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SUMMARY:Vera Ellen NZ Tour
DESCRIPTION:Aotearoa Music Award-winning and Taite Award-winning artist Vera Ellen releases her new album Heaven Knows What Time. on May 1 via Flying Nun Records. Alongside the album release\, Vera Ellen returns to Aotearoa in July for a six-date national tour in celebration of Heaven Knows What Time. \nThe title Heaven Knows What Time. arrived while Vera was lying on the top bunk of a house truck in Buenos Aires\, nearly two years after writing the record and almost a year after completing the mix. After multiple working titles\, it surfaced with clarity and immediacy – less a decision than a moment of recognition. It reflects the album’s central tension: frustration and surrender to forces outside of control. As Vera describes it\, creativity cannot be demanded – it can be nurtured\, but ultimately arrives in its own time\, like a baby. \nThe album was written during a two-week songwriting residency in Greytown\, awarded through the NZ Pacific Studio Artist Residency Programme. The residency provided space and solitude away from touring and performance\, culminating in a performance at Studio 73 for fellow residents and members of the local community. \nIn her residency application\, Vera wrote: After the heaviness of Ideal Home Noise\, I feel it is pressing that I now create an uplifting record that has a guiding message of hope\, but from a matured perspective. While that intention is present\, Heaven Knows What Time. resists neat resolution\, moving through themes of love\, joy\, self-assurance\, humour\, moodiness\, and heartbreak – positioning Vera as an observer of both inner and outer worlds. \nAlongside extensive touring in Aotearoa — including the 2025 Laneway Festival — Vera has performed internationally with her band\, including a 14-date tour of China\, a sold-out run in Australia supporting Crowded House\, appearances at New Colossus Festival and SXSW (Austin and Sydney)\, and a full UK/EU support tour with Yumi Zouma. She is set to support Aldous Harding on her full UK/EU tour and perform at The Great Escape in Brighton. The Guardian described her performance as: Arising New Zealand empress Vera Ellen and band were a revelation\, a shimmering reminder that pop’n’roll can still nudge one’s soul.loo \n
URL:https://soundsgood.guide/gig/vera-ellen-nz-tour/
LOCATION:LOONS\, 16 CANTERBURY ST\, CHRUSTCHURCH\, LYTTELTON\, 8082\, New Zealand
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