The Clean
New Zealand
Formed: 1978
Years Active: 70, 80, 90, 2000
Genres: Pop/Rock
Styles: Alternative/Indie Rock, New Zealand Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, College Rock, Indie Rock, Post-Punk, Punk/New Wave, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock
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The Clean were one of the most influential New Zealand bands of the post-punk era. The band formed in the town of Dunedin in 1978, when Hamish Kilgour (drums) and his brother David (guitar) recruited David's school friend, guitarist Peter Gutteridge. Soon afterward, they opened for New Zealand punk rockers Enemy. The Clean were one of the first bands in the country to play original material. They carved out a distinctive noisy but melodic sound, distinguished by David's screeching, distorted guitar. When the Kilgour brothers decided in 1979 to ...
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