The Veils

Add Date: January 11 

Artist: The Veils 

Album: Troubles of the Brain EP 

Label: Pitch Beast 

Genre: Rock, folk pop 

Comments: Following up on 2009's Sun Gangs LP, Finn Andrews returns with a 7-song set on The Veils' Troubles of the Brain EP. This isn't a complementary release--it's a stand-alone mini-record, laid down at the New Zealand native's home studio in London. Andrews' rock is infiltrated by Brit-pop and folk, making for an enjoyable listen all the way from the album's standout opening track, the pop number "Bloom," through the quieter, folksier tunes that appear at the end of the record.

For fans of Nick Cave, Travis and Jeff Buckley. In addition to "Bloom," try "The Stars Came Out Once the Lights Went Out" or "Grey Lynn Park."