The Clean

The Clean
The Clean
	The Clean performing in 2010
Background information
Origin	Dunedin, New Zealand
Genres	Indie rock; Dunedin sound; post-punk; jangle pop; garage rock;
Years active	1978–2022
Labels	Flying Nun Records; Merge Records; Arch Hill Records;
Spinoffs	The Great Unwashed;
Past members	David Kilgour; Hamish Kilgour; Peter Gutteridge; Doug Hood; Robert Scott;

The Clean was a New Zealand indie rock band formed in Dunedin in 1978. They have been described as the most influential band to come from the Flying Nun label, which recorded many artists associated with the "Dunedin sound", and one of the first bands to be described as "indie rock".^[2]^[3]

Led by brothers Hamish and David Kilgour, the band rotated through a number of musicians before settling on their well-known and longest running line-up with Robert Scott.^[2] Their name comes from a character from the movie Free Ride called Mr. Clean.^[4]

^ Marc Masters (6 December 2022). "Hamish Kilgour, founding member of New Zealand's The Clean, has died at 65". NPR. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
^ ^a ^b Schmidt, Andrew. "The Clean – Profile" profile Archived 15 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine.AudioCulture.
^ Cargill, Angus (2008). Hang the DJ: An Alternative Book of Music Lists. London: Faber and Faber. p. 138. ISBN 978-0-571-24172-9.
^ Betts, Greg. 20 Questions With David Kilgour Archived 17 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine.The Austin Chronicle. 30 May 2012.

[1] Marc Masters (6 December 2022). "Hamish Kilgour, founding member of New Zealand's The Clean, has died at 65". NPR. Retrieved 22 March 2024.

[AudioCulture-2] Schmidt, Andrew. "The Clean – Profile" profile Archived 15 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine.AudioCulture.

[3] Cargill, Angus (2008). Hang the DJ: An Alternative Book of Music Lists. London: Faber and Faber. p. 138. ISBN 978-0-571-24172-9.

[:0-4] Betts, Greg. 20 Questions With David Kilgour Archived 17 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine.The Austin Chronicle. 30 May 2012.

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