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Singer-songwriter Martin Phillipps formed The Chills in 1980 with his sister Rachel Phillipps and Jane Dodd on bass after the demise of his punk band, The Same.[1] Phillipps' earlier band, the Same, formed in 1978 and performed alongside punk bands Toy Love and The Enemy.[1] The Same also included Craig Easton, Paul Baird, Jeffrey Batts, Gaynor Propsting among others. The Chills went on to go through over 20 different line-up changes with Martin Phillipps as the only constant member. Members of the band over the years have included Peter Gutteridge, Alan Haig, Fraser Batts, Terry Moore, Martyn Bull, Peter Allison, David Kilgour, Steven Schayer, Martin Kean, Justin Harwood, Caroline Easther, Jillian Dempster among others. Several of these musicians went on to further success in bands ranging from The Verlaines to Luna.