Martin Phillips, whose New Zealand bandthe Chillsserved as an influence on R.E.M.
and Pavement, has died.
His death was announced in astatementposted Sunday on the Chills social media accounts.
Martin Phillips onstage with The Chills in 2016Jordi Vidal/Redferns
No cause or date was given.
New ZealandsOtago Daily Timesreportedthat Phillips had recently been admitted to Dunedin Hospital with liver problems.
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The Chills were known for jangly guitar pop.
Phillips was the bands only constant member in a career that attracted an international following across four decades.
The bands first studio album,Brave Words, arrived in 1987.
17 on Billboards modern rock chart.
The Chills broke up after touring forSoft Bomb, but later reunited with a new lineup.
The bands most recent album,Scatterbrain,came out in 2021.
No information on survivors was immediately available.
