19 - The Veils - The Runaway Found

Unbelievable to me that the lead singer and songwriter for this band is only 21. His voice and the band's sound is much more weathered and mature. Perhaps its because he is the son of the former XTC and Shriekback keyboardist Barry Andrews, but apparently more because of a move to Australia when he was younger... there he was consumed by the local folk scene, which definitely affected the timbre of his music. A nice mixture of BritPop melodic sensibilities and folk earthiness. I love it.