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Founded by ex-<a href="spotify:artist:4cpMQdcPKsbw2SaTjGazQf">Radio Birdman</a> vocalist Rob Younger, Australia's New Christs have managed to persevere through many personnel changes, as well as <a href="spotify:artist:5J2OxueNatyEL3ddlYwBM3">Younger</a>'s many commitments producing other bands. Initially started as a one-off to record a single ("Face a New God," 1981, now worth big money down under), the band did not perform until 1983 when <a href="spotify:artist:5J2OxueNatyEL3ddlYwBM3">Younger</a> assembled an all-star lineup featuring members of <a href="spotify:artist:4mZlgrDsGRgWXy7T5ke3hP">the Celibate Rifles</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:4cpMQdcPKsbw2SaTjGazQf">Birdman</a>, and a future <a href="spotify:artist:7HZQqtnOYmjJl8XAB3Vg8y">Hoodoo Guru</a> to tour with <a href="spotify:artist:33EUXrFKGjpUSGacqEHhU4">Iggy Pop</a>, then making his first venture down under. <a href="spotify:artist:5J2OxueNatyEL3ddlYwBM3">Younger</a>, perhaps Australia's most charismatic frontman, apparently left Pop (who, it must be noted, had a relatively inferior band) in the dust. Several singles and lineups followed and the debut album, Distemper, was not released until 1989. That version of the band included <a href="spotify:artist:4c4SF3SeM5rgVNLHnXi8QX">Charlie Owen</a> (<a href="spotify:artist:5t06MTkDD3yr5LVs3YFLQC">Divinyls</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:4lhOJ0IimhpjlZjfc8c5zM">Louis Tillett</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:2HCCxaQnVHsPZLLSKqpERa">Tex Perkins</a>) on guitar; then unknown, he is now renowned as one of Australia's finest musicians. A greatest-hits CD (or as <a href="spotify:artist:5J2OxueNatyEL3ddlYwBM3">Younger</a> puts it, "the songs I can still stand") called Born Out of Time, named after perhaps the band's finest single, was released in Canada in 1996. The 2" tape transfer gave the songs a sonic quality not heard on the original versions. <a href="spotify:artist:5J2OxueNatyEL3ddlYwBM3">Younger</a> had the band up and running again with the Pedestal EP in 1995, Woe Betide in 1996, and Lower Yourself in 1997. ~ Geoff Ginsberg, Rovi
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