GOTHIC FOLK INDIE HEROES RETURN HOME TO CELEBRATE THE RELEASE OF THEIR SEVENTH STUDIO ALBUM “Horse-whipped, lightning-crash clamour... magnetic.” Pitchfork ‘...a true magnet on stage… he stretched, kneeled, bent and practically threw himself around the front of the stage’ - NZ Herald live review Banished Music are proud to present the return of globally-beloved indie heroes The Veils, touring New Zealand in March and April 2025 in celebration of their seventh studio album, ‘Asphodels’. Featuring the singles The Ladder and O Fortune Teller, the album is due for release on January 24th, 2025 on V2 Records / Banished From The Universe. The tour includes a one-off performance with ‘New Zealand’s most indispensable ensemble’ NZTrio at WOMAD, as well as festival performances at Wanaka’s Festival of Colour and the Dunedin Arts Festival, and headline shows in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. “Following our mid-winter European tour, we are overjoyed to be thawing ourselves in the warm glow of Aotearoa once more," says lead singer and songwriter Finn Andrews. ‘This whole album was written and recorded here, so bringing these songs home will be a very special feeling indeed.” Asphodels was recorded live to tape over five days at Roundhead Studios in Aotearoa New Zealand, in the spring of 2023. The album takes its name from the Ancient Greek flower of the Underworld, and lyrically, Andrews draws more from poets like Federico García Lorca, Ted Hughes or Louis MacNeice than he does from the well of more traditional rock and roll songwriters. The collaboration between Andrews and string arranger Victoria Kelly is also a central aspect to the record, and as with the band’s previous album …And Out Of The Void Came Love, Kelly plays a large role in bringing the songs to life. The Veils debut album The Runaway Found turned 20 last year which provided Andrews with a healthy dose of existential dread. “I feel as though this album is the end result of a now disconcertingly long career in music,” says Andrews. “I think after your 7th album, much like turning 40, you should really just stop counting. I’ve learned a lot along the way, which I suppose is the whole point, and I’ve really distilled it all into these 9 songs.” Asphodels will be released on January 24, 2025 on V2 Records/ Banished From The Universe. Preorders are now available from theveils.com/shop