Finn Andrews (born 24 August 1983) is a British/New Zealand musician. He is a solo artist and lead singer and songwriter of London-based rock band The Veils. His father Barry Andrews is a current member of Shriekback, was a member of XTC, and also played with Iggy Pop, Robert Fripp and David Bowie.
Finn was born in Kentish Town, London and grew up between his father in London and his mother, an English and Sociology professor in Auckland, New Zealand. He attended Takapuna Grammar School during his teens where he met The Veils bass player Sophia Burn, before leaving for London shortly after his 16th birthday to make The Veils debut album The Runaway Found.
As of 2016, he has released five records with The Veils: The Runaway Found (2004), Nux Vomica (2006), Sun Gangs (2009), Time Stays, We Go (2013), and Total Depravity (2016). He's known for his extremely cathartic live performances and his unique singing voice guesting on albums by Brian Eno, Shriekback and The Mint Chicks on backing vocals. In 2011, Finn started his own record label Pitch Beast Records to release The Veils fourth studio album Time Stays, We Go.
In 2014, Finn Andrews revealed that as well as writing The Veils new record, he had also been commissioned to write an orchestral piece to commemorate the antipodean dead of World War I in Belgium in 2016.
In 2017, Finn appeared in David Lynch's new series of Twin Peaks performing "Axolotl".
Guitars and equipment used Since The Veils formed in 2004 Finn has predominantly used Fender electric guitars and Gibson acoustic guitars, specifically a 1960s Fender Jazzmaster, Fender Jaguar and a 1960s Gibson Dove acoustic. During the 'Time Stays, We Go' tour in 2013 he also began using a 1960s Gibson ES-355. He uses very few guitar pedals generally restricted to just a Boss tuner, Diamond Delay and a Crowther Audio Hot-Cake Overdrive. Finn uses vintage Fender Deluxe Reverb Amplifiers in the studio and a reissue for touring purposes.
Discography Studio albums with The Veils Title Released Label Format The Runaway Found 16 February 2004 Rough Trade CD, LP Nux Vomica 18 September 2006 Sun Gangs 6 April 2009 Time Stays, We Go 29 April 2013 Pitch Beast CD, LP, download Total Depravity 26 August 2016 Nettwerk Records...And Out of the Void Came Love3 March 2023Ba Da Bing!CD, LP, downloadAsphodels24 Jan 2024V2CD, LP, downloadFragile World19 June 2026V2CD, LP, download
EPs Title Released Label Format Troubles of the Brain 24 January 2011 Pitch Beast CD, download Live at Abbey Road 29 April 2013 Acoustic Session at Roundhead 14 April 2017 Nettwerk Records Download Swimming with the Crocodiles 8 September 2017
Studio solo albums Title Released Label Format One Piece at a Time 15 March 2019 Nettwerk Records CD, LP, download
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