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{{Short description|New Zealand rock band}}
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| name = The Chills
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = The Chills
| background = group_or_band
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| image = The Chills (1989).jpg
| caption = The Chills (''left to right''): Justin Harwood, James Stephenson, Martin Phillipps, Andrew Todd, [[Oxford]], United Kingdom, 1989
| image = The Chills (1989).jpg
| caption = The Chills in 1989
| alias = A Wrinkle in Time, Martin Phillipps and the Chills
| origin = [[Dunedin]], [[New Zealand]]
| origin = [[Dunedin]], [[Otago]], New Zealand
| genre = {{plainlist|
| genre = {{flatlist|
* [[Dunedin sound]]<ref>{{cite book|author=Roy Shuker|title=Popular Music: The Key Concepts|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CnVj_ZOBa-MC&pg=PA89|date=29 March 2017|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781138680920|pages=88–89}}</ref>
* [[Dunedin sound]]<ref>Shuker 2017, pp. 88–89</ref>
* {{nowrap|[[jangle pop]]}}<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.stereogum.com/1820155/the-chills-america-says-hello/mp3s/|title= The Chills – “America Says Hello”|last= Breihan|first= Tom|date= 30 July 2015|website= [[Stereogum]]|access-date= 4 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://pitchfork.com/news/51387-listen-new-zealand-band-the-chills-share-first-new-single-in-more-than-a-decade/|title= Listen: New Zealand Band the Chills Share First New Single in More Than a Decade|last= Pelly|first= Jenn|date= 2 July 2013|website= [[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|access-date= 4 June 2017}}</ref>
* {{nowrap|[[jangle pop]]}}<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.stereogum.com/1820155/the-chills-america-says-hello/mp3s/|title= The Chills – "America Says Hello"|last= Breihan|first= Tom|date= 30 July 2015|website= [[Stereogum]]|access-date= 4 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://pitchfork.com/news/51387-listen-new-zealand-band-the-chills-share-first-new-single-in-more-than-a-decade/|title= Listen: New Zealand Band the Chills Share First New Single in More Than a Decade|last= Pelly|first= Jenn|date= 2 July 2013|website= [[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|access-date= 4 June 2017}}</ref>
* {{nowrap|[[indie pop]]}}<ref>{{AllMusic|class= artist|id= the-chills-mn0000068738|label= The Chills|last= Erlewine|first= Stephen Thomas|accessdate= 4 June 2017}}</ref>}}
* {{nowrap|[[indie pop]]}}<ref name="Erlewine">{{AllMusic|class= artist|id= the-chills-mn0000068738|label= The Chills|last= Erlewine|first= Stephen Thomas|access-date= 4 June 2017}}</ref>
* [[indie rock]]}}
| years_active = 1980–1983; 1984–1992; 1994–1996; 1999–present
| years_active = {{Hlist|1980–1983|1984–1992|1994–1996|1999–present}}
| label = {{flatlist|
| label = {{flatlist|
* [[Flying Nun Records|Flying Nun]]
* [[Flying Nun Records|Flying Nun]]
* [[Homestead Records|Homestead]]
* [[Homestead Records|Homestead]]
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* [[Slash Records|Slash]]
* [[Slash Records|Slash]]
* [[Fire Records (UK)|Fire]]}}
* [[Fire Records (UK)|Fire]]}}
| associated_acts = {{flatlist|
| associated_acts = {{flatlist|
* [[The Clean]]
* [[The Clean]]
* [[Toy Love]]
* [[Toy Love]]
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* [[Luna (1990s American band)|Luna]]
* [[Luna (1990s American band)|Luna]]
* {{nowrap|[[The Verlaines]]}}}}
* {{nowrap|[[The Verlaines]]}}}}
| website = {{URL|http://www.softbomb.com}}
| website = {{URL|thechills.band}}
| current_members = {{plainlist|
| current_members = {{plainlist|
* Martin Phillipps
* James Dickson
* Todd Knudson
* Todd Knudson
* Erica Scally
* Erica Scally
* Oli Wilson}}
* Oli Wilson
* Callum Hampton}}
| past_members = {{plainlist|
| past_members = see [[#Former|Former members]]
* [[Peter Gutteridge]]
* Alan Haig
* [[Jane Dodd]]
* Rachel Phillipps
* Fraser Batts
* [[Terry Moore (musician)|Terry Moore]]
* Peter Allison
* [[David Kilgour (musician)|David Kilgour]]
* Steven Schayer
* Martin Kean
* [[Justin Harwood]]
* Caroline Easther
* Jimmy James Stephenson}}
}}
}}


'''The Chills''' are a New Zealand [[Rock music|rock]] band formed in [[Dunedin]] in 1980. The band is essentially the continuing project of singer/songwriter Martin Phillipps, who is the group's sole constant member. For a time in the 1990s, the act was billed as Martin Phillipps & The Chills. In the 1980s and 1990s, The Chills had some significant chart success in their homeland, and were a cult band in other parts of the world as one of the earliest proponents of the [[Dunedin sound]].
'''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 (singer)|Martin Phillipps]] (2 July 1963 – 28 July 2024).<ref name=death/> During the mid-1990s they were billed as Martin Phillipps & the Chills. Their top&nbsp;ten studio albums in their homeland are ''[[Submarine Bells]]'' (1990), ''[[Soft Bomb]]'' (1992), ''[[Snow Bound (The Chills album)|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&nbsp;20 singles are "[[Pink Frost]]", "{{not a typo|Doledrums}}" (both 1984), "[[Kaleidoscope World (The Chills album)|I Love My Leather Jacket]]" (1986), "Heavenly Pop Hit" (1990) and "Male Monster from the Id" (1992).


== History ==
== History ==


===Early years and first break-up (1980–1983)===
===Early years and first breakup (1980–1983)===
[[File:Martin Phillipps IMG 4449.jpg|thumb|Founding mainstay Martin Phillipps on lead vocals and guitar, [[Wellington]], March 2003]]
Singer-songwriter Martin Phillipps formed The Chills in 1980 with his sister Rachel Phillipps on keyboards and [[Jane Dodd]] on bass after the demise of his punk band, The Same.<ref name=billboard>[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=the chills|bio=true}} The Chills' bio on Billboard.com]</ref> Also included in the initial line-up were guitarist [[Peter Gutteridge]] and drummer Alan Haig. Phillipps' earlier band, the Same, had formed in 1978 and performed alongside punk bands [[Toy Love]] and The Enemy.<ref name=billboard />
After the demise of the Same, one of the earliest punk rock bands in New Zealand, vocalist and guitarist Martin Phillipps started a new band, the Chills, in [[Dunedin]] in 1980. The Same had formed in 1978 with 15-year-old Phillipps on guitar before switching over to lead vocals.<ref name="Nimmervoll">{{cite web |url=http://www.howlspace.com.au/en/chills/chills.htm |title=Martin Phillipps' Chills |first=Ed |last=Nimmervoll |author-link=Ed Nimmervoll |website=HowlSpace: Music from Australia & NZ |via=[[National Library of Australia]] | archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20120320021305/http://www.howlspace.com.au/en/chills/chills.htm |archive-date=20 March 2012 |access-date=5 December 2023 |url-status=dead }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref name="Schmidt">{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118170626/https://www.audioculture.co.nz/profile/the-chills |title=The Chills - Person |website=AudioCulture |first=Andrew |last=Schmidt |url=https://www.audioculture.co.nz/profile/the-chills |date=28 April 2013 |access-date=5 December 2023 |archive-date=18 January 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref> The Chills' initial line-up included his sister Rachel Phillipps on keyboards and former [[the Clean]] frontman [[Peter Gutteridge]] on guitar, [[Jane Dodd]] on bass guitar and Alan Haig on drums.<ref name="Schmidt" /> Their first live performance was supporting [[Shayne Carter|Bored Games]] at Dunedin's Coronation Hall on 15 November 1980, after which Gutteridge departed.<ref name="Schmidt" /> By June 1981, Dodd and Rachel Phillipps had also left, leaving the Chills on hiatus.<ref name="Nimmervoll" />


Martin Phillipps became an auxiliary member of the Clean, serving as their touring keyboardist and studio musician for their debut single "Tally Ho!" (1981).<ref name="Nimmervoll" /><ref name="Schmidt" /> The Chills reconvened in July 1981 with Haig and Phillipps joined by Fraser Batts on keyboards and [[Terry Moore (musician)|Terry Moore]] (ex-Bored Games) on bass guitar.<ref name="Nimmervoll" /><ref name="Schmidt" /> They provided three tracks, "Kaleidoscope World", "Frantic Drift" and "Satin Doll", for a local various artists double-[[Twelve-inch single|12" record]], extended play, ''[[Dunedin Double (EP)|Dunedin Double]]'' (June 1982) via [[Flying Nun Records]], marking their recording debut.<ref name="Schmidt" /><ref name=Thompson259>Thompson 2000, p. 259</ref> Other artists on the release [[Sneaky Feelings]], [[The Stones (New Zealand band)|the Stones]], and [[the Verlaines]], also had three tracks each.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/dunedin-double |title=Dunedin Double |first=Russell |last=Brown |website=AudioCulture |date=26 March 2014 |access-date=5 December 2023 }}</ref> The Chills issued a music video of "Kaleidoscope World".<ref name="Schmidt" />
The Chills were initially signed by [[Flying Nun Records]] and were one of the four bands recorded for the ''[[Dunedin Double (EP)|Dunedin Double]]'' EP in 1982. By this time, the band consisted of Martin Phillipps, Alan Haig, keyboard player Fraser Batts and bassist Terry Moore. One of the tracks recorded, "[[Kaleidoscope World (The Chills song)|Kaleidoscope World]]" became a signature song for the band's early years.


Just before the EP's appearance, Haig left to join the Verlaines, he was replaced by Martyn Bull on drums. Rachel Phillipps temporarily returned after Batts departed, prior to a tour of the [[North Island]] with the Clean, though she did not stay for the whole tour. For the remaining dates they performed as a trio; which recorded two singles, "Rolling Moon" (1982) and "[[Pink Frost]]" (1984). Andrew Schmidt of ''AudioCulture'' described their debut single as "sunny, summery, upbeat".<ref name="Schmidt" /> Their performances were paused when Bull was diagnosed with [[leukemia]];<ref name="Nimmervoll" /> the band worked whenever Bull's health allowed from October 1982 to early 1984.<ref name="Schmidt" /> Peter Allison had joined on keyboards. In the meantime, Phillipps rehearsed with [[David Kilgour (musician)|David Kilgour]] (of the Clean) in a group, Time Flies, though they never performed live. By June 1983, Haig re-joined the Chills on drums after Bull's leukemia became more severe; Martyn Stuart Bull died on 18 July 1983.<ref name="Nimmervoll" /><ref name="Schmidt" /> The band went into hiatus again, although Phillipps played solo gigs until the end of 1983.<ref name=Thompson259/>
Rachel Phillipps returned (replacing Batts) and Martyn Bull took over from Haig on drums in time for the band's first single "Rolling Moon", which was a chart hit in 1983. However, Bull's sudden illness caused the band to then take a year off.


===Reformation and international success (1984–1992)===
===Reformation and international success (1983–1992)===
By December 1983, they re-emerged under a new moniker, A Wrinkle in Time, with a line-up consisting of Allison, Haig, Phillipps and Martin Kean on bass guitar.<ref name="Nimmervoll" /><ref>Thompson 2000, pp. 259–260</ref> The name change was temporary, reverting back to the Chills by early the next year.<ref name="Nimmervoll" /> They undertook a Flying Nun-sponsored Looney Tour alongside label mates Children's Hour, [[The Expendables (New Zealand band)|the Expendables]] and [[the DoubleHappys]].<ref name="Schmidt" /> Public perception developed that the Chills were a backing band for Phillipps – he was the sole mainstay throughout their line-up changes. "Pink Frost" (June 1984) reached the top&nbsp;20 on New Zealand's [[Official New Zealand Music Chart|singles chart]].<ref name=charts /> It was followed by another single, "{{not a typo|Doledrums}}" (1984) and their six-track ''[[The Lost EP]]'' (1985). The former peaked at number&nbsp;12, while the latter reached number&nbsp;four in New Zealand.<ref name=charts /> ''The Lost EP'' peaked at number&nbsp;31 on the [[UK Independent Singles and Albums Charts|UK Independent Chart]]{{cn|date=December 2023}}. They played shows in London late in 1985.<ref name="Nimmervoll" /> A compilation album, ''[[Kaleidoscope World (The Chills album)|Kaleidoscope World]]'', appeared in March 1986, comprising their early recordings, which reached number&nbsp;three on the UK Independent Albums Chart{{cn|date=December 2023}}. By October 1986, the line-up shifted to Phillipps, Caroline Easther (the Verlaines) on drums, [[Justin Harwood]] (ex-[[Coconut Rough]]) on bass guitar and Andrew Todd (ex-Smart Russians) on keyboard.<ref name=Thompson260>Thompson 2000, p. 260</ref>
After Bull's death in July 1983 (from [[leukaemia]]), the Chills changed their name to A Wrinkle in Time, as Phillipps was initially unwilling to continue performing under a name associated with his late friend. The name change was brief, and although the band performed under the alternative name, no recordings were produced under it.


Their next single, "I Love My Leather Jacket" (1986), reached number&nbsp;25 on the UK Independent Singles Chart{{cn|date=December 2023}} and number&nbsp;four in New Zealand.<ref name=charts /> Spurred on by UK chart success, they relocated to London in February 1987, prior to a five-week tour across Europe. In London, they worked with [[Mayo Thompson]] (of [[Red Krayola]]) on their debut studio album, ''[[Brave Words]]'' (1987), which reached the top&nbsp;30 in New Zealand.<ref name=charts /><ref name=Thompson260/> The band spent February through mid-December of that year promoting it by touring Europe, interspersed with four July dates in New York and Boston. A full North American tour occurred during 1988. In 1990, the band were signed to a worldwide record deal with [[Warner Brothers]]' imprint [[Slash Records]] in North America. Their second studio album ''[[Submarine Bells]]'' (1990) reached number&nbsp;one in New Zealand and provided their highest charting international single, "Heavenly Pop Hit".<ref name=charts /> It reached number&nbsp;17 on the ''Billboard'' [[Alternative Airplay]] Chart;<ref name="BBAlt">{{Cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/393254/chills/chart |title=Alternative Songs: The Chills |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910131520/http://www.billboard.com/artist/393254/chills/chart |archive-date=10 September 2015 |access-date=7 December 2023 |url-status=dead }}</ref> it remains their only American chart appearance. For the group's third studio album, ''[[Soft Bomb]]'' (1992), Phillipps was joined by a new lineup of Mauro Ruby on drums, Lisa Mednick on keyboards and Steven Schayer on guitar and backing vocals. It peaked at number&nbsp;three in New Zealand; while its lead single, "The Male Monster from the Id", reached the top&nbsp;ten.<ref name=charts />
Once the Chills name had been re-established, from this point forward The Chills were essentially a solo project spearheaded by Martin Phillipps, the band's lead singer and only songwriter. Band personnel turnover was near-constant, with The Chills going through over 20 different line-up changes with Phillipps as the only constant member. Members of the band from 1984 on have included [[Terry Moore (musician)|Terry Moore]], Alan Haig, Peter Allison, [[David Kilgour (musician)|David Kilgour]], Steven Schayer, [[Martin Kean]], [[Justin Harwood]], Caroline Easther, Jimmy James Stephenson, Jillian Dempster among others. Several of these musicians went on to further success in bands ranging from [[The Verlaines]] to [[Luna (1990s American band)|Luna]].


===Second reformation (1995–2024)===
The band's first post-Wrinkle In Time release was the 1984 single "[[Pink Frost]]", which became the band's biggest hit to that time. It was initially recorded in 1982 by the three-piece band of Martin Phillipps, Terry Moore and Martyn Bull, before receiving new overdubs in 1984. This single was followed by the single (and #12 hit) "Doledrums", then a 6-song EP called ''[[The Lost EP]]''. This EP did not feature any of the band's previous or future singles, and itself peaked at #4 on the New Zealand singles charts in 1985. The Chills undertook their first European tour that same year.
[[File:ChillsDn2013-01.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The Chills performing at a free concert in [[Dunedin Botanic Gardens]], January 2013]]
Phillipps announced the disbandment of the Chills after the Soft Bomb Tour and joined Kilgour in a loosely organised 1960s covers band, the Pop Art Toasters, which released a self-titled EP in 1994. Shortly thereafter, that group broke up and Phillipps put together another the Chills lineup. The turnover of personnel is cited as a reason for the band's lack of consistent "saleability" and is referred to by local music press as "the Curse of the Chills".<ref>[https://www.primaverasound.com/en/artist/the-chills "''Kaleidoscope World''"], ''Primavera Sound'', 29 November 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2023.</ref> A documentary of the same name regarding the history of Phillipps and the Chills was broadcast in 2016.<ref>Malt, A., [https://archive.completemusicupdate.com/article/new-documentary-explores-the-curse-of-the-chills/ "New documentary explores ''The Curse of the Chills''"], ''completemusicupdate.com'', 6 July 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2023.</ref>


The curse struck again with the recording of their fourth studio album ''[[Sunburnt]]'' in England, during August to September 1995. Two band members were refused entry into the UK, so Phillips recruited session musicians, [[Dave Mattacks]] (of [[Fairport Convention]]) and [[Dave Gregory (musician)|Dave Gregory]] (of [[XTC]]), who provided drum and bass guitar respectively. Guest keyboards were played by producer [[Craig Leon]]. It was issued in early 1996 under the name Martin Phillipps and the Chills.
In 1986, the band issued the minor international hit "I Love My Leather Jacket", recorded at The Point Studio, by [[Danny Hyde]].<ref>[http://www.brainwashed.com/coil/info/danny.html Danny Hyde] brainwashed.com - Retrieved: 14 December 2006</ref><ref name="RupertMerton">{{cite web |first= |last= |url=http://rupertmerton.co.uk/ |title=Rupert Merton |publisher=Rupert Merton |accessdate=2008-04-06}}</ref> "I Love My Leather Jacket" was dedicated to late drummer, Bull, who had bequeathed the said item of clothing to Phillipps in his will. The Chills finally released their first album, ''Kaleidoscope World'', in 1986; the album was a compilation of various previously released singles, EP tracks and songs from the ''Dunedin Double'' EP.


The Chills split again with Phillipps joining another of Kilgour's bands, the Heavy Eights. Phillipps then recruited new the Chills members for live shows, which performed each year from 1997 on. During the late 1990s, Phillipps was incapacitated by [[hepatitis C]] infections, a side-effect of his drug addiction.<ref name="The-Guardian-2014-Phillipps">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/nov/24/the-chills-martin-phillipps-comeback|title=The Chills: The band who fell to earth|work=The Guardian |author=Michael Hann |date=24 November 2014 |access-date=29 November 2014}}</ref> He released a solo album of home demos, ''Sketch Book: Volume One'', in 1999; it had been recorded from 1988 to 1995. In 2000, ''Secret Box'', a triple-CD box-set of the Chills' live tracks, demos, radio sessions and rarities was released.
The band released their first proper album, ''Brave Words'', in 1987. The band spent most of 1987 (February through mid-December) promoting the album by touring Europe, interspersed with four July dates in New York and Boston. A full-fledged North American tour occurred in the fall of 1988; tour dates would be a regular part of the band's life for the next several years.


An eight-track the Chills EP, ''Stand By'' was issued in 2004, the first all-new material in nine years. Phillipps's liner notes promised: "I am preparing to take the band in quite a new direction on the next album. And on that we will begin work shortly." Despite that assurance, no new album appeared for over a decade. In May 2010 the Chills played two shows in Australia, their first outside New Zealand since 1996. Three years later, after another hiatus from recording, a lone the Chills track, "Molten Gold", was issued. It appeared on Phillipps' 50th birthday (2 July 2013) as a non-album single with a re-recording of "Pink Frost 13" as its B-side.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DPP6A4C | title = Amazon (US) product listing for 'Molten Gold' | website = Amazon | access-date=2013-07-19 | year=2013}}</ref>
In 1990, the band were signed to a worldwide record deal with their music appearing on the [[Warner Brothers]] imprint [[Slash Records]] in North America. Their 1990 album ''Submarine Bells'' included their biggest international hit, the whimsically titled "Heavenly Pop Hit". The tune was also a hit in the US, as it charted at #17 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Chart; it remains their only American chart appearance. The group's follow-up album, 1992's ''Soft Bomb'', featured a totally different Chills line-up (save for Phillipps), and spun off the hit "The Male Monster From The Id".


In October 2015 the Chills issued ''[[Silver Bullets (album)|Silver Bullets]]'', their first studio album in 19 years. In February 2017 they released a cover version of [[David Bowie]]'s 1970 song "[[David Bowie (1969 album)|Conversation Piece]]".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Eley|first1=Laura|title=The Chills Cover David Bowie's 'Conversation Piece' – Tidal Exclusive|url=http://www.firerecords.com/the-chills-cover-david-bowies-conversation-piece-tidal-exclusive/|website=Fire Records|access-date=5 January 2018}}</ref> On 14 September 2018 they followed with their sixth studio album, ''[[Snow Bound (The Chills album)|Snow Bound]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Chills - "Complex" & "Lord of all I Survey" |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2004262/the-chills-snow-bound-complex-lord-of-all-i-survey/premiere/ |website=Stereogum |access-date=3 July 2018 |date=3 July 2018}}</ref> ''Scatterbrain'', their seventh studio album, was issued in May 2021.<ref name="Erlewine" />
===Second reformation (1995–present)===
[[File:ChillsDn2013-01.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The Chills performing at a free concert in [[Dunedin Botanic Gardens]], January 2013]]
Phillipps announced the dissolution of the Chills after the ''Soft Bomb'' tour, and joined [[David Kilgour (musician)|David Kilgour]] in a loosely organized covers band known as The Pop Art Toasters, which released a self-titled EP in 1994. Shortly thereafter, though, the 'Toasters dissolved, and Phillipps put together another Chills line-up and resumed gigging.


Phillipps died on 28 July 2024.<ref name="death">{{cite web |last1=Ham |first1=Katie |title=Frontman of rock band The Chills, Martin Phillipps, dies at 61 |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350358343/frontman-rock-band-chills-martin-phillipps-dies-60 |website=Stuff |access-date=28 July 2024}}</ref> A new album called ''Springboard: Early Unrecorded Songs'' was in progress at the time of his death.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thepress.co.nz/culture/350335891/martin-phillipps-chills-puts-his-house-order|title=The Press|website=Thepress.co.nz|access-date=28 July 2024}}</ref>
This seemingly constant turnover of personnel is often cited as one of several reasons for the band's lack of consistent "saleability", and is referred to by the local music scene as "the curse of the Chills".{{Citation needed|date=September 2017}} The "curse" struck again with the recording of the album ''Sunburnt'' in England, in the summer of 1995. Two band members were refused entry into the UK, so session musicians had to be recruited at the last moment. [[Dave Mattacks]] of [[Fairport Convention]] and [[XTC]]'s [[Dave Gregory (musician)|Dave Gregory]] provided drum and bass work for the album, with Phillipps the only other credited musician (aside from guest keyboards played by producer [[Craig Leon]]). This album was issued in early 1996 under the group name Martin Phillipps and The Chills.


===The Chills on film===
After that the band again split, with Phillipps appearing in another one of David Kilgour's bands, the Heavy Eights. Nevertheless, Phillipps continued to recruit new Chills members for live shows, and played at least a few shows as The Chills every year from 1997 on. For much of the late 1990s, though, Phillipps was laid low with [[hepatitis C]], a side effect of drug addiction problems.<ref name="The-Guardian-2014-Phillipps">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/nov/24/the-chills-martin-phillipps-comeback|title=The Chills: The band who fell to earth|publisher=The Guardian |author=Michael Hann |date=24 November 2014 |accessdate=29 November 2014}}</ref> He released an album of solo home demos (''Sketch Book: Volume One'') in 1999; the demos themselves dated from between 1988 and 1995. In 2000, a 3-CD box set of Chills live tracks, demos, radio sessions and rarities appeared, entitled ''Secret Box''.
The Chills have been the subject of documentaries, predominantly produced for New Zealand TV. In March 2019, ''The Chills: The Triumph & Tragedy of Martin Phillipps'', explored the history of the band and Phillipps' contemporary struggle with hepatitis C.<ref>{{cite web |title=''The Chills - The Triumph & Tragedy of Martin Phillipps'' |url=https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/the-chills-triumph-tragedy-of-martin-phillipps-2019 |website=NZ On Screen |access-date=3 March 2020}}</ref> The film was directed by Julia Parnell and [[Rob Curry]], and premiered at [[SXSW]]<ref>{{cite web |title=The Chills: The Triumph & Tragedy of Martin Phillipps |url=https://schedule.sxsw.com/2019/films/2008846 |website=SXSW |access-date=3 March 2020}}</ref> before being released theatrically in New Zealand and Australia. It was subsequently broadcast in New Zealand on Prime TV.


== Members ==
In 2004, an 8-song Chills mini-album called ''Stand By'' was issued, the first all-new Chills material in nine years. Phillipps' album liner notes promised: {{blockquote|I am preparing to take the band in quite a new direction on the next album. And on that we will begin work shortly.}} Despite Phillipps' claim, however, no new Chills album appeared for over a decade.
===Current===
* Todd Knudson&nbsp;– drums {{small|(1999–present)}}
* Erica Scally&nbsp;– keyboards {{small|(2006–2010)}}, violin {{small|(2010–present)}}
* Oli Wilson&nbsp;– keyboards {{small|(2010–present)}}
* Callum Hampton&nbsp;– bass guitar {{small|(2019–present)}}


===Former===
In May 2010, the band played two shows in Australia, their first shows outside New Zealand since 1996. Three years later, after another 9-year hiatus from the recording studio, a single newly recorded Chills track called "Molten Gold" was issued. The track was a non-album 7” single with the re-recorded ‘Pink Frost 13’ as a B-Side, and was released on Martin Phillipps' 50th birthday (July 2, 2013).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DPP6A4C | title = Amazon (US) product listing for Molten Gold | accessdate=2013-07-19 | year=2013}}</ref>
* Martin Phillipps&nbsp;– lead vocals, guitar {{small|(1980–1983, 1984–1992, 1994–1996, 1999–2024, died 2024)}}
* [[Jane Dodd]]&nbsp;– bass guitar {{small|(1980–1981)}}
* [[Peter Gutteridge]]&nbsp;– guitar {{small|(1980, died 2014)}}
* Alan Haig&nbsp;– drums {{small|(1980–1982, 1983, 1984–1986)}}
* Rachel Phillipps&nbsp;– keyboards {{small|(1980–1981, 1982)}}
* Fraser Batts&nbsp;– keyboards {{small|(1981–1982)}}
* [[Terry Moore (musician)|Terry Moore]]&nbsp;– bass guitar {{small|(1981–1983, 1984–1986, 1990–1992)}}
* Martyn Bull&nbsp;– drums {{small|(1982, died 1983)}}
* Peter Allison&nbsp;– keyboards {{small|(1983–1986)}}
* [[David Kilgour (musician)|David Kilgour]]&nbsp;– guitar {{small|(1983)}}
* Martin Kean&nbsp;– bass guitar {{small|(1983–1984)}}
* [[Justin Harwood]]&nbsp;– bass guitar {{small|(1986–1990)}}
* Caroline Easther&nbsp;– drums {{small|(1986–1988)}}
* James Stephenson&nbsp;– drums {{small|(1988–1991)}}
* Steven Schayer&nbsp;– guitar {{small|(1992)}}
* James Dickson&nbsp;– keyboards {{small|(1999–2006)}}, bass guitar {{small|(2006–2019)}}


===Timeline===
In October 2015, the band issued ''Silver Bullets'', their first album-length release in 19 years.
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In February 2017, the band released the [[David Bowie]] song "Conversation Piece".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Eley|first1=Laura|title=The Chills Cover David Bowie’s ‘Conversation Piece’ – Tidal Exclusive|url=http://www.firerecords.com/the-chills-cover-david-bowies-conversation-piece-tidal-exclusive/|website=Fire Records|accessdate=5 January 2018}}</ref>
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The band will release ''Snow Bound'' its seventh album, on September 14, 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Chills - "Complex" & "Lord Of All I Survey" |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2004262/the-chills-snow-bound-complex-lord-of-all-i-survey/premiere/ |website=Stereogum |accessdate=3 July 2018 |date=3 July 2018}}</ref>


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== Discography ==
=== Studio albums ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ List of studio albums, with selected details and selected chart positions
|-
|-
! rowspan="2" | Year
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;" | Title
! rowspan="2" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;" | Details
! scope="col" colspan="2" |Peak chart<br />positions
! rowspan="2" | Details
! colspan="2" width="3em"|Peak chart<br>positions
|-
|-
! <small>[[RIANZ|NZ]]</small><ref name=charts>{{cite web|title=The Chills discography|url=http://charts.org.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Chills|publisher=Charts.org.nz}}</ref>
! <small>[[RIANZ|NZ]]</small><ref name=charts>{{cite web|title=The Chills discography|url=https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Chills|publisher=charts.nz}}</ref>
! <small>[[ARIA Charts|AUS]]</small><ref name=aus>Australian ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA Chart]]) peaks:
! <small>[[ARIA Charts|AUS]]</small><ref name=aus>Australian ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA Chart]]) peaks:
*Top 100 peaks between January 1990 and December 2010: {{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia}}
*Top 100 peaks between January 1990 and December 2010: {{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia}}
*"Heavenly Pop Hit": {{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716153430/http://i.imgur.com/oyPN1pW.jpg|url=http://i.imgur.com/oyPN1pW.jpg|archivedate=2015-07-16|title=Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 2015-07-15|accessdate=2016-05-14|publisher=Imgur.com}}</ref>
*"Heavenly Pop Hit": {{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716153430/http://i.imgur.com/oyPN1pW.jpg|url=http://i.imgur.com/oyPN1pW.jpg|archive-date=2015-07-16|title=Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 2015-07-15|access-date=2016-05-14|publisher=Imgur.com}}</ref>
|-
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Brave Words]]''
| 1987
| ''[[Brave Words]]''
|
|
* Released: 7 January 1987
* Label: Flying Nun
* Catalogue: FN090
* Label: Flying Nun {{small|(FN090)}}
| align="center" |24
| align="center" |24
| align="center" | —
| align="center" | —
|-
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Submarine Bells]]''
| 1990
| ''[[Submarine Bells]]''
|
|
* Released: 1 March 1990
* Label: [[Slash Records|Slash]]/[[Liberation Records|Liberation]]
* Label: [[Slash Records|Slash]]/Liberation {{Small|(L30342)}}
* Catalogue: L30342
| align="center"|1
| align="center"|1
| align="center"|90
| align="center"|90
|-
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Soft Bomb]]''
| 1992
| ''[[Soft Bomb]]''
|
|
* Released: 19 March 1992
* Label: Slash/Liberation
* Catalogue: L30782
* Label: Slash/Liberation {{Small|(L30782)}}
| align="center"|3
| align="center"|3
| align="center"|99
| align="center"|99
|-
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Sunburnt]]''<br />{{Small|(by Martin Phillipps and the Chills)}}
| 1996
| ''[[Sunburnt]]''
|
|
* Released: 12 June 1996
* Label: Flying Nun
* Catalogue: FN303
* Label: Flying Nun {{Small|(FN303)}}
| align="center"|25
| align="center"|25
| align="center" | —
| align="center" | —
|-
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Silver Bullets (The Chills album)|Silver Bullets]]''
| 1999
| ''Sketch Book: Volume One'' <small>(released as Martin Phillipps)</small>
|
|
* Released: 23 October 2015
* Label: Flying Nun
* Label: Fire {{Small|(FIRECD382)}}
* Catalogue: FN415
| align="center" | —
| align="center"|12
| align="center" | —
|-
| 2013
| ''Somewhere Beautiful''<br>(live album)
|
* Label: [[Fire Records (UK)|Fire Records]]
* Catalogue: FIRECD298
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
|-
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Snow Bound (The Chills album)|Snow Bound]]''
| 2015
| ''Silver Bullets''
|
|
* Released: 14 September 2018
* Label: [[Fire Records (UK)|Fire Records]]
* Label: Fire {{Small|(FIRECD530)}}
* Catalogue: FIRECD382
| align="center" | 9<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/albums/2018-09-21|title=NZ Top 40 Albums Chart|publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]]|date=24 September 2018|access-date=21 September 2018}}</ref>
| align="center"|12
| align="center" | —
| align="center" | —
|-
|-
! scope="row"| ''Scatterbrain''
| 2018
| ''Snow Bound''
|
|
* Released: 14 May 2021
* Label: [[Fire Records (UK)|Fire Records]]
* Label: Fire {{Small|(FIRECD581)}}
* Catalogue:
| align="center" | 4<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/albums/2021-05-07|title=NZ Top 40 Albums Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=10 May 2021|access-date=8 May 2021}}</ref>
| align="center" | —
| align="center" | —
| align="center" | —
|}

===Live albums===

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ List of live albums with selected details
|-
! scope="col" style="width:18em;" | Title
! scope="col" style="width:18em;" | Details
|-
! scope="row"| ''Somewhere Beautiful''
|
* Released: 28 March 2013
* Label: [[Fire Records (UK)|Fire]] {{small|(FIRECD298)}}
|-
|-
|}
|}


=== Compilations ===
=== Compilation albums ===


{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ List of compilation albums, with selected details and selected chart positions
|-
|-
! rowspan="2" | Year
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;" | Title
! rowspan="2" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;" | Details
! scope="col" colspan="2" |Peak chart<br />positions
! rowspan="2" | Details
! Peak chart<br>positions
|-
|-
! <small>[[RIANZ|NZ]]</small><ref name="charts"/>
! <small>[[RIANZ|NZ]]</small><ref name="charts"/>
! <small>[[ARIA Charts|AUS]]</small><ref name="aus2"/>
|-
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Kaleidoscope World (The Chills album)|Kaleidoscope World]]''
| 1986
| ''[[Kaleidoscope World (The Chills album)|Kaleidoscope World]]''
|
|
* Released: 7 March 1986
* Label: [[Flying Nun Records|Flying Nun]]
* Label: [[Flying Nun Records|Flying Nun]] {{Small|(FN005)}}
* Catalogue: FN005
| align="center" | 19
| align="center" | 19
| align="center" | —
|-
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Heavenly Pop Hits – The Best of The Chills]]''
| 1994
| ''[[Heavenly Pop Hits - The Best of The Chills]]''
|
|
* Released: 7 June 1994
* Label: Flying Nun
* Catalogue: FN306
* Label: Flying Nun {{Small|(FN306)}}
| align="center" | 24
| align="center" | 24
| align="center" | 122
|-
|-
! scope="row"| ''Secret Box – The Chills' Rarities, 1980–2000''<br><small>(Limited private release only)</small>
| 2000
| ''Secret Box - The Chills' Rarities, 1980-2000''<br>(Limited private release only)
|
|
* Released: 2000
* Label: Definitive Music
* Label: Definitive Music {{Small|(DM001)}}
* Catalogue: DM001
| align="center" | —
| align="center" | —
| align="center" | —
|-
|-
! scope="row"| ''The BBC Sessions''
| 2014
| ''The BBC Sessions''
|
|
* Released: 2014
* Label: Fire Records (UK)
* Catalogue: FIRECD385
* Label: Fire Records {{Small|(FIRECD385)}}
| align="center" | —
| align="center" | —
| align="center" | —
|-
|-
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|}
|}


=== EPs ===
=== Extended plays ===


{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ List of extended plays, with selected details and selected chart positions
|-
|-
! rowspan="2" | Year
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;" | Title
! rowspan="2" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;" | Details
! scope="col" | Peak chart<br />positions
! rowspan="2" | Details
! Peak chart<br>positions
|-
|-
! <small>[[RIANZ|NZ]]</small><ref name=charts />
! <small>[[RIANZ|NZ]]</small><ref name=charts />
|-
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Dunedin Double (EP)|Dunedin Double]]''<br />{{Small|(by the Chills, [[Sneaky Feelings]], [[The Stones (New Zealand band)|the Stones]], [[the Verlaines]])}}
| 1982
| ''[[Dunedin Double (EP)|Dunedin Double]]'' (various artists)
|
|
* Released: 7 November 1982
* Label: Flying Nun
* Catalogue: FNDUN01
* Label: Flying Nun {{small|(FNDUN01)}}
| align="center" | —
| align="center" | —
|-
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[The Lost EP]]''
| 1985
| ''[[The Lost EP]]''
|
|
* Released: 7 January 1985
* Label: Flying Nun
* Catalogue: FNCOLD004
* Label: Flying Nun {{small|(FNCOLD004)}}
| align="center" | 4
| align="center" | 4
|-
|-
! scope="row"| ''Stand By''<br />{{Small|(expanded to full album 2014)}}
| 1994
| ''[[Pop Art Toasters]]''
|
|
* Released: 28 June 2004
* Label: Flying Nun
* Label: Flying Nun {{Small|(MPM001)}}
* Catalogue: FNCD288
(’60’s covers project with David Kilgour)
| align="center" | —
| align="center" | —
|-
|-
! scope="row"| ''Pyramid/When the Poor Can Reach the Moon''
| 2004
| ''Stand By''
|
|
* Released: 2016
* Label: Flying Nun
* Labels: Fire Records, Far South Records {{Small|(FIRE436EP)}}
* Catalogue: MPM001
(Expanded to full album 2014)
| align="center" | —
| align="center" | —
|-
|-
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{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
|-
|-
! rowspan="2" width="1em" | Year
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:19em;"| Title
! rowspan="2" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"| Year
! colspan="4" width="3em" | Peak chart positions
! scope="col" colspan="4"| Peak chart positions
! rowspan="2" | Album
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Album
|-
|-
! <small>[[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|NZ]]</small><ref name=charts />
! <small>[[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|NZ]]</small><ref name=charts />
! <small>[[ARIA Charts|AU]]</small><ref name=aus/><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.bubblingdownunder.com/2024/07/week-commencing-13-july-1992.html | title=Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 14 July 1992 |website=Bubbling Down Under|access-date=14 Jul 2024}}</ref><ref name="aus2">{{cite web|url=https://www.bubblingdownunder.com/2024/10/week-commencing-19-october-1992.html | title=Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 19 October 1992 |website=Bubbling Down Under|access-date=19 October 2024}}</ref>
! <small>[[ARIA Charts|AUS]]</small><ref name=aus/>
! <small>[[UK Singles Chart|UK]]</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/26075/chills/|title=Official Charts > Chills|publisher=[[Official Charts Company|The Official UK Charts Company]]|accessdate=2016-05-14}}</ref>
! <small>[[UK Singles Chart|UK]]</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/26075/chills/|title=Official Charts > Chills|publisher=[[Official Charts Company|The Official UK Charts Company]]|access-date=2016-05-14}}</ref>
! <small>[[Alternative Songs|US<br>Alt]]</small>
! <small>[[Alternative Songs|US Alt]]</small>
|-
|-
! scope="row" | "Rolling Moon"
| 1982
| 1982
| "Rolling Moon"
|align="center"|26
|align="center"|26
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|align="center"|—
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|rowspan="3"| ''Kaleidoscope World''
|rowspan="3"| ''Kaleidoscope World''
|-
|-
! scope="row" | "[[Pink Frost]]"
|rowspan="2"| 1984
|rowspan="2"| 1984
| "[[Pink Frost]]"
|align="center"|17
|align="center"|17
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
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|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|-
|-
| "Doledrums"
! scope="row" | "{{not a typo|Doledrums}}"
|align="center"|12
|align="center"|12
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
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|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|-
|-
! scope="row" | "I'll Only See You Alone Again"
|rowspan="2"| 1986
|rowspan="2"| 1986
| "I'll Only See You Alone Again"
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
| Non-album single
|{{Non-album single}}
|-
|-
| "I Love My Leather Jacket"
! scope="row" | "[[I Love My Leather Jacket]]"
|align="center"|4
|align="center"|4
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
| ''Kaleidoscope World'' <small>(CD issue only)</small>
| ''Kaleidoscope World''
|-
|-
! scope="row" | "House with a Hundred Rooms"
| 1987
| 1987
| "House with a Hundred Rooms"
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
| rowspan=2 |''Brave Words''
| rowspan="2" |''Brave Words''
|-
|-
! scope="row" | "Wet Blanket"
| 1988
| 1988
| "Wet Blanket"
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
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|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|-
|-
! scope="row" | "[[Heavenly Pop Hit]]"
|rowspan="3"| 1990
|rowspan="3"| 1990
| "Heavenly Pop Hit"
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|118
|align="center"|118
|align="center"|97
|align="center"|97
|align="center"|17
|align="center"|17
| rowspan=2 | ''Submarine Bells''
| rowspan="3" | ''Submarine Bells''
|-
|-
| "Part Past Part Fiction"
! scope="row" | "Part Past Part Fiction"
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
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|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|-
|-
| "The Oncoming Day"
! scope="row" | "The Oncoming Day"
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
| rowspan=2 | ''Submarine Bells'' <small>radio-only CD-single</small>
|-
|-
! scope="row" | "Male Monster from the Id"
|rowspan="2"| 1992
|rowspan="2"| 1992
| "Male Monster from the Id"
|align="center"|8
|align="center"|8
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|163
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|rowspan="2"| ''Soft Bomb''
|rowspan="2"| ''Soft Bomb''
|-
|-
| "Double Summer"
! scope="row" | "Double Summer"
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|180
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|-
|-
! scope="row" | "Come Home"
| 1995
| 1995
| "Come Home"
|align="center"|33
|align="center"|33
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
| rowspan=3 | ''Sunburnt''
| rowspan="3" | ''Sunburnt''
|-
|-
! scope="row" | "Surrounded"
|rowspan="2"| 1996
|rowspan="2"| 1996
| "Surrounded"
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
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|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|-
|-
| "Dreams Are Free" <small>CD single</small>
! scope="row" | "Dreams Are Free"
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
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|align="center"|—
|-
|-
! scope="row" | "Molten Gold"
| 2013
| 2013
| "Molten Gold"
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|Non-album single
|{{Non-album single}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | "America Says Hello"
|rowspan="3"| 2015
|rowspan="3"| 2015
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==References==
==Timeline of personnel==
'''Citations'''
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'''Sources'''
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
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* {{cite book|author=Shuker, Roy|title=Popular Music: The Key Concepts|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CnVj_ZOBa-MC&pg=PA89|date=29 March 2017|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781138680920}}
* {{cite book|last=Thompson|first=Dave|author-link=Dave Thompson (author)|title=Alternative Rock|series=Third Ear: The Essential Listening Companion|year=2000|publisher=[[Miller Freeman, Inc.|Miller Freeman Books]]|location=San Francisco, California|isbn=0-87930-607-6}}
{{refend}}


=== Further reading ===
== Further reading ==
* Davey, T. & Puschmann, H. (1996) ''Kiwi rock.'' Dunedin: Kiwi Rock Publications. {{ISBN|0-473-03718-1}}
* Davey, T. & Puschmann, H. (1996) ''Kiwi Rock''. Dunedin: Kiwi Rock Publications. {{ISBN|0-473-03718-1}}
* Dix, J. (1988) ''[[Stranded in paradise: New Zealand rock'n'roll 1955-1988]].'' Wellington: Paradise Publications. {{ISBN|0-473-00638-3}}
* Dix, J. (1988) ''Stranded in paradise: New Zealand Rock'n'Roll 1955–1988''. Wellington: Paradise Publications. {{ISBN|0-473-00638-3}}
* Eggleton, D. (2003) ''Ready to fly: The story of New Zealand rock music.'' Nelson, NZ: Craig Potton Publishing. {{ISBN|1-877333-06-9}}
* Eggleton, D. (2003) ''Ready to Fly: The Story of New Zealand Rock Music''. Nelson, NZ: Craig Potton Publishing. {{ISBN|1-877333-06-9}}
* Shepherd, R. (2016) ''In love with these times.'' Auckland: Harper Collins New Zealand. {{ISBN|9781775491262}}
* Shepherd, R. (2016) ''In Love with These Times''. Auckland: Harper Collins New Zealand. {{ISBN|9781775491262}}


== External links ==
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Latest revision as of 07:24, 20 November 2024

This article is about the rock band. For the physiological symptom, see Chills. For other uses, see Chill (disambiguation).

The Chills
The Chills (left to right): Justin Harwood, James Stephenson, Martin Phillipps, Andrew Todd, Oxford, United Kingdom, 1989
The Chills (left to right): Justin Harwood, James Stephenson, Martin Phillipps, Andrew Todd, Oxford, United Kingdom, 1989
Background information
Also known asA Wrinkle in Time, Martin Phillipps and the Chills
OriginDunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Genres
Years active
  • 1980–1983
  • 1984–1992
  • 1994–1996
  • 1999–present
Labels
Members
  • Todd Knudson
  • Erica Scally
  • Oli Wilson
  • Callum Hampton
Past memberssee Former members
Websitethechills.band

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 (2 July 1963 – 28 July 2024).[5] 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" (both 1984), "I Love My Leather Jacket" (1986), "Heavenly Pop Hit" (1990) and "Male Monster from the Id" (1992).

History

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Early years and first breakup (1980–1983)

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Founding mainstay Martin Phillipps on lead vocals and guitar, Wellington, March 2003

After the demise of the Same, one of the earliest punk rock bands in New Zealand, vocalist and guitarist Martin Phillipps started a new band, the Chills, in Dunedin in 1980. The Same had formed in 1978 with 15-year-old Phillipps on guitar before switching over to lead vocals.[6][7] The Chills' initial line-up included his sister Rachel Phillipps on keyboards and former the Clean frontman Peter Gutteridge on guitar, Jane Dodd on bass guitar and Alan Haig on drums.[7] Their first live performance was supporting Bored Games at Dunedin's Coronation Hall on 15 November 1980, after which Gutteridge departed.[7] By June 1981, Dodd and Rachel Phillipps had also left, leaving the Chills on hiatus.[6]

Martin Phillipps became an auxiliary member of the Clean, serving as their touring keyboardist and studio musician for their debut single "Tally Ho!" (1981).[6][7] The Chills reconvened in July 1981 with Haig and Phillipps joined by Fraser Batts on keyboards and Terry Moore (ex-Bored Games) on bass guitar.[6][7] They provided three tracks, "Kaleidoscope World", "Frantic Drift" and "Satin Doll", for a local various artists double-12" record, extended play, Dunedin Double (June 1982) via Flying Nun Records, marking their recording debut.[7][8] Other artists on the release Sneaky Feelings, the Stones, and the Verlaines, also had three tracks each.[9] The Chills issued a music video of "Kaleidoscope World".[7]

Just before the EP's appearance, Haig left to join the Verlaines, he was replaced by Martyn Bull on drums. Rachel Phillipps temporarily returned after Batts departed, prior to a tour of the North Island with the Clean, though she did not stay for the whole tour. For the remaining dates they performed as a trio; which recorded two singles, "Rolling Moon" (1982) and "Pink Frost" (1984). Andrew Schmidt of AudioCulture described their debut single as "sunny, summery, upbeat".[7] Their performances were paused when Bull was diagnosed with leukemia;[6] the band worked whenever Bull's health allowed from October 1982 to early 1984.[7] Peter Allison had joined on keyboards. In the meantime, Phillipps rehearsed with David Kilgour (of the Clean) in a group, Time Flies, though they never performed live. By June 1983, Haig re-joined the Chills on drums after Bull's leukemia became more severe; Martyn Stuart Bull died on 18 July 1983.[6][7] The band went into hiatus again, although Phillipps played solo gigs until the end of 1983.[8]

Reformation and international success (1983–1992)

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By December 1983, they re-emerged under a new moniker, A Wrinkle in Time, with a line-up consisting of Allison, Haig, Phillipps and Martin Kean on bass guitar.[6][10] The name change was temporary, reverting back to the Chills by early the next year.[6] They undertook a Flying Nun-sponsored Looney Tour alongside label mates Children's Hour, the Expendables and the DoubleHappys.[7] Public perception developed that the Chills were a backing band for Phillipps – he was the sole mainstay throughout their line-up changes. "Pink Frost" (June 1984) reached the top 20 on New Zealand's singles chart.[11] It was followed by another single, "Doledrums" (1984) and their six-track The Lost EP (1985). The former peaked at number 12, while the latter reached number four in New Zealand.[11] The Lost EP peaked at number 31 on the UK Independent Chart[citation needed]. They played shows in London late in 1985.[6] A compilation album, Kaleidoscope World, appeared in March 1986, comprising their early recordings, which reached number three on the UK Independent Albums Chart[citation needed]. By October 1986, the line-up shifted to Phillipps, Caroline Easther (the Verlaines) on drums, Justin Harwood (ex-Coconut Rough) on bass guitar and Andrew Todd (ex-Smart Russians) on keyboard.[12]

Their next single, "I Love My Leather Jacket" (1986), reached number 25 on the UK Independent Singles Chart[citation needed] and number four in New Zealand.[11] Spurred on by UK chart success, they relocated to London in February 1987, prior to a five-week tour across Europe. In London, they worked with Mayo Thompson (of Red Krayola) on their debut studio album, Brave Words (1987), which reached the top 30 in New Zealand.[11][12] The band spent February through mid-December of that year promoting it by touring Europe, interspersed with four July dates in New York and Boston. A full North American tour occurred during 1988. In 1990, the band were signed to a worldwide record deal with Warner Brothers' imprint Slash Records in North America. Their second studio album Submarine Bells (1990) reached number one in New Zealand and provided their highest charting international single, "Heavenly Pop Hit".[11] It reached number 17 on the Billboard Alternative Airplay Chart;[13] it remains their only American chart appearance. For the group's third studio album, Soft Bomb (1992), Phillipps was joined by a new lineup of Mauro Ruby on drums, Lisa Mednick on keyboards and Steven Schayer on guitar and backing vocals. It peaked at number three in New Zealand; while its lead single, "The Male Monster from the Id", reached the top ten.[11]

Second reformation (1995–2024)

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The Chills performing at a free concert in Dunedin Botanic Gardens, January 2013

Phillipps announced the disbandment of the Chills after the Soft Bomb Tour and joined Kilgour in a loosely organised 1960s covers band, the Pop Art Toasters, which released a self-titled EP in 1994. Shortly thereafter, that group broke up and Phillipps put together another the Chills lineup. The turnover of personnel is cited as a reason for the band's lack of consistent "saleability" and is referred to by local music press as "the Curse of the Chills".[14] A documentary of the same name regarding the history of Phillipps and the Chills was broadcast in 2016.[15]

The curse struck again with the recording of their fourth studio album Sunburnt in England, during August to September 1995. Two band members were refused entry into the UK, so Phillips recruited session musicians, Dave Mattacks (of Fairport Convention) and Dave Gregory (of XTC), who provided drum and bass guitar respectively. Guest keyboards were played by producer Craig Leon. It was issued in early 1996 under the name Martin Phillipps and the Chills.

The Chills split again with Phillipps joining another of Kilgour's bands, the Heavy Eights. Phillipps then recruited new the Chills members for live shows, which performed each year from 1997 on. During the late 1990s, Phillipps was incapacitated by hepatitis C infections, a side-effect of his drug addiction.[16] He released a solo album of home demos, Sketch Book: Volume One, in 1999; it had been recorded from 1988 to 1995. In 2000, Secret Box, a triple-CD box-set of the Chills' live tracks, demos, radio sessions and rarities was released.

An eight-track the Chills EP, Stand By was issued in 2004, the first all-new material in nine years. Phillipps's liner notes promised: "I am preparing to take the band in quite a new direction on the next album. And on that we will begin work shortly." Despite that assurance, no new album appeared for over a decade. In May 2010 the Chills played two shows in Australia, their first outside New Zealand since 1996. Three years later, after another hiatus from recording, a lone the Chills track, "Molten Gold", was issued. It appeared on Phillipps' 50th birthday (2 July 2013) as a non-album single with a re-recording of "Pink Frost 13" as its B-side.[17]

In October 2015 the Chills issued Silver Bullets, their first studio album in 19 years. In February 2017 they released a cover version of David Bowie's 1970 song "Conversation Piece".[18] On 14 September 2018 they followed with their sixth studio album, Snow Bound.[19] Scatterbrain, their seventh studio album, was issued in May 2021.[4]

Phillipps died on 28 July 2024.[5] A new album called Springboard: Early Unrecorded Songs was in progress at the time of his death.[20]

The Chills on film

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The Chills have been the subject of documentaries, predominantly produced for New Zealand TV. In March 2019, The Chills: The Triumph & Tragedy of Martin Phillipps, explored the history of the band and Phillipps' contemporary struggle with hepatitis C.[21] The film was directed by Julia Parnell and Rob Curry, and premiered at SXSW[22] before being released theatrically in New Zealand and Australia. It was subsequently broadcast in New Zealand on Prime TV.

Members

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Current

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  • Todd Knudson – drums (1999–present)
  • Erica Scally – keyboards (2006–2010), violin (2010–present)
  • Oli Wilson – keyboards (2010–present)
  • Callum Hampton – bass guitar (2019–present)

Former

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  • Martin Phillipps – lead vocals, guitar (1980–1983, 1984–1992, 1994–1996, 1999–2024, died 2024)
  • Jane Dodd – bass guitar (1980–1981)
  • Peter Gutteridge – guitar (1980, died 2014)
  • Alan Haig – drums (1980–1982, 1983, 1984–1986)
  • Rachel Phillipps – keyboards (1980–1981, 1982)
  • Fraser Batts – keyboards (1981–1982)
  • Terry Moore – bass guitar (1981–1983, 1984–1986, 1990–1992)
  • Martyn Bull – drums (1982, died 1983)
  • Peter Allison – keyboards (1983–1986)
  • David Kilgour – guitar (1983)
  • Martin Kean – bass guitar (1983–1984)
  • Justin Harwood – bass guitar (1986–1990)
  • Caroline Easther – drums (1986–1988)
  • James Stephenson – drums (1988–1991)
  • Steven Schayer – guitar (1992)
  • James Dickson – keyboards (1999–2006), bass guitar (2006–2019)

Timeline

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Discography

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Studio albums

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List of studio albums, with selected details and selected chart positions
Title Details Peak chart
positions
NZ[11] AUS[23]
Brave Words
  • Released: 7 January 1987
  • Label: Flying Nun (FN090)
 24 —
Submarine Bells
  • Released: 1 March 1990
  • Label: Slash/Liberation (L30342)
 1 90
Soft Bomb
  • Released: 19 March 1992
  • Label: Slash/Liberation (L30782)
 3 99
Sunburnt
(by Martin Phillipps and the Chills)
  • Released: 12 June 1996
  • Label: Flying Nun (FN303)
 25 —
Silver Bullets
  • Released: 23 October 2015
  • Label: Fire (FIRECD382)
 12 —
Snow Bound
  • Released: 14 September 2018
  • Label: Fire (FIRECD530)
 9
[24] 		—
Scatterbrain
  • Released: 14 May 2021
  • Label: Fire (FIRECD581)
 4
[25] 		—

Live albums

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List of live albums with selected details
Title Details
Somewhere Beautiful
  • Released: 28 March 2013
  • Label: Fire (FIRECD298)

Compilation albums

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List of compilation albums, with selected details and selected chart positions
Title Details Peak chart
positions
NZ[11] AUS[26]
Kaleidoscope World 19 —
Heavenly Pop Hits – The Best of The Chills
  • Released: 7 June 1994
  • Label: Flying Nun (FN306)
 24 122
Secret Box – The Chills' Rarities, 1980–2000
(Limited private release only)
  • Released: 2000
  • Label: Definitive Music (DM001)
 — —
The BBC Sessions
  • Released: 2014
  • Label: Fire Records (FIRECD385)
 — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays

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List of extended plays, with selected details and selected chart positions
Title Details Peak chart
positions
NZ[11]
Dunedin Double
(by the Chills, Sneaky Feelings, the Stones, the Verlaines)
  • Released: 7 November 1982
  • Label: Flying Nun (FNDUN01)
 —
The Lost EP
  • Released: 7 January 1985
  • Label: Flying Nun (FNCOLD004)
 4
Stand By
(expanded to full album 2014)
  • Released: 28 June 2004
  • Label: Flying Nun (MPM001)
 —
Pyramid/When the Poor Can Reach the Moon
  • Released: 2016
  • Labels: Fire Records, Far South Records (FIRE436EP)
 —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

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List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
NZ[11] AU[23][27][26] UK[28] US Alt
"Rolling Moon" 1982 26 — — — Kaleidoscope World
"Pink Frost" 1984 17 — — —
"Doledrums" 12 — — —
"I'll Only See You Alone Again" 1986 — — — — Non-album single
"I Love My Leather Jacket" 4 — — — Kaleidoscope World
"House with a Hundred Rooms" 1987 — — — — Brave Words
"Wet Blanket" 1988 — — — —
"Heavenly Pop Hit" 1990 2 118 97 17 Submarine Bells
"Part Past Part Fiction" — — — —
"The Oncoming Day" — — — —
"Male Monster from the Id" 1992 8 163 — — Soft Bomb
"Double Summer" — 180 — —
"Come Home" 1995 33 — — — Sunburnt
"Surrounded" 1996 — — — —
"Dreams Are Free" — — — —
"Molten Gold" 2013 — — — — Non-album single
"America Says Hello" 2015 — — — — Silver Bullets
"Warm Waveform" — — — —
"When the Poor Can Reach the Moon" — — — —
"Rocket Science"/"Lost in Space" 2016 — — — — Non-album single
"Conversation Piece" 2017 — — — — Non-album single
"Complex" 2018 — — — — Snow Bound
"Lord of All I Survey" — — — —
"Scarred" — — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

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Citations

  1. ^ Shuker 2017, pp. 88–89
  2. ^ Breihan, Tom (30 July 2015). "The Chills – "America Says Hello"". Stereogum. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  3. ^ Pelly, Jenn (2 July 2013). "Listen: New Zealand Band the Chills Share First New Single in More Than a Decade". Pitchfork. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  4. ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. The Chills at AllMusic. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  5. ^ a b Ham, Katie. "Frontman of rock band The Chills, Martin Phillipps, dies at 61". Stuff. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i Nimmervoll, Ed. "Martin Phillipps' Chills". HowlSpace: Music from Australia & NZ. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Schmidt, Andrew (28 April 2013). "The Chills - Person". AudioCulture. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  8. ^ a b Thompson 2000, p. 259
  9. ^ Brown, Russell (26 March 2014). "Dunedin Double". AudioCulture. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  10. ^ Thompson 2000, pp. 259–260
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "The Chills discography". charts.nz.
  12. ^ a b Thompson 2000, p. 260
  13. ^ "Alternative Songs: The Chills". Billboard. Archived from the original on 10 September 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  14. ^ "Kaleidoscope World", Primavera Sound, 29 November 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  15. ^ Malt, A., "New documentary explores The Curse of the Chills", completemusicupdate.com, 6 July 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  16. ^ Michael Hann (24 November 2014). "The Chills: The band who fell to earth". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  17. ^ "Amazon (US) product listing for 'Molten Gold'". Amazon. 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  18. ^ Eley, Laura. "The Chills Cover David Bowie's 'Conversation Piece' – Tidal Exclusive". Fire Records. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
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Further reading

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  • Davey, T. & Puschmann, H. (1996) Kiwi Rock. Dunedin: Kiwi Rock Publications. ISBN 0-473-03718-1
  • Dix, J. (1988) Stranded in paradise: New Zealand Rock'n'Roll 1955–1988. Wellington: Paradise Publications. ISBN 0-473-00638-3
  • Eggleton, D. (2003) Ready to Fly: The Story of New Zealand Rock Music. Nelson, NZ: Craig Potton Publishing. ISBN 1-877333-06-9
  • Shepherd, R. (2016) In Love with These Times. Auckland: Harper Collins New Zealand. ISBN 9781775491262
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