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Grant McLennan

85,524 plays (4,118 listeners)

Grant McLennan (1958-2006) was one half of the creative team that made up The Go-Betweens. He and partner Robert Forster formed the band in 1978 and continued off and on through 2005. McLennan's solo career began with Watershed in 1991; he released a total of four albums, the last in 1997, then rejoined Forster for a reunion.

The Triffids

497,596 plays (24,172 listeners)

The band originated in Perth, Western Australia in the late 1970s. They went through various line-up changes until the early 1980s when they moved to Sydney and later Melbourne and released their first LP Treeless Plain. The band toured extensively in Europe and caught the attention of the UK music press, being featured on the cover of NME twice.

The Chills

594,855 plays (40,686 listeners)

The Chills story is as much the story of Martin Phillipps. The group was dogged by an ever changing line up, with Phillipps being the only permanent member.

The Bats

552,793 plays (29,909 listeners)

There are at least three artists called The Bats: Approaching a quarter century of recording and performing, Christchurch, New Zealand's The Bats have survived seven albums and five world tours with the original line-up of Kaye Woodward, Malcolm Grant, Paul Kean and Robert Scott intact.

The Verlaines

209,603 plays (13,092 listeners)

The origins of New Zealand's Verlaines can be traced back as early as 1979, with the group's founder Graeme Downes took direct inspiration from fellow Dunedin group, the Clean to form a band of his own. It wasn't until 1981 that the group made their first public appearance with their initial five-piece line-up.

The Clean

973,567 plays (38,372 listeners)

The Clean are an influential indie rock band that formed in Dunedin, New Zealand in 1978. The Clean soon forged a distinctive and quirky sound, inspired by punk filtered through to the relatively isolated New Zealand.

Comet Gain

725,127 plays (48,167 listeners)

Comet Gain is a British indie rock band with heavy influences from Dexys Midnight Runners and northern soul. The band includes ex-Huggy Bear bass player Jon Slade and included future Velocette members Sarah Bleach and Jax Coombes.

Died Pretty

82,178 plays (6,633 listeners)

Died Pretty (sometimes The Died Pretty) was an indie rock band centred around singer Ron Peno and guitarist Brett Myers. The band formed in Sydney, Australia in early 1984 and played their last shows in 2002. Their music started from a base of early electric Bob Dylan with psychedelic influences. They were also notably influenced by The Velvet Underground and Television.