The Veils: Nux Vomica, music video, and a North American tour
The Veils released Nux Vomica in the US this week through Rough Trade Records. The album was originally released in the UK in September, 2006, and peaked on the UK charts at #19. Fans in the US and Canada will not have to wait long to catch The Veils, as they have a tour planned in North America during the month of June.
A music video for Calliope! was filmed during the first weekend of April. The video was filmed in a cave under the London Bridge, and the still shots alone are enough to draw intrigue. "It was cold, dark, funded largely by the New Zealand Government and fuelled by the goodwill of people like the Brownlee brothers," the band wrote in their blog. "Conditions were unsuitable for babies, so we had to find a new theme, and a £5 piano, a stuffed owl and a strange, underwater atmosphere were pressed into service. Henning brought along the ubiquitous and much appreciated coffee machine, and Liam destroyed the piano with a mallet."
The Veils hails from both the UK and New Zealand, with Andrew Finn heading the band. The original line-up of The Veils recorded their debut in 2001, when Andrew Finn was only 16. Due to a court battle with their record label, The Runaway Found wasn't released until 2002. The band broke up a year later, and Finn moved from London back to his New Zealand home in 2004. The current line-up of The Veils was formed around this time, and the band moved to London. Finn's father, Barry Andrews, was the keyboardist for XTC, and guest appeared on Iggy Pop's Soldier. (Wikipedia)
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May 2 – Mezz – Breda
May 3 – Doornroosje – Nijmegen
May 4 – Melkweg – Amsterdam
May 5 – Bevrijdingsfestival, – Groningen
May 6 – Rotown – Rotterdam
May 14 – Ancienne Belgique – Brussels
May 31 – Joiners – Southampton
Jun 2 – "Howdy Do" The Borderline – London
Jun 7 – Mercury Lounge – New York, New York
Jun 8 – Union Hall – Brooklyn, New York
Jun 9 – Great Scott – Boston, Massachusetts
Jun 11 – DC 9 – Washington DC
Jun 12 – The Khyber – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jun 14 – El Mocambo – Toronto, Ontario
Jun 16 – Shelter at St Andrews – Detroit, Michigan
Jun 17 – Empty Bottle – Chicago, Illinois
Jun 18 – 7th Street Entry – Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jun 19 – Grand Emporium – Kansas City, Missouri
Jun 21 – Larimer Lounge – Denver, Colorado
Jun 24 – Plaza Club – Vancouver, British Columbia
Jun 25 – Crocodile Cafe – Seattle, Washington
Jun 26 – Doug Fir – Portland, Oregon
Jun 28 – Cafe Du Nord – San Francisco, California
Jun 29 – Spaceland – Los Angeles, California�