The Chills

The Chills

Band · New Zealand · formed 1980

alternative rock

Members

  • James Dicksonbackground vocals · 1999current
  • Todd Knudsonbackground vocals · 1999current
  • Alan Haigcurrent
  • Andrew Toddcurrent
  • Callum Hamptoncurrent
  • Erica Scallybackground vocalscurrent
  • James Stephensoncurrent
  • Lisa Mednickcurrent
  • Oli Wilsonbackground vocalscurrent
  • Peter Allisoncurrent
  • Terry Moorecurrent
  • Martyn Bull1982–1983
  • Martin Kean1983–1984
  • Caroline Easther1986–1988
  • Justin Harwood1986–1990
  • Earl Robertsondrums (drum set) · 1992–1992
  • Martin Phillippsoriginal

Collected from open sources (4) · facts link to sources

Discography

Albums
Spring Board: The Early Unrecorded SongsSpring Board: The Early Unrecorded Songs2025

Tracklist not collected yet.

ScatterbrainScatterbrain2021

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Snow BoundSnow Bound2018

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Silver BulletsSilver Bullets2015

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The BBC SessionsThe BBC Sessions2014

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Somewhere BeautifulSomewhere Beautiful2013

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Secret Box: The Chills’ Rarities, 1980–2000Secret Box: The Chills’ Rarities, 1980–20002001

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SunburntSunburnt1996

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Heavenly Pop Hits: The Best of The ChillsHeavenly Pop Hits: The Best of The Chills1994

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Soft BombSoft Bomb1992

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Submarine BellsSubmarine Bells1990

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Brave WordsBrave Words1987

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Kaleidoscope WorldKaleidoscope World1986

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Singles
Double SummerDouble Summer1992

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Heavenly Pop HitHeavenly Pop Hit1990

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Wet BlanketWet Blanket1988

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House With a Hundred RoomsHouse With a Hundred Rooms1987

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I Love My Leather Jacket / The Great EscapeI Love My Leather Jacket / The Great Escape1986

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Doledrums / Hidden BayDoledrums / Hidden Bay1984

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Pink Frost / Purple GirlPink Frost / Purple Girl1984

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Rolling MoonRolling Moon1982

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EPs
Pyramid / When the Poor Can Reach the MoonPyramid / When the Poor Can Reach the Moon2016

Tracklist not collected yet.

Stand ByStand By2004

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The “Lost” E.P.The “Lost” E.P.1985

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Dunedin Double EPDunedin Double EP1982

Tracklist not collected yet.

Label

Record label
Flying Nun Records
Record label
Creation Records

Achievements

Award
Aotearoa Music Award for Best Group

Similar artists

Archive

Passport
Country

NZ

Founded

1980

Identifiers & aliases
Disambiguation

New Zealand indie rock

ISNI

0000000110340226

Description

New Zealand band

Extract from Wikipedia

The Chills are a New Zealand indie rock band that formed in Dunedin in 1980. The band were fronted by founding mainstay singer-songwriter, guitarist Martin Phillipps. During the mid-1990s they were billed as Martin Phillipps & the Chills. Their top ten studio albums in their homeland are Submarine Bells (1990), Soft Bomb (1992), Snow Bound (2018) and Scatterbrain (2021). The Chills were a cult band in other parts of the world as one of the earliest proponents of the Dunedin sound. Their top 20 singles are "Pink Frost", "Doledrums", "I Love My Leather Jacket" (1986), "Heavenly Pop Hit" (1990) and "Male Monster from the Id" (1992).

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