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The Clean were an influential band that formed in Dunedin, New Zealand in 1978, inspired by punk filtering through to the relatively isolated New Zealand, as well as the classic ’60s influences. Led through a number of early rotating line-ups by brothers Hamish and David Kilgour, the band settled down to the well-known line-up with bassist Robert Scott. Early incarnations of the Clean included Peter Gutteridge, later of the Chills, Snapper and others, and who wrote “Point That Thing”, on bass, as well as Doug Hodd on vocals (who later worked with Toy Love and founded the “Looney Tours” touring company as well as engineering many of the early Flying Nun releases with Chris Knox). The Clean soon forged a distinctive and quirky sound that relied heavily on organ melodies and simple, Ramones-style chord progressions. Live, the band really came into its own, with David’s “five guitars in one” style wowing audiences all over NZ.
In 1981, a fan of the Clean founded the Flying Nun label to release their first single, “Tally Ho.” A follow-up track off one of their early EPs, “Beatnik”, also achieved success, as did the second single, “Getting Older”.
The Flying Nun label went on to be New Zealand’s biggest independent record company, championing the Dunedin Sound, a loosely-connected style of music largely produced by bands from this southern city. Others on the label included The Chills, The Verlaines, The Bats, and Sneaky Feelings.
In 1981, a fan of the Clean founded the Flying Nun label to release their first single, “Tally Ho.” A follow-up track off one of their early EPs, “Beatnik”, also achieved success, as did the second single, “Getting Older”.
The Flying Nun label went on to be New Zealand’s biggest independent record company, championing the Dunedin Sound, a loosely-connected style of music largely produced by bands from this southern city. Others on the label included The Chills, The Verlaines, The Bats, and Sneaky Feelings.
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Getaway
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Oximoronx wrote:
sometimes sounds like Pavement
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hellowinter wrote:
best band of all time
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sushicanyon wrote:
Such an amazing band ...
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TheCheapPoet wrote:
...sometimes I just feel too much, and I don't want to feel at all!
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paperboy wrote:
Review of Mister Pop - "The Clean have long been known for their idiosyncracy. Mister Pop shows them mostly without it..."
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Raketenish wrote:
New album is nice but kinda sleepy, "Tensile" and "All Those Notes" are great though.
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AgitReader wrote:
Check out our interview: http://www.agitreader.com/features/the_clean-09.14.html
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sonicsatori wrote:
listening to their new track "Tensile" - on RCRD LBL. Amazing
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megcab wrote:
tally ho!
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thirdprofile wrote:
new album is pretty good but it doesn't sound anything like the stuff on "anthology" and it's kinda weird it's the same band really.
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okstaa68721 wrote:
I love this band so much. Especially great to listen to while driving between 6-8 in the morning. Ha!
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harajukudude wrote:
very happy to discover this band!
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whitebicycle wrote:
<3
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lauraKICKS wrote:
Word up, flat_one.
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flat_one wrote:
criminally underrated.
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danielreisinger wrote:
<3 Psychedelic Ranger ... IMBA!
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kevin14455 wrote:
if someone have the song BEATNIK please, send it to me! ksc14_91@hotmail.com (i´m not beatnik btw, but i like their sunglasses)
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babylonsick wrote:
kiwis
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Wolfgarden wrote:
cool band.
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dz93 wrote:
Great, great band. Amazing guitar sounds.
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Pavement
O2 Academy Brixton, London, United Kingdom
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ATP curated by Pavement
Butlins Holiday Resort, Minehead, United Kingdom
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