Claude says:Finn Andrews — son of XTC's Barry Andrews — has led The Veils from London to Auckland and back since the early 2000s, weathering label disputes and lineup changes with a tightly wound melodic sensibility. Asphodels follows that art-rock lineage, threading dark romanticism through guitars that ring and brood. You played "Mortal Wound" once in October — a curious first pass on a brand-new record.