Tally Ho

The most famous brothers in NZ pop (After Neil and Tim Finn) are David and Hamish Kilgour of The Clean.

Their first single "Tally Ho" put both a town (Dunedin) and a record label (Flying Nun) on the rock and roll map in the early 80s.



As well as the Kilgour brothers, this song features guitarist Peter Gutteridge, bassist Robert Scott, and two-fingered keyboard by Martin Phillips -- guys who later went on to bigger things with their own bands. It was a top 20 single in NZ (not a top 20 "indie" single, a Top 20 Single: "Here's Split Enz, here's Duran Duran, and here's the Clean!") and ground zero for the New Zealand's indie scene.

Following "Tally Ho", The Clean made another single and an EP for Flying Nun, but then split up for the rest of the decade. They reformed in 1990 for the Vehicle album, split up and reformed again in the mid 90s for the albums Modern Rock and Unknown Country, then again in 2001 for the Getaway album (which wasn't that great, but allowed them to tour the U.S. as a headliner and opener for YLT).

Now, following another eight year absence, the Clean have a new upcoming album called Mister Pop coming out in September on Merge. That's four albums in twenty years -- slow down guys!