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The Veils are a New Zealand band based in London, fronted by lead singer/songwriter Finn Andrews.
History
Andrews, who was born in London, started playing music in a folk club in Devonport, New Zealand. Finn played in a 12-piece band there for three years, where he first started composing his own music.
When Finn reached 16, he left school and moved to London to form a band and find a record label to record his compositions under. Within a month Geoff Travis of Rough Trade Records had signed him to Blanco Y Negro and they began recording their debut album, ''The Runaway Found'', in 2001.
A court battle ensued due to a dispute between Warner Brothers & Blanco, which ended in 2003, after which The Veils were allowed to keep their recordings. Geoff Travis signed them to Rough Trade, under which they finished recording their album.
The original lineup of The Veils — consisting of Andrews, Adam Kinsella, Oliver Drake and Ben Woollacott — disbanded in late 2004 following a string of inter-band altercations related to the future sound of the band. After this Andrews returned to New Zealand in order to find a new lineup and the write a new record. He spent the summer rehearsing with high school classmates Liam Gerrard (keyboards) and Sophia Burn (bass). The trio returned to London in early 2005 where they were joined by Dan Raishbrook (guitar) and Henning D... read all