Tag: Seance

The Church’s Steve Kilbey writing songs with Greg Dulli of The Afghan Whigs

The Church’s Steve Kilbey writing songs with Greg Dulli of The Afghan Whigs

While neither side has officially announced anything, it appears that Steve Kilbey of The Church and The Afghan Whigs’ Greg Dulli may have begun work in Australia on the new musical project that Kilbey first hinted at last July after he jumped on stage with the reunited Whigs in Sydney to help perform “One Day.”

Video: Steve Kilbey joins The Afghan Whigs to perform The Church’s ‘One Day’ in Sydney

Video: Steve Kilbey joins The Afghan Whigs to perform The Church’s ‘One Day’ in Sydney

The newly reunited Afghan Whigs this week are in the midst of playing their first-ever concerts in Australia, and, on Thursday night at a club date in Sydney, Greg Dulli and Co. paid tribute to a key early influence by bringing Steve Kilbey up on stage to help perform ‘One Day’ off The Church’s 1983 album ‘Seance.’

New releases: INXS, The Church, Steve Wynn, New Model Army, The Teardrop Explodes

New releases: INXS, The Church, Steve Wynn, New Model Army, The Teardrop Explodes

This week’s new releases include INXS’s disc of re-recorded hits with all-star vocalists (‘Original Sin’), two reissues from The Church (‘Seance,’ ‘Heyday’), a new studio album from ex-Dream Syndicate frontman Steve Wynn (‘Northern Aggression’), a New Model Army box set (‘Anthology’) and the domestic reissue of The Teardrop Explodes’ ‘Kilimanjaro.’

The Church announces ‘Deep in the Shallows’ singles collection, first phase of reissues

The Church announces ‘Deep in the Shallows’ singles collection, first phase of reissues

As we reported last week, The Church is embarking on a major reissue campaign to mark its 30th anniversary, and today Second Motion Records announced the first phase: a new 2CD singles anthology called ‘Deep in the Shallows,’ plus expanded reissues of the Australian rockers’ first four albums.

The Church reissuing first 8 albums, touring Australia to mark 30th anniversary

The Church reissuing first 8 albums, touring Australia to mark 30th anniversary

To mark its 30th anniversary, Australian rock act The Church this fall will embark on a major reissue campaign, releasing digitally remastered editions of its first eight studio albums — 1981’s ‘Of Skins and Heart’ through 1994’s ‘Sometime Anywhere’ — along with four early EPs and a new 2CD singles compilation.