David Kilgour | Artist

David Kilgour MNZM is a New Zealand songwriter, musician and recording artist born 1962 in Dunedin. He first started playing guitar as a teenager in the late 1970s. With brother Hamish he formed The Clean, a group recognised as one of the founders of the NZ independent rock scene and a pivotal band in the development of the Dunedin Sound, which was centred on the Flying Nun record label, along with fellow acts The Verlaines, The Chills, Straitjacket Fits, The Bats and Tall Dwarfs. The Clean broke up in the early 1980s, and David Kilgour formed new bands Stephen and The Great Unwashed. The Clean reformed in 1989 and recorded a total of Six studio album, plus two excellent live albums, the last release being 2009's Mister Pop. The Clean's second album Vehicle from 1990, is a standout release. In 1983 Kilgour's band The Great Unwashed released the excellent Clean Out of Our Minds studio album. In parallel with his work with The Clean, Kilgour played guitar with Dunedin based group Snapper, who delivered two studio albums, plus he released the album Radar of Small Dogs in 1993 with the four-piece group Stephen, which also featured his brother Stephen Kilgour on second guitar. Kicking off with his 1991 debut solo release Here Come the Cars, Kilgour has released 12 solo albums, including collaborations with Sam Hunt and his backing band the Heavy Eights. Standouts include Here Come the Cars, Sugar Mouth, David Kilgour & the Heavy Eights and A Feather in the Engine. Kilgour has come to be known as one of the most respected and admired songwriters of his generation and certainly one of the greatest rock musicians to come out of New Zealand. His signature guitar twang and languid, carefree melodies are readily identifiable. In 2001 Kilgour was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to music.

Artist Website: davidkilgour.com

Featured Albums: David Kilgour

Related Artists: The Clean, Snapper

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