Steve Kilbey
Steve Kilbey | |
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Kilbey performing solo in Sydney, August 2020 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Steven John Kilbey 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 |
| Occupations | Singer, songwriter, lyricist, composer, bass guitarist, music producer, poet, painter |
| Instruments | 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. 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. 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".
As of 2020, Kilbey has over 1,000 original songs registered with Australian copyright agency Australasian Performing Right Association.