The Clean
The Clean are an indie rock band that formed in Dunedin, New Zealand in 1978, and have been described as the most influential band to come from the Flying Nun label, whose repertoire included many major components of the "Dunedin Sound". Led through a number of early rotating line-ups by brothers Hamish and David Kilgour, the band settled down to their well-known and current line-up with bassist Robert Scott.
History
Hamish and David Kilgour started to play and write music together in Dunedin in 1978, "building up a fat songbook of primitive punk, minimalist pop, infectious folk rock and adventurous psychedelic instrumentals. Their sound was built around David Kilgour’s off-centre, 1960s-influenced guitar, Hamish’s motorik drumming and melodic driving bass, first from Peter Gutteridge then Robert Scott".
The band's 1981 debut single "Tally Ho!" was the second release on Roger Shepherd's Flying Nun Records label. "Tally Ho!" reached number 19 on the New Zealand Singles Charts, giving the fledgling label its first hit.
Podcasts:
Anything Could Happen.
Went to a doctor, said I look so hard
and with a smile on his face but him into a junkyard
Look for an answer in empty doorways
Talk to a dancer, said it's out on the highway
Well come on doctor, won't you gimme a shot
I'm feeling cold boy, feeling hot
Doctor said no boy you gotta learn
First don't shoot up and then it's your turn
Well anything could happen
and it could be right now
and the choice is yours
to make it worthwhile
Anything could happen
and it could be right now
and the choice is yours
so make it worthwhile
Make the cancellation and I got numb
I haven't the motivation to get myself a gun
Look for an answer in empty doorways
Talk to a dancer, said it's out on the highway
Well here I am in the big city
I got no heart and I got no pity
Can't you see I'm on the run
can't you see I'm not having any fun
Anything could happen
and it could be right now
and the choice is yours
to make it worthwhile
Anything could happen
and it could be right now
and the choice is yours