The Church - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)

KEXP.ORG presents The Church performing live in the KEXP studio. Recorded September 9, 2023
Songs:
The Hypnogogue
Albert Ross
Realm of Minor Angels
Second Bridge
Steve Kilbey - Vocals, Bass
Ian Haug - Guitar
Ash Naylor - Guitar
Nicholas Meredith - Drums
Jeff Cain - Guitar, Keys
Host: John Richards
Audio Engineers: Jon Roberts, Kevin Suggs
Guest Audio Engineer: Mark Lewis
Audio Mixer: Mark Lewis
Mastering: Matt Ogaz
Cameras: Jim Beckmann, Carlos Cruz, Alaia D’Alessandro, Ettie Wahl
Editor: Jim Beckmann
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[@briangoodman8990]

Steve Kilbey is an incredibly poetic artist. What a presence. Long live The Church!

[@mini_mozzer]

i saw them live for the first time in october. was an incredible performance and an awesome atmosphere

[@bobwielaard4596]

Steve Kilbys voice is on another level.

[@jimbojones101]

I wasn't going to watch this, you know save it for another day but started watching it and well . . . i'm still watching it.

[@JimSmithersSlideGuitar]

Steve Kilbey, thank you for everything you have done over the years. If your songs were painting sir, they would be on every wall and every pocket. God blessed you...

[@californiahunterjess]

Wow John! A warm blanket. What an analogy and to be able to say that face to face to Steve! That’s great. The power of music!

[@kevinparkernde]

Such a great voice. It's so good to have the Church making music again. 🤟🏼 That was a really nice acknowledgment to how Music of the Church helped you cope. It was a warm blanket for many of us out here. Songs that are relevant forever. 🫵🏼 🎶❤️🌎👈🏼

[@lindadonofrio6324]

Steve Kilbey still has one of the most incredible voices in music ever.

[@noahballou6350]

Im pretty high on ski and digging this perfume guitars band

[@JaCapella]

Exactly

[@Nithael_]

Jeffrey Cain is a genius. Isidore records are fabulous.

[@johnpabloguild9293]

Absolutely

[@johnpabloguild9293]

The SOUND in this performance is ASTOUNDING, as are The Church. Long Live.

[@KevKavanagh]

Great to see Ash Naylor in the lineup, there's aural gold dust on everything he touches!

[@gatlygat]

With a badge celebrating the Pies flag!

[@PlanetaryElement]

"Unguarded Moment" remains to this day, one of the most soulful and ethereal rock songs ever penned! My Church! ❤

[@Undercoverbrotherfromanother]

Albert Ross, rocking so hard acoustically. Only Steve and the Church are so 50 light years ahead of the times.

[@thoughtballoons]

SO GOOD to hear these guys again!!!

[@wulfgreyhame6857]

I've been a Church fan since I first discovered them in 1981. Apart from Steve Kilbey, a totally different line-up - yet unmistakably The Church

[@DavidAndrewsPEC]

YES! The sound just evolved, as did the band. I got into them the same time, and am still a fan.

[@Grim-qj9hh]

Another musical discovery! Thank you KEXP!

[@AldrianCG]

You have plenty to catch up. If you don’t mind me saying it, I’d start with their album Priest=Aura. 👊🏼

[@captainmission]

outstanding music, a band that just gets better and better and always delivers.

[@homunculusSZN]

If you don’t love Australian bands then you don’t love music!

[@KaksVas]

love you Steve Kilbey ,mostrooooooooooooo!!!

[@nicolasflamel2905]

One of the world's most under rated band. Starfish was on constant rotation in my youth.

[@soyburglar1878]

Absolutely amazing album!

[@WeFindSimpleSolutions]

I agree, most people have never heard of them, even back in the early 90’s most people didn’t know of them.

[@JaCapella]

When I was but a wee lil lad and a wee little lad was mee’ Starfish Still were found on the shores O’ Maryland O’sCity! I climbed into a sycamore tree…

[@remmyk5834]

Mine too.

[@russgeer9450]

Realm of Minor Angles is just absolutely brilliant!

[@PedalPowerAdventures]

Such an amazing band! This past October we got to see their concert in Clearwater Florida and they did not disappoint. Thanks KEXP for having them on your show.

[@eduardoSC41]

Outstanding performance, this one

[@E-candy]

This IS The Church. Thank you, Steve, Ian, Jeffrey, Ash, and Nick for this amazing music and love the two new albums and future albums. See you in the Pacific Northwest again!

[@tazador793]

First listen to this band. They are awesome. Great show & the host incredible.

[@monicaspector2388]

As always.... stellar performance... by the most stellar band. Thank you gentlemen... and thanks to KEXP for always hooking up a great session!

[@AldrianCG]

The Church!!!!! 🙌🏼

[@dadtunesatx6645]

They came through Austin back in October and it was my favorite show. EVER!

[@SS-yn4oc]

Hey, what a great song to begin with!

[@eddyray2012]

Saw them at the University of Wollongong in 1983, and have been hooked ever since. Off to see them again in a few weeks in Philly! So excited. Wonderful band!

[@gwsports4567]

Glad to see the boys still at it! STARFISH is an all time classic!!

[@andreabosetti3538]

since the mid-eighties, they fill my heart with magical emotions

[@jhonjairoriosagudelo6962]

The CHURCH es mi banda de ROCK favorita, la mas grande todos los tiempos...

[@user-qn1zz1mu9b]

Отличный канал! Здоровские группы! Очень приятно слушать и смотреть! Спасибо.

[@happiness8535]

I would watch that movie

[@birdwatching_u_back]

THE CHURCH OMG 💙💙💙💙💙

[@WeFindSimpleSolutions]

WOW !!!!!! I Loved these guys when I was young !!!! Really was the soundtrack/ background music to my life.

[@happiness8535]

I bought this album the day I shaved for the first time. My dad gave me a razor and some shaving cream. I went to Strawberry Records and bought this album. 1988.

[@videoaudio3553]

Nice new The Church album! And due this live show found out of Jeffrey Cain and their with Steve other project - Isidore

[@PugilistAnalyst]

Starfish. Timeless.

[@johnpabloguild9293]

Priest = Aura is even better😊

[@DavidAndrewsPEC]

Just a shout-out to John, and maybe Steve too ... I had the same thing from the Starfish album ... I had a depression going on ... thought that a move would help. Didn't. Then a bit of living with someone. Made it worse. Took time out to get things together a bit. Kept this one album on near constant rotation. Why? Because it doesn't reinforce one particular mood, but it doesn't present anything emotionally irrelevant either. And that album has the best two-song bring-you-home in the world: A New Season and Hotel Womb. The fact of it helping you to experience different moods before pulling you through an 'onslaught of calm" ... this gives the album a somewhat therapeutic edge to it. So, thanks to Steve, Richard, Peter and Marty for that one. And, for everything since then, thanks to everyone else, too. And, to John, thank you for opening up about Starfish. I think there may be many of us for whom there was some degree of healing from listening to it.

[@johnpabloguild9293]

Realm of Minor Angels is as good as anything The Church have ever done. They've soundtracked so much of my life and I can never thank SK + co enough

[@arifuretabeatz456]

that was so beautiful

[@joceliarthurbauermann4147]

Church for ever!☝️

[@gplunk]

I shall genuflect; and cross myself, in the sanctuary of thee oulde Church....

[@thehellbentworm]

the Church is best band in music history

[@MothGirl007]

Soooooooooooo good!! 🔥🔥🔥

[@JorgeVelezMusic]

Excellent!

[@WeFindSimpleSolutions]

They need to have “The Alarm” on here 💪

[@sadman4eg_]

дуже круто

[@jesustopete9807]

The blurred Crusade album is an absolute jewel!

[@pranefuji]

I appreciate the story telling and excellent music.

it's a shame that just 31.800 people have watched this. Criminally underrated band. People this days just prefer to hear and watch the "sons and daughters" of this band and their legacy.

[@yf1177]

Good stuff! I'm hearing some serious Bowie channeling

[@geoffgeorges]

While I am happy to hear this I am more happy for John. I was listening when he announced that he was going to be hosting the Church, yes him John Richards hosting the CHURCH, in the same room! You did a great job my friend! And they sounded great.

[@francoismoutou2303]

8min in, when the singer reply about the city where the band had a hard time, I was SURE he would say Paris :P I live here and go to many gigs. Not to put the blame on the bands, but while 'we' can be a tough audience, we can also give a lot to the bands. As long as they don't take it for granted that the audience will like them ;) Ask Queen of the Stone Age (Nick Oliveri era) how wild it's been when they came for Songs for the Deaf. Or Micah P Hinson who apparently had a good time last time he came over... But on the other hand, ask the Beastie Boys how they got treated when they did that gig in Elysee Montmartre and started acting 'cocky'. They sure did not see that one coming! Or Kasabian, the Flaming Lips or any bands that showed up thinking it was granted that people will cheer. Well it ain't granted. I have more good memories of bonding with the bands than bad ones though... hopefully The Church will get back on conquer Paris.

[@realitywinner7582]

God Bless the Church ! could ye get " Black Swan Lane " in to play sometime . Thanks KEXP 🙂

[@robbauer6466]

BSL is a must for KEXP!!!

[@realitywinner7582]

@@robbauer6466 absolutely !!

[@wjd17spy]

I concur!. BSL is a must for KEXP. Songs such as The Prisoner, DNA, The Fear, Leave, Spin, Relax and Breath, Behind Your Window just to name a few.... Even better, BSL go out and support The Church on there next big Aussie tour. Now that would be heaven...

[@CommunicatingVessels]

🖤🖤🖤

[@franciscocortijo6254]

Uninvited, like the clouds.

[@Nithael_]

Back with Two Beasts

[@atravelerofbothtimespace4172]

How could " under the milkyway" not be included in the setlist ?

[@zoolxp]

NICE :D

[@darylcumming7119]

😊.

[@user-fu2sb1bx9i]

Does anyone know what the guitarist is holding at 03:27? It looks like a device with laser that holds the sound?

[@CommunicatingVessels]

It is called an Ebow. A magnet that vibrates the strings.

[@user-fu2sb1bx9i]

Wow, thank you!@@CommunicatingVessels

[@bradleypryor5586]

Be nice to have a link to the book.

[@russgeer9450]

Where's Tim Powell?

[@quokkanase]

Asked myself the same question. He‘s called Tim Powles, though.

[@russgeer9450]

Sorry for the misspelled last name.@@quokkanase

[@Womblesnoses121]

Roy wood has and always will have the best split ends in the business ,

[@soyburglar1878]

That’s a lot of guitarists for one band.

[@jimbojones101]

That's one big mouth for one face . . .

[@KevKavanagh]

Take your sorry arse off to Google, search Glenn Branca, then stay there.

[@GaylordBonnafous]

Well, when you love guitars you need guitarists, how is it a problem?

[@BOARMoto-bm2mh]

Saying “This is The Church” is tantamount to saying “Roger Waters is Pink Floyd”. It’s Steven Kilbey with some decent musicians who listened to The Church, like John.

[@wayneobass9774]

Agreed. And since when do they need THREE guitars?

[@noahballou6350]

why not?! they sound incredible@@wayneobass9774

[@GaylordBonnafous]

​@@wayneobass9774Well, when you love guitars you need guitarists, how is it a problem?

[@MemoryColor]

Sorry but The Church has always been Steve Kilbey as the main songwriter... and for a good reason too. What else should they be called? It's not his fault the others left the band... Stop being a knob.

[@johnpabloguild9293]

Can never have too many guitars

[@ljr869]

This is more like Steve Kilbey’s band. Definitely not The Church.

[@xwhite2020]

and sadly Steve appears to have no desire to write a hook or a chorus.

[@Tusitala1967]

Yeah. I am sad now. 😞

[@happiness8535]

Bands change over time.

[@dave3805]

The Church has always been Steve’s band as he’s mentioned in an interview. As the original and long running members move on, it becomes his band exclusively.

[@robphilpott43]

Nonsense, it is absolutely The Church and every bit as valid as earlier iterations.