If you love the Black Keys as I do chances are you’re going to dig this. Low Lays The Devil comes wrapped in a vamped organ, slightly distorted guitar and thumping beats – all of which sound like they’ve been poured through a fuzzed out filter with a muddied production that puts this track somewhere between the Mississippi delta and the devil down below. Singer/songwriter Finn Andrews says 0f the track: “it’s got a beat as big as a house and it’s coming for you in your sleep”.
The Veils are a London based 5 piece fronted by Andrews. They’ve been around for over a decade, in that time receiving their fair share of critical acclaim, including their 2009 album Sun Gangs, which made a number of short lists for best release of that year. Their 5th album Total Depravity is due to be released late August and was produced by Adam “Atom” Greenspan (Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Arcade Fire).
“Over a period of roughly 2 years an album began to take shape,” says Finn. “There is a large cast of characters on this record. L. Ron Hubbard, Axolotls of course, kind natured crocodiles, a psychotic truck driver, The Pope and Ingrid Bergman all get a look in. The songs are all stories of various kinds; some experienced firsthand, others fabricated for my own amusement. It’s the first time I’ve ever written songs using mutilated loops and sounds as a starting point, though some of the songs also began on piano and were messed with later.”
The cinematic nature of The Veils’ music has captured the ears of film directors like Tim Burton and David Lynch – who have both used the band’s music in their soundtracks. Lynch has also signed Finn on for his revival of Twin Peaks (due in 2017), alongside fellow musicians Eddie Vedder, Trent Reznor and Sky Ferreira.
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