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Clementine Valentine - The Coin That Broke The Fountain Floor
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RELEASE:2023
The Coin that Broke the FountainFlooris a pivotal album in the creative evolution of sistersClementineandValentineNixon, formerly known asPurplePilgrims. Their intertwined vocals reach for loftier, more operatic heights of pop and myth, heartbreak and desire, suffused with the spirit of storytelling heroines long lost to time. The album title alludes to the tipping point extremes of the early 2020s, coloured by dreams crushing, wishes gathering, and an abundance of hope.
The Coin that Broke the Fountain Floorsees the duo working alongside NY city producerRandall Dunn(Oneohtrix Point Never, Danny Elfman, Jim Jarmusch) and legendary drummerMatt Chamberlain(David Bowie, Lana Del Rey, Fiona Apple). Final audio finessing came courtesy of Brooklyn mastering engineerHebaKadry(Bjork, Beach House, Slowdive). The results are regal and richly layered, softly orchestral yet lithe and shimmering.
TRACKLIST
Gatekeeper
All I See
Time and Tide
The Understudy
Selenelion
The Rope
Endless Night
Actor's Tears
All Yesterday's Flowers
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