The latter contained their almost-hit, the aptly named Heavenly Pop Hit. Peter John and Bjorn recorded The Chills off their Writer's Block album in tribute, some say, to the magical pop band from New Zealand.Īfter Kaleidoscope World, the Chills released two more pop classics, Brave New World and Submarine Bells. Swedish pop has taken to the Chills sound almost religiously too. I have been hearing their influence more and more: the Shins' new wave take on Brian Wilson definitely has that Chills sound, while Panda Bear and I'm From Barcelona have discussed their influence in interviews. People often ask me about Creation acts and for the past two years the Chills have come up a lot in conversation. With its allusions to murder, it plays like a haunting, chiming, loping update of the Louvin Brothers' murder ballad Knoxville Girl. It was in 1991 that I realised how utterly classic and timeless the Chills are, especially Pink Frost. The reviews tagged Martin Phillips as the Brian Wilson of the post-punk world - a tag that sort of stuck. Though Kaleidoscope World was a compilation of Flying Nun material and not their "proper first album", many thought differently. The record succeeded creatively: it had elements of the Postcard Sound that I was into, and captured the compulsive dark edge of Dylanesque allusive wordplay contrasted with the Beach Boys sound that made it so compelling. It spoke to his strengths that he could develop and maintain their sound at the same time. During that trip we had agreed to release the aforementioned compilation of singles and I was amazed at the consistency of Kaleidscope World, considering Chills leader Martin Phillips would change the lineup of the band more times than Mark E Smith would reincarnate the Fall. My involvement with the band began after their arrival in London to record their debut Brave New Words.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |