Thursday, September 11, 2008

The Veils and Liam Finn at Local 506

I've been a bit slack on getting this one up, but it's better late than never.

Young singer-songwriter and Yep Roc artist Liam Finn swung through the Triangle again Sunday night and this time he brought friends. Finn brought London band The Veils on tour with him on this run who played a phenomenal show.

The four-piece took the stage and played a short set of mostly new songs from a forthcoming album due out next year. The set also included three great tracks from the band's most recent album, Nux Vomica which I highly recommend. Lead singer/guitarist Finn Andrews has one of the most intense voices and delivery that I've heard in a while.

Liam Finn took the stage next and opened with the classic Beatles track "Birthday." It's an odd choice for a Beatles cover, but he made it work with his drum and guitar loops. He then launched into tracks from his debut album, I'll Be Lightning. About a hundred people showed up for the show which was considerably more than his show at The Pour House in March.

The Veils set list:
Turn Blue/Three Sisters
Sit Down By the Fire
Jesus For the Jugular
Calliope!
Killed By the Boom
The Letter
Not Yet

[photos by Kevin Norris]

The Veils


Liam Finn


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