Album Stream: The Veils – ‘Total Depravity’

Cult British band produce an album of haunting Southern gothic...

The Veils occupy their own, uniquely intense, universe.

The cult group hail from the UK but frequently use Southern gothic reference points, pin-pointing a sonic universe that touches on Nick Cave, Nine Inch Nails, and industrial pioneers while still sounding thrillingly individual.

New album 'Total Depravity' continues to tread upon unexpected paths. The material was co-produced by Run The Jewels' rapper El-P, while Dean Hurley also contributed to recording sessions.

"A crucial aspect of this album has been the involvement of El-P who I met outside a bar in downtown LA, and to whom I have fast become very good friends," explains Finn Andrews. "He introduced himself firstly as a sincere fan of our band, and we got to talking about music and all the good stuff. The very next day we ended up at his friend Wilder's house in Eagle Rock and we wrote and produced the song 'Axolotl'."

"I then began to work with the band back in London and recording songs with Atom Greenspan, some of which were then taken to El-P during breaks in Run the Jewels hefty touring schedule and then messed with them further. We were also fortunate to work with Dean Hurley on one song in LA."

'Total Depravity' features a painting from Nicola Samorí, and it neatly echoes the twisted visions of Renaissance that are filtered through the record itself.

Due to be released on August 26th, Clash is able to stream the record up front – tune in below, after reading this message from Finn Andrews.

"It's hard to express quite how grateful we are that this album is finally finished and that it has made its long way to you. When we began work on it we had no idea what the album was, it has revealed itself to us very gradually over the past three years; it has confounded, enraptured and infuriated me, and now it is with you its first life with us is over, and another has begun."

"I've shared so much time with this album it's a little hard to say goodbye, but I know it'll do just fine in the big world without me. Anyway. Off you go little one, out into the light…"

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