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Avg: 3.5 (156 ratings)
- Date Released: April 7, 2009
- Genre: Alternative/Punk
- Label: Rough Trade / Beggars Group
More aching and arty anthems from the son of XTC and Eno/Fripp sideman
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We Say...
If the Veils' high-concept frontman Finn Andrews — son of XTC keyboardist/Eno & Fripp sideman Barry Andrews — is to be believed, the band's third album is "a modern mixture of prayers, love letters and personal record-keeping." Maybe so, but Andrews' latest collection of candlelit melodrama has more bite than that bio pull-quote suggests. Especially the eight-and-a-half masterful minutes of "Larkspur," a stunner that pairs sinister overtones with patient, plodding dynamics, building to a car-crash crescendo that'll leave you screaming "something got a hold of me!" right along with Andrews.
The rest of the record steers clear of such wide-open spaces, instead striking a perfect balance between spare, starry-eyed ballads ("Scarecrow," "It Hits Deep," the title track) and startling snapshots of Andrews at his angriest. Don't let his pallid complexion and considerable pork-pie hat collection fool you — the guy unleashes a ragged, garagey snarl on songs like "Killed By the Boom" and "Three Sisters." While nothing on Sun Gangs is likely to change the Veils' hidden treasure status, Andrews has stoked anticipation for whatever he does next. Even if it only involves more episodes of "personal record-keeping."
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| 01. |  |
Sit Down By The Fire |
3:51 |
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| 02. | |
Sun Gangs |
3:44 |
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| 03. | |
The Letter |
3:32 |
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| 04. | |
Killed By The Boom |
2:49 |
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| 05. | |
It Hits Deep |
5:28 |
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| 06. | |
Three Sisters |
2:33 |
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| 07. | |
The House She Lived In |
3:49 |
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| 08. | |
Scarecrow |
3:32 |
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| 09. | |
Larkspur |
8:33 |
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| 10. | |
Begin Again |
3:15 |
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10 Total Tracks, 41:06 Total Length
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