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Night Of Chill Blue: A Chills Anthology

Artist Song
The Chills  Kaleidoscope World 
The Chills  Satin Doll 
The Chills  Frantic Drift 
The Chills  Rolling Moon 
The Chills  Pink Frost 
The Chills  Never, Never Go 
The Chills  Doledrums 
The Chills  Hidden Bay 
The Chills  Push 
The Chills  Rain 
The Chills  Look For The Good In Others & They'll See The Good In You 
The Chills  Wet Blanket 
The Chills  Party In My Heart 
The Chills  Draft Morning [Byrds cover] 
The Chills  Heavenly Pop Hit 
The Chills  Tied Up In Chain 
The Chills  The Oncoming Day 
The Chills  Part Past Part Fiction 
The Chills  Familiarity Breeds Contempt 
The Chills  Effloresce & Deliquesce 
The Chills  I Wish I Could Do Without You 
The Chills  Male Monster From The Id 
The Chills  Background Affair 
The Chills  Ocean Ocean 
The Chills  Double Summer 

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One of the holy triumvirate of New Zealand indie rock bands who crept quietly into the college radio scene in the early & mid 1980s (alongside the Clean and the Bats), the Chills started with the same lo-fi garage band aesthetic as the Clean, but added a healthy dose of keyboard-driven melancholy & melodicism. Their early singles & EP tracks were nothing short of stunning (captured on the wonderful Kaleidoscope World). Their first full-length album, Brave Words, took off some of the rough edges but was still off-kilter enough (particularly the catch "Rain" and the hyperactive "Look For The Good In Others."), though the production is a bit murky for my taste. The semi-breakthough album, 1990's Submarine Bells, was far more polished, with another handful of fine tunes (and another frenetic rocker, "Familiarity Breeds Contempt"). A couple more albums followed, though I kinda lost interest at that point and don't have the last one. They spent another decade in limbo, but apparently have been doing some recording lately and snuck out an ep a couple years back (not included here).
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Pop Kulcher
Date: 11/15/2008
Here's the cover:
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Pop Kulcher
Date: 11/15/2008
Let's try that again...
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ash.
Date: 11/15/2008
Wow, wow, wow! Never thought I'd see this. Very impressive indeed!
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avocado rabbit
Date: 11/17/2008
Submarine Bells was my favorite from this band but I think the greatest hits concept is the way to go with them. Very nice compilation.
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Sean Lally
Date: 11/18/2008
"Heavenly pop hit" - so aptly named.
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Moe
Date: 11/21/2008
Heavenly pop mix, my pal. Submarine Bells has always been my favorite as well, and like you, I lost interest after Soft Bomb. I know that Martin also released a multi-disc set of outtakes and demos. Surprised that "I Love My Leather Jacket" didn't make the cut.
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KathrynandRupert
Date: 11/29/2008
Brave Words and Soft Bomb are my favourite LP's. I never really got into Submarine Bells but it does have the majestic Heavenly Pop Hit on it. And every time I hear Pink Frost a chill runs down my spine.