the Veils to reform

Debut album THE RUNAWAY FOUND', released on Rough Trade earlier last year,
was written by 17 year old singer Finn Andrews, in his home town of Devonport, New Zealand. It was recorded in London by Matthew Ollivier and Bernard Butler and
featured Oliver Drake on guitar, Adam Kinsella on bass and Ben Woollacott on
drums.

The album received great critical acclaim upon its release, but escalating
difficulties in both the band and Finn's personal life caused the album's
tour and press schedule to be cut short. The band parted company, and Finn
returned to New Zealand for the next 8 months in order to find a band and
write the follow up album.

Now 21, Finn has returned to London with an entirely new line-up and three
years worth of songs for the new album. The band features Henning Dietz on
drums, ex-Carrion Birds bass player Sophia Burn, and Liam Gerrard on organ
and lap steel.

"Sophia, Liam & I were all very close at High School so it's a dream come
true really to now have them in the band. Henning is a recent discovery but
he is fitting in exceedingly well, which I suppose is not an easy thing to
do. I would have loved to have had them play on the first record but we were
all kind of off doing our own things at that time."

"It's just been wonderful hearing these new songs for the first time with
the full band and watching it all slowly take shape. There is a real love
among us and a great deal of shared history that really does have a profound
influence on the music. It's a great feeling."

THE VEILS are currently rehearsing for a small selection of live dates over
the summer before returning to the studio in September.