The Verlaines

Yep, Potboiler the first new studio album in 10 years from The Verlaines.

For many, Bird Dog, is considered to be the Verlaines’ best work. Released in 1987, it was the bands’ second full-length album and is filled with delicate pop and subtle arrangements. Bird Dog features both some of the bands’ most uplifting and introspective work from ‘C.D., ...

Album number nine in the 30-year career of The Verlaines, Untimely Meditations sees singer-guitarist Graeme Downes proving yet again his position as one of New Zealand’s finest songwriters. So, what to expect from these Untimely Meditations? Like most Verlaines’ albums there are no two songs ...

After a series of singles and an EP, Hallelujah - All the Way Home was the Verlaines 1985 debut album. Grounded in Graeme Downes’ innate and inventive sense of melody, it is an album that defined the group’s style. Just like their early releases, at the heart of these songs are tales of ...

Opening with the acidic ‘Jesus What A Jerk’, Some Disenchanted Evening was the Verlaines’ third album and has all the brilliance of the band’s previous Bird Dog. Released in 1990, Some Disenchanted Evening sees Graeme Downes and co. taking a more traditional rock approach - a...