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Hello Mary Members Share Debut Nine Perfect Lives Single “Die”
Nine Perfect Lives, a new side project by Hello Mary members Stella Wave and Helena Straight, have released their debut single, “Die”, on AD 93. The song grew out of the strain of distance between the pair when Straight moved from Brooklyn to Los Angeles, and marks a renewed creative bond alongside their work in Hello Mary.
Straight says she wrote and recorded an initial demo in a few hours as a response to Wave’s heartbreak and confusion about her move. The pair later developed it together, making it the first Nine Perfect Lives song and their chosen debut single. A video directed by Milo Hume accompanies the release, and the duo are scheduled to open for Friko and Lime Garden on dates in Durham, Atlanta, Nashville, Columbus and Brooklyn.
In short
- Hello Mary members Stella Wave and Helena Straight have launched Nine Perfect Lives.
- Their debut single “Die” grew from a period of distance between the pair.
- A Milo Hume-directed video accompanies the release.
Explained simply
Hello Mary is a Brooklyn rock band whose members Stella Wave and Helena Straight have also begun making music together as Nine Perfect Lives. The side project gives the two musicians a separate space to write and record alongside their work in the band.
The project took shape after Straight moved from Brooklyn to Los Angeles, leaving the pair to work across a long distance. Their music reflects a personal friendship as well as their shared musical work, and the new name distinguishes this collaboration from Hello Mary’s releases.