Kilgour is best known for co-founding the Dunedin band The Clean in 1978, which rose to prominence on the Flying Nun label. The Clean was established in Duned in 1978 by Kilgour and his brother David. They are regarded as one of the innovators of the indie-pop genre’s jangly “Dunedin sound.”
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Hamish Kilgour had a variety of projects outside of the Clean, including the Great Unwashed with David and Mad Scene with his later-ex-wife Lisa Siegel.
He also co-founded space-rock group Bailter Space and made his solo debut in 2014 with All of It and Nothing, followed by 2018’s Finklestein, based on a children’s story he created for his son.
Hamish Kilgour, the co-founder of the Clean has passed away at the age of 65. The Clean’s American record company, Merge Records, released the death statement, and it reads,
“With very heavy hearts, we can confirm that Hamish Kilgour has passed away in his home country of New Zealand. As a founding member of the Clean, with his brother, David, and Robert Scott, Hamish produced one of the most important and timeless bodies of work in rock music.”