Finn Andrews solo debut unveiled
Since signing a record deal at the tender age of 16, Finn Andrews and his band The Veils have released 5 albums together, appeared in David Lynch's reboot of Twin Peaks, as well as on soundtracks by luminary film directors Tim Burton and Paolo Sorrentino. Yet it was while writing 2016’s Total Depravity that the New Zealand-raised musician realised a different streak was beginning to emerge. Fueled by the end of a relationship, Andrews took some time out from London and from The Veils and returned to New Zealand to begin work on his first solo album, One Piece At A Time.
The resulting album is one of Andrews’ most profound pieces of work. Recorded entirely live at The Lab in Auckland, and engineered and co-produced by Tom Healy (Tiny Ruins), the band includes Andrews on vocals, piano, and guitar; Cass Basil on electric and upright bass; Alex Freer on drums; Healy on guitar; Reb Fountain and Nina Siegler on backing vocals; with sprawling string arrangements by Victoria Kelly.
The longing "Love, What Can I Do?" is the first single to emerge from Andrews' forthcoming album. Traversing a range of emotion and exposing more of his life than ever before, the song invites listeners into the heart and head of Andrews. Creating this intimacy was at the forefront of Andrew's mind when conceiving the track, leading him to record the take live and without wearing headphones. When speaking of the reasons behind the self-exploratory nature of his new music, Andrew's explained: "I had something I felt I really needed to say, and I think for once I managed to say it".
“This record certainly marks a change in me... that’s kind of the spooky element of making albums: you think you’re making them but really they're making and shaping you. I’m somewhere else now thanks to them, and it’s hard to know where they'll leave me in the end.”