Kim Churchill

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Background information
Born (1990-09-26) 26 September 1990 (age 33)
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Origin Merimbula, New South Wales
Genres Folk, rock, blues
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, musician
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, harmonica, percussion
Years active2009 present
LabelsIndica Records
Warner Music Australia
Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Website KimChurchill.com

Kim Sebastian Churchill (born 26 September 1990 in Canberra) is an Australian folk, rock, and blues singer, songwriter, and musician. He has released six albums: With Sword and Shield/Kim Churchill in 2010, Detail of Distance in 2012, Into the Steel in 2013, Silence/Win in 2014 and Weight Falls in 2017, and “Dawn Sounds” in 2022. He is signed to Montreal-based Canadian label Indica Records.

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Career

Kim Churchill was born in Canberra and moved to the town of Merimbula at around age seven. [1] [2] He picked his first guitar when he was 4 years old when his father promised him a guitar if he did well in school. He was trained in classical guitar for ten years. [3] He accompanies his guitar with blues harp (harmonica), stomp box, drums, and percussion instruments. [4] He also plays lapsteel and tambourine.

He started singing and playing in front of crowds very early, writing songs while experimenting various tunes or while busking in various venues. An avid fan of surfing, he incorporated the sport in many of his songs and music videos. Churchill tours extensively and has become a favourite during music festivals including the East Coast Blues & Roots Music Festival (Australia's "Bluesfest"), the Woodford Folk Festival, [3] and other Australian venues. He has particular following in Canada [5] [6] where he took part in Canadian Music Week, the Ottawa Folk Festival and the famous Montreal International Jazz Festival. [7] He enjoys good following in the United States where he performed at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas and the International Folk Federation Conference in Memphis, [8] plus a tour in England, other European venues, and in Japan.

He released his debut single "Loving Home" that received regular airplay nationally on Australian Triple J radio and ABC Radio National, as well as local and community stations all over Australia. His debut album was entitled With Sword and Shield [9] and released under the title Kim Churchill internationally. [10]

Churchill's second studio album was released on 15 May 2012 being the album Detail of Distance. [11] It was recorded in Vancouver, Canada and was produced by Tod Simko and released by Indica Records. Owing to his popularity in Canada, the release was supported by a 2012 pan-Canadian national summer tour. In 2013 Churchill supported Billy Bragg on his Tooth and Nail tour.

His fourth album Silence/Win was released on 1 April 2014 through Fontana North. Produced by Warne Livesey, it was recorded primarily in sessions in Ucluelet on Vancouver Island, BC, Canada. [12] He also engaged on a pan-Canadian tour to promote the album. The track "Some Days the Rain May Fall" from the album charted on ARIA, the official Australian Singles Chart reaching number 86. Another track from the same album "Window to the Sky" was remixed by the French deep house and electro music producer The Avener and released in France as "You're My Window to the Sky" and charting on SNEP, the French Official Singles Chart. [13]

In 2023, "Window to the Sky" was certified Platinum by Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), while at the same time the 2017 "Second Hand Car" was certified Gold. [14]

Reception

As part of a review of a Billy Bragg concert for the Vancouver Weekly, critic Jason Motz said: "Opening on this night was the young, barefooted Aussie, Kim Churchill. Churchill made the most of an acoustic guitar, kick drum, pedals and a harmonica. Creating a sound I can only describe as psychedelic whale music, ocean-side blues or countrified Nick Drake, Churchill delivered an off-the-cuff set punctuated by a cover of Dylan’s "Subterranean Homesick Blues". Kim Churchill. Remember that name. He’s going to impress a whole mess of people on this tour. Next year, he could very well be headlining the Vogue." [15]

Discography

Albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
AUS
[16]
With Sword and Shield / Kim Churchill
  • Released: 2009
  • Label: Kim Churchill / Indica Records (INDCD115)
  • Format: Digital download, CD
Detail Of Distance
  • Released: 6 April 2012 [17] [18]
  • Label: Kim Churchill (KC4) / Indica (INDCD128)
  • Format: Digital download, CD
Into the Steel
  • Released: January 2013
  • Label: Kim Churchill [19]
  • Format: Digital download, CD
Silence/Win
  • Released: 3 February 2017 [20]
  • Label: Kim Churchill / Fontana North (3933)
  • Format: Digital download, CD
32
Weight Falls
  • Released: 18 August 2017 [21]
  • Label: Kim Churchill (KC6), Warner Music Australia
  • Format: Digital download, CD, LP, streaming
6
Dawn Sounds
  • Scheduled: 13 January 2023 [22]
  • Label: Kim Churchill, Warner Music Australia
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
It's Lovely To Have You Here
  • Scheduled: 11 October 2024
  • Label: Kim Churchill, Warner Music Australia
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
TBA
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Mixed Tape

TitleDetails
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
  • Released: 6 May 2021 [23]
  • Label: Kim Churchill
  • Format: Digital download
Stronger / Landslide
  • Released: 20 May 2021 [24]
  • Label: Kim Churchill
  • Format: Digital download
Colours of the Wind
  • Released: 27 May 2021 [25]
  • Label: Kim Churchill
  • Format: Digital download
Bright Side Mixtape
  • Released: 3 June 2021 [26]
  • Label: Kim Churchill
  • Format: Digital download

Live albums

TitleDetails
Montreal Attic Recordings
  • Released: 2011
  • Label: Kim Churchill
  • Format: Digital download
FestivaLink Presents: Kim Churchill at Kerrville Wine & Music Festival, TX 9/2/11
  • Released: 26 October 2011 [27]
  • Label:
  • Format: Digital download
Montreal Attic Recordings: Vol.2
  • Released: 2013
  • Label: Kim Churchill (KC6)
  • Format: CDR, Digital Download
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

EPs

TitleEP details
Turns to Stone
  • Released: 13 May 2011 [28]
  • Label: Kim Churchill
  • Format: Digital download
I Am
  • Released: 3 May 2019 [29]
  • Label: Rufus Nomad
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Forgetting
  • Released: 25 October 2019 [30]
  • Label: Rufus Nomad
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
The End
  • Released: 25 October 2020 [31]
  • Label: Kim Churchill
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Feeling Whitney
  • Released: 18 February 2021 [32]
  • Label: Kim Churchill
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Again
  • Released: 19 March 2021 [33]
  • Label: Kim Churchill
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Most of the Time
  • Released: 18 February 2021 [34]
  • Label: Kim Churchill
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles

YearTitlePeak positionsCertificationAlbum
AUS FRA
[13]
2010"Loving Home"With Sword and Shield
2014"Window to the Sky"86Silence / Win
"Some Days the Rain May Fall" [35]
2015"You're My Window to the Sky"
(The Avener and Kim Churchill)
119The Wanderings of the Avener
2017"Second Hand Car" [36] Weight Falls
"Breakneck Speed" [37]
2018"Weight Falls" [38]
2019"After the Sun" [39] I Am
"See You Soon" [40] Forgetting
"Caught up in the Landslide" [41]
2020"Nothing Nothing" [42] The End
"Don't Know How to Keep Loving You (triple j Like a Version)" [43] non album single
"Outta Love" [44] The End
2022"Fighter" [45] Dawn Sounds
"Please Come Home"
(with Steph Stringer) [46]
"Come Back Free" [47]
2023"Go, Try, Fall" [48]
"These Dreams"TBA
"Way Back Home"
2024"Theatre Lights" (with Filipe Baldomir)
"Hobbies"It's Lovely To Have You Here
"Calm to the Sean" [49]
"Wonder" [50]

Awards and nominations

APRA Awards

The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), "honouring composers and songwriters". [51]

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2015 "Window to the Sky"Blues & Roots Work of the YearNominated [52]
2019 "Secondhand Car"Blues & Roots Work of the YearNominated

National Live Music Awards

The National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) are a broad recognition of Australia's diverse live industry, celebrating the success of the Australian live scene. The awards commenced in 2016.

YearNominee / workAwardResult
National Live Music Awards of 2016 [53] Kim ChurchillLive Roots Act of the YearNominated

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