New music from The Veils - "Killed By the Boom"

UK group The Veils, led by intense songwriter Finn Andrews, is gearing up to release their third album Sun Gangs. The album will be out on April 7 in the US, only one day after it's UK release. Why is this worth mentioning you ask? Because the band's last album Nux Vomica was released in US seven months after the UK release. I like seeing that there is an international release date as opposed to two very separate release dates this time. It brings the world a little closer together.

Download the fourth track from Sun Gangs below titled "Killed By the Boom." It's a bombastic tune that is more in-your-face musically than what we've heard from the band before.

The band don't have plans to tour the US yet, but we'll hopefully see them back in the Triangle before the year is up. They were last here with Liam Finn at Local 506 in September. Check out a review and photos of that show here.

The Veils - "Killed By the Boom" (mp3)

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

Liam Finn announces headlining tour, The Veils open

Our favorite pint-sized New Zealander Liam Finn has announced a six week headlining tour to follow a run of dates opening for Eddie Vedder. Finn released his debut album in the US in January and has been touring ever since.

The tour includes a stop at Local 506 on September 7. The last time Finn was in the Triangle was in March at The Pour House (read a review of the show here).

Finn won't be traveling alone on this trek. The Veils will be out to open the entire run. The Veils are a killer band from the UK and they tour the US infrequently. Like most UK bands, and generally play only major market cities when they do tour the US, so the show in Chapel Hill is a rare treat.

Liam Finn will release a live EP in August that was recorded at The Wiltern in Los Angeles earlier this year. The EP will only be available in independent retailers.

Download mp3s from Liam Finn and The Veils below the tour dates.

Here's the headlining tour schedule:
Sep-04 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
Sep-05 Philadelphia, PA - World Cafe Live
Sep-06 Washington, DC - The Rock and Roll Hotel
Sep-07 Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506
Sep-09 Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge
Sep-10 Memphis, TN - Hi Tone
Sep-11 St Louis, MO - Billiken Club, St Louis UNI
Sep-13 Denver, CO - Monolith Festival
Sep-15 Albuquerque, - NM Launch Pad
Sep-16 Santa Fe, NM - Santa Fe Brewing Co.
Sep-18 Tuscon, AZ - Plush
Sep-19 San Diego, CA - Casbah
Sep-20 Los Angeles, CA - Echoplex
Sep-21 Las Vegas, NV - Beauty Bar
Sep-23 San Francisco, CA - Bottom Of The Hill
Sep-24 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
Sep-26 Seattle, WA - High Dive
Sep-27 Vancouver, BC - Biltmore Cabaret
Oct-01 Minneapolis, MN - 7th St Entry
Oct-02 Chicago, IL - Lakeshore Theater
Oct-03 Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop
Oct-04 Toronto, ON - El Mocambo
Oct-05 Montreal, QC - La Sala Rossa (Pop Montreal)
Oct-07 Boston, MA - Paradise
Oct-08 Portland, ME - Space
Oct-09 Northampton, MA - Iron Horse Music Hall
Oct-10 Providence, RI - Club Hell

Liam Finn - "Second Chance" (mp3) from I'll Be Lightning

The Veils - "Advice For Young Mothers To Be" (mp3) from Nux Vomica