Submarine Bells

Submarine Bells is the second studio album by New Zealand band the Chills, released in 1990. It was the band's first album on a major label, as Martin Phillipps signed to Warner Bros. Records subsidiary Slash Records to release the album in the United States. Submarine Bells reached number one on the New Zealand albums chart and had significant support from American college radio. The album was awarded gold status in New Zealand and represents the peak of the Chills' popularity at home. It is considered to be one of the defining albums of the Dunedin sound. The supporting tour for Submarine Bells culminated in a triumphant home-coming concert in Dunedin Town Hall.