pop and rock ballads that constitute the Auckland-based songwriters’ second album read like dispatches from the suburban frontline, a collection of glossy inches depicting the fallout and consequence of real human-interest stories…
