The Verlaines were a rock band from Dunedin, New Zealand notable for combining rock passion with classical compositional ideas. The Verlaines formed in 1981 and released their last studio album in 1997. In 2003 a career retrospective You're just too obscure for me was released. The band were named after French poet Paul Verlaine - not, as is occasionally suggested, after Tom Verlaine (front man for the New York punk band Television). The Verlaines were noted for their angular