Brooklyn duo have signed to .

The crucial tastemaker imprint display fantastic curatorial skills, amassing a catalogue which is both eclectic and oddly unified.

New signings Nine Perfect Lives feel just right for the label – formed by Helena Straight and Stella Wave of alternative rock band Hello Mary, their raw sound has dreamy textures.

New single ‘Die’ is excellent – absorbing, beguiling musicality, it’s inherent darkness is lit up by the evident beauty and impeccable detail in the arrangement.

Says Helena Straight: “I started writing ‘Die’ when I was living in LA and Stella was still in Brooklyn. We made deliberate efforts to stay in touch and work on music but I wasn’t yet sure when or if I was moving back to New York. I wrote and recorded a demo of the song in a few hours and realized that it was a direct response to Stella’s heartbreak and confusion about my impulsive move across the country. Fleshing out the demo together felt effortless and reinforced our creative bond which was compromised in the context of Hello Mary at that time. ‘Die’ became the first NPL song so we are pleased for it to be our first single.”

Tune in now.