{"title":"Church","description":"\u003cp\u003eFew bands folded jangly guitar pop and late-night psychedelia together as insistently as Church. Much of their appeal comes from a tension between precise, chiming guitar interplay and a hush of atmosphere: songs that can sound like hymns for lonely driving. That balance reached millions with the single \"Under the Milky Way,\" but it was present from the start — a through-line from the urgent jangle of Of Skins and Heart to the widescreen polish of Starfish.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteve Kilbey's baritone presence and elliptical lyrics give the band a distinctive center: simultaneously detached and deeply romantic. Guitarists Peter Koppes and Marty Willson-Piper created interlocking lines that move between bright, Byrds-like jangle and watery, reverb-soaked textures; those guitars are as central to Church's identity as the melodies. Drumming and rhythmic choices shifted over time but always supported that sense of a band sculpting guitar sound into mood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChurch arrived from the Australian indie scene of the early 1980s alongside peers such as The Go-Betweens, sharing an appetite for literate songwriting and melodic economy. Over the decade the band flirted with bigger production values — Starfish is the clearest example — without abandoning the introspective undercurrent that marked earlier records like The Blurred Crusade. That ability to move from mop-top jangle to cinematic adult-alt rock made Church a useful bridge between post-punk guitar bands and later dream-pop and shoegaze artists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFans often single out Gold Afternoon Fix and Sometime Anywhere as records that show different facets of the group's strengths: one leaning toward compact songwriting and the other toward textured, expansive arrangements. Across decades of releases, the core lineup — Kilbey, Koppes, Willson-Piper and later Tim Powles on drums — provided continuity even as production and musical fashion shifted. The band’s catalog rewards close listening: subtle studio touches and melodic turns that reveal themselves after repeat plays.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor listeners who appreciate the moodier side of 1980s alternative rock — bands that favor atmosphere as much as hooks — Church remains a band worth exploring. Their work clarifies how chiming guitars and reserved vocals can combine to create songs that feel both immediate and slightly out of reach, a quality that keeps those records compelling years after their initial release.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"church-gold-afternoon-fix-180g-gold-black-marble-vinyl-lp-rsd-record-store-day-1","title":"CHURCH 'Gold Afternoon Fix' 180g GOLD\/BLACK MARBLE Vinyl LP RSD Record Store Day","description":"\u003cp\u003eCondition: New\/Sealed\/Mint\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Goldmine Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40324242571422,"sku":"","price":55.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/9434\/3070\/products\/churchgoldRSD1_1522ce68-82f3-4345-9725-0e760f68a005.jpg?v=1626476802"},{"product_id":"church-of-skins-and-heart-white-vinyl-lp","title":"CHURCH 'Of Skins And Heart' 180g WHITE Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eCondition: New\/Sealed\/Mint\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldmine Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45334380413149,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/9434\/3070\/files\/churchofskincopy.jpg?v=1717717876"},{"product_id":"church-heyday-red-vinyl-lp","title":"CHURCH 'Heyday' RED Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eCondition: New\/Sealed\/Mint\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Goldmine Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45871822536925,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/9434\/3070\/files\/churchheyday.jpg?v=1732590897"},{"product_id":"church-eros-zeta-the-perfumed-guitars-green-vinyl-2lp","title":"CHURCH 'Eros Zeta \u0026 The Perfumed Guitars' GREEN Vinyl 2LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eCondition: New\/Sealed\/Mint\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldmine Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46407620853981,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/9434\/3070\/files\/IMG_9941.jpg?v=1746245931"},{"product_id":"church-the-hypnogogue-violet-vinyl-2lp-1","title":"CHURCH 'The Hypnogogue' VIOLET Vinyl 2LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eCondition: New\/Sealed\/Mint\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldmine Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46407620985053,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/9434\/3070\/files\/IMG_9943.jpg?v=1746246041"},{"product_id":"church-seance-pink-vinyl-lp","title":"CHURCH 'Seance' PINK Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eCondition: New\/Sealed\/Mint\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldmine Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46455355310301,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/9434\/3070\/files\/IMG_1049.jpg?v=1748321496"},{"product_id":"church-blurred-crusade-blue-vinyl-lp","title":"CHURCH 'Blurred Crusade' BLUE Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eCondition: New\/Sealed\/Mint\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldmine Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46455355703517,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/9434\/3070\/files\/IMG_1051.jpg?v=1748321546"},{"product_id":"church-hindsight-1980-1987-silver-black-vinyl-2lp","title":"CHURCH 'Hindsight 1980-1987' SILVER\/BLACK Vinyl 2LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eCondition: New\/Sealed\/Mint\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldmine Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46574522302685,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/9434\/3070\/files\/IMG_1443_db66a501-94d6-4d74-aaf1-cff8dd0a57ba.jpg?v=1752563234"},{"product_id":"church-starfish-vinyl-lp","title":"CHURCH 'Starfish' Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eCondition: New\/Sealed\/Mint\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Goldmine Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48062361075933,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/9434\/3070\/files\/IMG_3811.jpg?v=1782106945"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.goldminerecords.com.au\/collections\/church-vinyl.oembed","provider":"GOLDMINE RECORDS PTY. 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