Stereogum — The Philadelphia death-metal trio Horrendous released their debut album, The Chills, in January 2012. I was editor of the metal blog Invisible Oranges at that time, and we reviewed The Chills when it came out. Fun fact: That review was written by a g... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis The Chills' new album, Silver Bullets -- their first in nearly two decades -- is out at the end of October and they've just shared another song off the record. "Warm Waveform" sounds like classic Chills, dark... more info

Stereogum — “With the touch of your hand, I felt my flesh go all electric,” croons Martin Phillips smokily above layers of somber bass and soft, chiming guitars. The boundaries between the light and dark, sharp and gauzy, luminous and hazy are challenged in ... more info

Stereogum — It’s been nearly two decades since the great New Zealand jangle-pop band the Chills released their last full-length, 1996’s Sunburnt. They came back with a new song called “Molten Gold” in 2013, and now they’ve finally announced plans for a... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis After announcing their return two years ago, Martin Phillips' The Chills are officially back with Silver Bullets, the New Zealand band's first album since 1996's Sunburnt. The album will be out October 30 via Fire and you... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Peter Gutteridge @ Palisades 9/1/2014 (via @brooklynvegan instagram) We are greatly saddened to learn of the passing of Peter Gutteridge today. Peter was a Flying Nun original, a founding member of The Clean, The Chills and of course his own... more info

KEXP Seattle — You might call it Flying Nun 2.0, for the venerable New Zealand label recently began signing new Kiwi acts after a long hiatus. Considering Flying Nun signed and released many of its country’s most celebrated acts including The Clean, The Bats, Bai... more info

DrownedInSound — In the final assessment what we’ve got here are a set of pop songs that are almost uniformly brilliant, captured in a fashion that harks back to the band’s beginnings, presented beautifully and with pride. Read the full story on DrownedinS... more info

Guardian Music — RR regular Mnemonic gives her pick from last week's topic: what are the best songs about the sky?Bonnie Pink – Perfect Sky. Sweet and simple J-pop. Thanks to Sakura for the translation of the lyrics: "Looking up at the heavens, I make a mermaid jum... more info

Starpulse — "Sparkle," starring the late Whitney Houston, hits theaters this weekend, and co-star Jordin Sparks has opened up about working with the famous songstress. The former "American Idol" star told the... more info