Amoeba Music

BY Scott Feemster

The Chills were one of the finest pop-rock bands to come out of New Zealand during the 1980’s and 1990’s, taking a more tuneful and chiming approach ot their songs than many of their Flying Nun label brethren. The group had an astounding number of members and line-up changes over the course of their career, but all the line-ups were based around songwriter, singer/guitarist and sole founding member Martin Phillipps.

            Martin Phillipps grew up in the college city of  Dunedin, New Zealand, located near the southern end of the country’s South Island. Probably because the city had a large college, it also... Read More

Genre:

Rock, Alternative/Indie

City Of Origin:

Dunedin, New Zealand

Formed Date:

1980