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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Entertainment
Kiran Dass

The Clean – 10 of the best

The Clean at a playground in Woodhaugh Gardens, Dunedin in 1980.
The Clean at a playground in Woodhaugh Gardens, Dunedin in 1980. The Clean: In the Dreamlife You Need a Rubber Soul by Richard Langston is out now. Photograph: Craig McNab

Formed in Dunedin, New Zealand in 1978 by brothers Hamish and David Kilgour and Peter Gutteridge, the Clean pioneered a lo-fi DIY spirit steeped in the sound of west coast psychedelia, Velvet Underground and post-punk. They’ve had an indelible influence on indie acts Pavement, Yo La Tengo and Guided By Voices, and made their first Flying Nun Records single, Tally Ho, for just NZ$50 in 1981, leading the way for a thrilling new chapter in New Zealand music.

Point That Thing Somewhere Else (1981)

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