Hamish Kilgour, founding member of New Zealand's The Clean, has died at 65
Like the Velvet Underground before them, Kilgour and The Clean inspired tons of musicians to embrace impulsive creativity.
Hamish Kilgour, co-founder of influential New Zealand indie-rock band The Clean, was found dead Tuesday in Christchurch after being reported missing on Nov. 27. Merge Records, which released and reissued much of The Clean's catalog, confirmed the reports of Kilgour's death in a public statement posted on social media, but no cause of death has been announced. He was 65.
