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The Chills (1980 - )

Group - Dunedin

Releases (29)

Official

Album - Live

  1. Somewhere Beautiful 14 Oct 2013
  2. The BBC Sessions 03 Nov 2014

Album - Compilation

  1. Kaleidoscope World 1986
  2. Heavenly Pop Hits: The Best of The Chills 1994
  3. Secret Box: The Chills’ Rarities, 1980–2000 2001

Album

  1. Brave Words 1987
  2. Submarine Bells 01 Sep 1990
  3. Soft Bomb 30 Jun 1992
  4. Silver Bullets 30 Oct 2015
  5. Snow Bound 14 Sep 2018
  6. Scatterbrain 14 May 2021

Album - Remix

  1. Brave Words - Spoken Bravely: The Remix 13 Oct 2023

Single

  1. Rolling Moon 1982
  2. Doledrums / Hidden Bay 1984
  3. Pink Frost / Purple Girl 1984
  4. I Love My Leather Jacket / The Great Escape 1986
  5. House With a Hundred Rooms 1987
  6. Wet Blanket 1988
  7. Heavenly Pop Hit 1990
  8. Double Summer 1992
  9. The Male Monster From the Id 1992
  10. Molten Gold 02 Jul 2013
  11. Conversation Piece 16 Feb 2017
  12. You're Immortal 16 Dec 2020

EP

  1. The “Lost” E.P. 1985
  2. Pyramid / When the Poor Can Reach the Moon 16 Apr 2016

Bootleg

Album - Live

  1. 1987-02-20: Melkweg, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Other - Live

  1. 1988-12-18: John Peel Session 18 Dec 1988

Relationships (16)

Members

  1. Martin Phillipps original
  2. Martyn Bull (Apr 1982 - 1983)
  3. Martin Kean (Nov 1983 - Jun 1984)
  4. Justin Harwood (1986 - 1990)
  5. Caroline Easther (1986 - 1988)
  6. James Dickson (1999) background vocals, bass guitar
  7. Todd Knudson (1999) background vocals, drums (drum set)
  8. Erica Scally background vocals, keyboard, guitar, violin
  9. Callum Hampton
  10. James Stephenson
  11. Lisa Mednick
  12. Andrew Todd
  13. Terry Moore
  14. Oli Wilson background vocals, keyboard
  15. Alan Haig
  16. Peter Allison

Recordings by (204)

  1. Kaleidoscope World 3:45 (1982)
  2. Satin Doll 4:27 (1982)
  3. Frantic Drift 4:15 (1982)
  4. Rolling Moon 3:50 (1982)
  5. Bite 2:28 (1982)
  6. Flame-thrower 3:15 (1982)
  7. Doledrums 3:06 (1984)
  8. Hidden Bay 2:34 (1984)
  9. Pink Frost 3:57 (1984)
  10. Purple Girl 3:22 (1984)
  11. This Is the Way 2:24 (1985)
  12. Never Never Go 2:04 (1985)
  13. Don’t Even Know Her Name 1:48 (1985)
  14. Bee Bah Bee Bah Bee Boe 2:38 (1985)
  15. Whole Weird World 3:18 (1985)
  16. Dream by Dream 5:05 (1985)
  17. Flame Thrower 3:18 (1986)
  18. I Love My Leather Jacket 2:53 (1986)
  19. The Great Escape 2:25 (1986)
  20. I'll Only See You Alone Again 3:22 (1986)
  21. Dan Destiny & The Silver Dawn ?:?? (Jul 1987)
  22. Oncoming Day ?:?? (Jul 1987)
  23. Wet Blanket 2:40 (1987)
  24. Ghosts 4:30 (1987)
  25. Brave Words 1:34 (1987)
  26. Dark Carnival 3:36 (1987)
  27. Push 1:40 (1987)
  28. Rain 3:16 (1987)
  29. Look for the Good in Others and They’ll See the Good in You 3:25 (1987)
  30. Dan Destiny and the Silver Dawn 2:19 (1987)
  31. Night of Chill Blue 2:54 (1987)
  32. Speak for Yourself 1:58 (1987)
  33. 16 Heart-Throbs 3:51 (1987)
  34. Creep 3:19 (1987)
  35. Living in a Jungle 1:25 (1987)
  36. House With a Hundred Rooms 3:19 (1987)
  37. Party in My Heart 3:14 (1987)
  38. Part Past Part Fiction 2:52 (18 Dec 1988)
  39. Christmas Chimes 3:11 (18 Dec 1988)
  40. Effloresce and Deliquesce 2:44 (18 Dec 1988)
  41. Dead Web 2:33 (18 Dec 1988)
  42. I Think I’d Thought I’d Nothing Else to Think About 2:03 (1988)
  43. Heavenly Pop Hit 3:28 (01 Sep 1990)
  44. Tied Up in Chain 3:16 (01 Sep 1990)
  45. The Oncoming Day 3:06 (01 Sep 1990)
  46. Singing in My Sleep 2:40 (01 Sep 1990)
  47. I SOAR 3:05 (01 Sep 1990)
  48. Familiarity Breeds Contempt 3:21 (01 Sep 1990)
  49. Don’t Be—Memory 4:46 (01 Sep 1990)
  50. sweet times 0:42 (01 Sep 1990)
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On Recordings (7)

Vocals

  1. Dream by Dream 5:05 The Chills (1985) other vocals

Mixed

  1. This Is the Way 2:24 The Chills (1985)
  2. Never Never Go 2:04 The Chills (1985)
  3. Whole Weird World 3:18 The Chills (1985)
  4. Dream by Dream 5:05 The Chills (1985)
  5. Bee Bah Bee Bah Bee Boe 2:38 The Chills (1985)
  6. Don’t Even Know Her Name 1:48 The Chills (1985)

Credited as (6)

  1. The Chills
  2. Martin Phillipps & The Chills
  3. Martin Phillipps and The Chills
  4. The Chills / Sneaky Feelings / The Stones / The Verlaines
  5. The Chills / John Wesley Harding
  6. Martin Phillipps & The Chills

Works (3)

Composed

  1. Rolling Moon
  2. Bite
  3. Flame-thrower

Events (4)

Main Performer At

  1. The Chills / Brion Starr / Chatham Rise at The Empty Bottle
  2. The Chills (Wellington) - Snow Bound tour, with Tiny Ruins solo
  3. The Chills in Wellington
  4. The Chills vigourous and far-reaching New Zealand tour, Wellington time

Links (21)

Official Homepages

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/19981202053429/http://www.mindspring.com/~michellea/chills.htm
  2. https://www.thechills.band/

Other Databases

  1. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n94055871
  2. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n94055871
  3. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb139320278
  4. https://d-nb.info/gnd/5047628-2
  5. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/the_chills

Last.Fm

  1. https://www.last.fm/music/The+Chills

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/246727

Setlist.Fm

  1. https://www.setlist.fm/setlists/the-chills-23d6e477.html

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/83084

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/129157495

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1634063

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/artist/6soJo0dtX31T30OxtS4A39

Purchase Music For Download

  1. https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/id60273058
  2. https://itunes.apple.com/nz/artist/id60273058

Bandcamp

  1. https://thechillsmusic.bandcamp.com/

Discography Pages

  1. https://www.flickr.com/photos/41287614@N06/

Social Networking

  1. https://twitter.com/TheChills
  2. https://www.facebook.com/thechills

Youtube Channels

  1. https://www.youtube.com/user/thechillstv