New Zealand band led by songwriter Martin Phillipps, associated with the Dunedin sound and Flying Nun Records.

Associated with Flying Nun Records; central to the Dunedin sound. Notable songs/albums include "Heavenly Pop Hit", Submarine Bells and Kaleidoscope World.

DeBaser reviews celebrate The Chills' melodic, psychedelic-tinged pop rooted in the Dunedin sound. Kaleidoscope World is praised for crooked, celestial melodies; Submarine Bells is noted for its standout single "Heavenly Pop Hit" and environmental lyrical concerns. Both reviews emphasize Flying Nun associations and 1980s kiwi-pop excellence.

For:Fans of 1980s indie pop, the Dunedin sound, jangle/psychedelic-tinged guitar pop and Flying Nun-era music.

 “a third ear for the crooked melodies capable of opening up at a certain point into celestial rifts, only to return immediately to the pace of a off-key nursery rhyme,”

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 Deep and dark my submarine / bells groan in green and gray / Mine would chine a thousand times / to make you feel okay...

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