Steve Kilbey | |
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.jpg) Kilbey performing solo in Sydney, August 2020 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Steven John Kilbey |
| Born | 13 September 1954 Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England |
| Origin | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia |
| Genres | Alternative rock, post-punk, new wave, dream pop, glam rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, lyricist, composer, bass guitarist, music producer, poet, painter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, bass, guitar, keyboards |
| Years active | 1971–present |
| Labels | Enigma, Rykodisc, Rough Trade, Red Eye Records, Vicious Sloth, Second Motion Records, Karmic Hit, thetimebeing.com |
| Website | thetimebeing |
Steven John Kilbey (born 13 September 1954) is an English born Australian singer-songwriter best known as the lead singer and bass guitarist for the rock band The Church. He is also a music producer, poet, and painter.[1] As of 2020, Kilbey has released 14 solo albums and has collaborated on recordings with musical artists such as Martin Kennedy, Stephen Cummings and Ricky Maymi as a vocalist, musician, writer and/or producer.[2] Ian McFarlane writes that "Kilbey's solo recordings [are] challenging and evocative. They ran the gamut of sounds and emotions from electronic and avant-garde to acoustic and symphonic, joyous and dreamy to saturnine and sardonic".[3]
As of 2020, Kilbey has over 1,000 original songs registered with Australian copyright agency Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA).[4]
- ^ "Steve Kilbey". the church. 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ^ Sean Sennett; David Gilliver (1994). "Beware The Falling Swinger". Lovetown – the Stephen Cummings site (originally from Time Off magazine). Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Ian MacFarlane 1999, p. 346was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Noel Mengen (8 October 2014). "A broader Church". Courier-Mail. Retrieved 20 October 2014.