Flying Nun Records Music News — Purple Pilgrims

CLEMENTINE VALENTINE RELEASE 'THE COIN THAT BROKE THE FOUNTAIN FLOOR'

CLEMENTINE VALENTINE RELEASE 'THE COIN THAT BROKE THE FOUNTAIN FLOOR'

"The songs first took shape against a backdrop of complete isolation: Aotearoa New Zealand’s Coromandel Peninsula, entirely deserted in the midst of Covid lockdown. Forced to stand still, the sisters examined various events unfolding in their lives, and began work on a set of songs tapping into a newfound sense of realism, skewed through a lens of soft fantasy."

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CLEMENTINE VALENTINE REVEAL FINAL SINGLE/VIDEO 'SELENELION'

CLEMENTINE VALENTINE REVEAL FINAL SINGLE/VIDEO 'SELENELION'

Clementine Valentine, the Coromandel-based art-pop duo formerly known as Purple Pilgrims, share the fourth and final single ‘Selenelion’ off their upcoming album, The Coin that Broke the Fountain Floor, out August 25th via Flying Nun Records. The duo will also be performing four intimate shows around the country this September. Tickets are available at Banishedmusic.com.'Selenelion' embraces the duo's folk roots, through ethereal vocals, and elevated, gentle orchestration. Clementine and Valentine, explain, “Selenelion is a type of lunar eclipse where both the sun and moon appear in the sky at the same time. As a story the song is based on aspects of countless old folk songs and fables. A star-crossed...

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CLEMENTINE VALENTINE RELEASE NEW SINGLE + VIDEO 'THE ROPE'

CLEMENTINE VALENTINE RELEASE NEW SINGLE + VIDEO 'THE ROPE'

Clementine Valentine, the Coromandel-based art-pop duo formerly known as Purple Pilgrims, share a new single ‘The Rope’ off their upcoming album, The Coin that Broke the Fountain Floor, out August 25th via Flying Nun Records. To celebrate the album's release, the duo will perform four intimate shows around the country this September as well as a show in August alongside Roy Montgomery for the Christchurch WORD festival. Following their previous album singles ‘Endless Night’ and ‘Time and Tide’, the new single ‘The Rope’ is a captivating siren song, that entices the listener, inviting them into a world of both safety and potential...

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VIDEO: THE FLYING NUN 40TH IN WELLINGTON (ONE YEAR ON)

VIDEO: THE FLYING NUN 40TH IN WELLINGTON (ONE YEAR ON)

Ok, so we know this happened a year ago, but better late than never. Here, we present to you, some snippets of the Flying Nun Records 40th Anniversary show in Wellington, held on 7th August 2021 at the Michael Fowler Centre. 

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