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The Chills

The Chills are a New Zealand rock band that formed in Dunedin in 1980. The band are 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" (both 1984), "I Love My Leather Jacket" (1986), "Heavenly Pop Hit" (1990) and "Male Monster from the Id" (1992).

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

The Chills

A Wrinkle in Time, Martin Phillipps and the Chills

Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand

  • 1980–1983
  • 1984–1992
  • 1994–1996
  • 1999–present

  • Martin Phillipps
  • Todd Knudson
  • Erica Scally
  • Oli Wilson
  • Callum Hampton

Martin Phillipps – lead vocals, guitar (1980–1983, 1984–1992, 1994–1996, 1999–present)

Todd Knudson – drums (1999–present)

Erica Scally – keyboards (2006–2010), violin (2010–present)

Oli Wilson – keyboards (2010–present)

Callum Hampton – bass guitar (2019–present)

Davey, T. & Puschmann, H. (1996) Kiwi Rock. Dunedin: Kiwi Rock Publications.  0-473-03718-1

ISBN

Dix, J. (1988) . Wellington: Paradise Publications. ISBN 0-473-00638-3

Stranded in paradise: New Zealand Rock'n'Roll 1955–1988

Eggleton, D. (2003) Ready to Fly: The Story of New Zealand Rock Music. Nelson, NZ: Craig Potton Publishing.  1-877333-06-9

ISBN

Shepherd, R. (2016) In Love with These Times. Auckland: Harper Collins New Zealand.  9781775491262

ISBN

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