To 'Die' for

 

Brooklyn-based band Nine Perfect Lives, featuring Helena Straight and Stella Wave from the on-hiatus Hello Mary, have released their debut single, "Die," along with a new video. 

The release follows the band's signing with London-based label AD 93. (Pitchfork's 2025 label of the year.) 

We caught the band, also featuring Cooper Ladomade of Rocket and musician/audio technician Jeanne Hill, at Irving Plaza in May, just four shows into their existence. Stacie Joy photographed a set filled with swirling guitars, distortion and sharp pop melodies.

Scenes from Nine Perfect Lives at Irving Plaza

Photos by Stacie Joy

For a band playing just its fourth live show, Nine Perfect Lives already carries itself like a seasoned NYC act. 

Saturday night at Irving Plaza, the group — featuring Helena Straight and Stella Wave from the on-hiatus Hello Mary, Cooper Ladomade of Rocket, and musician/audio technician Jeanne Hill — delivered a set that felt loose, loud, and fully locked in despite the band's short history together.

The band was the middle act of a bill featuring Television Overdose and headliners The Thing. 

Here's vocalist-guitarist Helena Straight...

... vocalist-guitarist Stella Wave...

... bassist Jeanne Hill ...

... and drummer Cooper Ladomade...

Even just four shows in, the band already sounded remarkably locked together, shifting easily between hazy shoegaze textures and punchier guitar-driven hooks.

Helena and Stella's voices gave the songs their emotional center ... sometimes floating above the noise, sometimes cutting right through it.

Nine Perfect Lives delivered a loud, immersive set built around swirling guitars, distortion and sharp pop melodies.

The band just announced its first shows outside NYC, playing with Horsegirl on a few dates in June.

Keep tabs on Nine Perfect Lives via Instagram.