Flying Nun Records Music News

We are beyond excited at the news that Vera Ellen will be supporting Cate Le Bon's Aotearoa shows in June!

Vera Ellen has released the music video for the title track from her recently released Flying Nun album, It’s Your Birthday. It is an exuberant accompaniment to the joyful tune; a carefree ode to her early 20’s. Vera can hardly hold her smile in during the entirety of the video and we can’t either. 

In 2019 a large recording and tape archive (254 items) was donated by Chris Knox to the Alexander Turnbull Library (New Zealand's National Library). This was to sit alongside the previously donated Flying Nun Records master tapes. The Alexander Turnbull Library have now just announced they've also made good progress with the Chris Knox collection.

The Taite Music Prize 2022 have announced it's short list of finalists today, and as usual there are some real doozy's in there - including Flying Nun's very own Reb Fountain (last years' winner) and newcomer Vera Ellen.  But that's not to say they won't be facing some still competition from the likes of Luke Buda, Troy Kingi, Team Dynamite, Sheep, Dog & Wolf, Lips, French For Rabbits, Dianne Swann and Anthonie Tonnon.