- 2025-01-14
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MUSIC
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The Veils Releases New Song “Mortal Wound”
New Zealand-based alt-rock band The Veils released their brand new song “Mortal Wound” on January 10, 2025.
The song is the third single off of their upcoming seventh studio album “Asphodels”, which is set to be released on January 24, 2025 via V2 Records.
The track features a stirring pairing of twinkling keys and soaring strings with vivid lyrics about the restorative powers of love.
It was written and produced by Finn Andrews.
The band frontman Finn Andrews said of the song, “This is a song about the quietly held hope that love is fundamentally a healing force. It’s by far the most bombastic song on the record, which is strange because, in many ways, it has the gentlest sentiment of them all. I like that the title sounds like a 90s goth band – it’s an intentionally misleading title which amused me anyway.”- He continued, “This song was recorded on a beautiful Steinway grand which had just been shipped down here to New Zealand from the Royal Festival Hall in London - I’m told it was the same piano that Nina Simone performed on at her infamously brilliant Meltdown festival performance many moons ago. Anyway, I couldn’t help but think about her hands while I was playing it.”
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The new album “Asphodels” takes its name from the Ancient Greek flower of the Underworld.
The album comprises 9 songs, produced by Finn Andrews.
Finn Andrews said of the album, “I feel as though this album is the end result of a now disconcertingly long career in music. 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.”
Photo by Katya Brook - source : Apple Music
