The Veils have announced their new album, Fragile World.
Set for release on June 19th via V2 Records, Fragile World is led by new single “Lungs”, out today.
The Veils, led by singer-songwriter Finn Andrews, only released their most recent album, Asphodels, last January.
According to a press release, though, their swift follow-up record “marks a striking shift in tone and energy for the band.”
Fragile World was recorded live to tape in Aotearoa by Paddy Hill, with production handled by Tom Healy (Folk Bitch Trio, Tiny Ruins).
“I make each album, generally, as a kind of atonement for the last,” Andrews explains. “Asphodels was so quiet and introspective, I think I just wanted to make something strident and full of life for a goddamn change. I wrote the lyric for this years ago, while I still lived in London and I still smoked fags.
“We went into the studio with a lot of songs, but very little idea of the arrangements or instrumentation. It was truly exciting having no idea what this record would sound like and only a few weeks to figure it out. It’s mostly Tom and I playing everything, with Joseph McCallum coming in at times. It was all very instinctual, quite full-on, and scary at times — but a good kind of scary, not scary like the real world out there,” he adds.
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Andrews signed to Rough Trade Records at the tender age of 16, going on to release eight studio albums with The Veils.
The Veils have worked with everyone from Run the Jewels’ El-P to acclaimed filmmakers such as David Lynch and Tim Burton. They made their return to the stage in 2023-2024 with a run of sold-out shows across Europe and North America. The band will tour in support of their forthcoming album throughout 2026.
The Veils’ “Lungs” is out now. Fragile World is out June 19th via V2 Records (pre-save/pre-add here).
Tracklist:
1. “Aurora”
2. “High Hopes”
3. “Lungs”
4. “Are You Awake Tonight?”
5. “New Day”
6. “Little White Bird (Fragile World)”
7. “The Widening Dark”
8. “My Foolish Heart”
9. “These Are the Days”
10. “In This Heart”
