Clementine Valentine

aka Purple Pilgrims


New Zealand sister duo Clementine and Valentine Nixon, formerly known as Purple Pilgrims, have made an art out of using ancient mythology and folk songs as the foundation for an increasingly ornate cycle of critically lauded albums.

From their noisy, lo-fi roots in early 2010s Christchurch, the sisters toured their way through New Zealand, Hong Kong, Europe, the US, and Australia while gradually refining their sound into the high-gloss art-pop of their third album, The Coin That Broke The Fountain Floor. In that time, they’ve shared stages with Ensemble Economique, Weyes Blood, and Aldous Harding, amassing a cult fanbase along the way. 

Gary War and Purple Pilgrims
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Clementine Valentine - The Coin That Broke The Fountain Floor, side A label (2023)
Purple Pilgrims, 2016 (L-R): Valentine Nixon, Clementine Nixon.
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Purple Pilgrims (PseudoArcana, 2011)
Clementine Valentine - Selenelion (2023)
Purple Pilgrims - Sensing Me (2019)
Clementine Valentine - Endless Night (2023)
Purple Pilgrims, 2017: Valentine Nixon, left, and Clementine Nixon.
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Purple Pilgrims, 2017
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Purple Pilgrims in 2014. Clementine Nixon, left, and Valentine Nixon.
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Purple Pilgrims - Eternal Delight (Not Not Fun Records, 2016)
Purple Pilgrims, 2017
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Clementine Valentine - Time and Tide (2023)
Clementine Valentine in 2023 (L-R): Clementine Nixon, Valentine Nixon.
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Purple Pilgrims, 2016 (L-R): Valentine Nixon, Clementine Nixon.
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Clementine Valentine - The Rope (2023)
The Coin That Broke The Fountain Floor - Clementine Valentine (2023). Art by Andrew McLeod.
Purple Pilgrims - Ancestors Watching (2021)
Purple Pilgrims - Two Worlds Apart (2019)
Purple Pilgrims - Delphiniums In Harmony/Two Worlds Away (2019)
Purple Pilgrims - Love in Lunacy (Saturn Return) (2019)
Headquarters: Purple Pilgrims perform 'Thru Evry Cell' for Radio NZ Music, at their Tapu home (2016)
Valentine and Clementine Nixon in 2023. 
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Clementine Valentine: Clementine and Valentine Nixon.
Gary War / Purple Pilgrims - Split (Upset! The Rhythms, 2013)
Clementine Valentine
Purple Pilgrims - Perfurmed Earth (Flying Nun, 2019)
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Flying Nun

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Clementine Nixon

Valentine Nixon

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