The Chills perform Pink Frost
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Oh man! Take me back. Yup, drag me kicking and screaming into those halcyon days of the mid to the late 80s when all I cared about was Archie Comics, extra full cream milk, and getting my hands the latest release off New Zealand’s Flying Nun label. This track — Pink Frost — from Dunedin band, The Chills, is a window back to a time when melody ruled, guitars were always slightly out of tune, and haircuts were just five dollars down at your local barber shop.
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James Lillis Monday 13 July 2009
Damn! When I first saw the video for Pink Frost I was BLOWN AWAY. You’re speaking my language… so many memories.
paul Saturday 12 September 2009
You can watch the original video for ‘Pink Frost’ here:
http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/pink-frost-1984
Also recently uploaded to the NZ On Screen site is the excellent 2002 documentary on Flying Nun – Heavenly Pop Hits – in full length:
http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/heavenly-pop-hits-the-flying-nun-story-2002
“This documentary tells the story of the legendary Flying Nun music label up to its 21st birthday. The label became associated with the ‘Dunedin Sound’: a catch-all term for a sprawl of DIY, post-punk, warped, jangly guitar-pop. The Guardian: “[it's] as if being on the other side of the world meant the music was played upside down”. Features interviews with key players, the spats and the dark-but-breezy glory. The label’s influence on the US indie scene is noted and Pavement’s Stephen Malkmus covers The Verlaines’ ‘Death and the Maiden’.”
I’m sure many Lost readers will be interested in watching the doco – Chris Knox, The Chills, Straitjacket Fits, The Clean (MGMT recently covered The Clean’s classic single ‘Anything Can Happen’ in concert) … are all featured in their southern south seas prime.