Reactivated New Zealand legends The Chills play an exceptionally rare British show at West Hill Hall this month. Led by songwriter Martin Phillips, The Chills were part of the 80s Dunedin scene, a handful of guitar groups signed to the Flying Nun label, whose consistent high quality output and distance from the UK leant it an almost mythic aura on these shores. Perhaps best known for their otherworldly 1984 single ‘Pink Frost’ (covered by The House Of Love and Fear Of Men), The Chills disintegrated after a handful of beautiful albums (‘Brave Words’, ‘Submarine Bells’ and ‘Soft Bomb’) but reformed in recent years, 2015’s comeback ‘Silver Bullets’ revealing Phillips’ melodic gifts are undiminished by time.

West Hill Hall, Saturday 28th May 2016