Martin Phillipps, frontman of New Zealand post-punk band The Chills, has died aged 61.
The band confirmed on their official social media accounts that he died “unexpectedly”. No explanation for demise has been given.
“It’s with damaged hearts that the household and buddies of Martin Phillipps want to advise Martin has died unexpectedly,” the assertion started.
“The household ask for privateness right now.
“Funeral preparations shall be suggested in the end.”
Because the band’s vocalist and guitarist, Phillipps fronted one of many key bands within the New Zealand post-punk motion. The Chills fashioned in 1980 in Dunedin, melding the nascent post-punk sound that was attaining reputation on the time with influences from the music of the ’60s. Their debut album ‘Courageous Phrases’ was launched in 1987.
They have been one of many main names on the label Flying Nun Information and helped to pioneer the ‘Dunedin sound’, which was characterised by a mix of punk rock with jangly, psychedelic-influenced riffs.
They cut up up and reformed quite a few occasions of their first twenty years of life, however had remained collectively since 1999.
— T H E C H I L L S (@TheChills) July 28, 2024
The Chills have been the topic of a 2019 documentary, The Chills: The Triumph & Tragedy of Martin Phillipps, which instructed their story and in addition touched on Phillipps’ brush with demise when he suffered from hepatitis C and liver failure.
In whole, they launched seven albums. Their most up-to-date album, ‘Scatterbrain’, got here out in Could 2021.
