Yeah the album is definitely a hit or miss... there are some tracks that are a bit lackluster in my opinion but I think these are outweighed by a number of tracks that are really emotional. I love 'Not Yet.' I think they have a very raw quality about them... seeing them live maybe solidified this for me.
Nux Vomica probably wasn't the best album to start with either, The Runaway Found is a very different and very good album from them (Vicious Traditions is a great song) but I'd have to search for a link, and their newest album Sun Gangs I actually haven't listened to.
It's funny how you say you are reminded of the 'same old guitar pop' that brings to mind bands like Coldplay, because I've never thought of The Veils as that at all. I have always seen them as quite raw and a little bit gritty.
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