Children's Hour

The story

Whilst Chris Matthews was struggling within the pop-confines of The Prime Movers, Johnny Pierce (bass), Grant Fell (guitar) and Bevan Sweeney (drums) were forming their own brooding rock sound as Children's Hour. Matthews (vocals / guitar) consolidated the group in 1983, and it was this line-up that released two EPs on Flying Nun - and went on to tour New Zealand.

They disbanded when Grant Fell left for Australia, and in 1985 Chris Matthews and bassist Johnny Pierce formed the International Headless Chickens along with Michael Lawry (guitar) and a drum machine.

Following the sad death of Pierce, Grant Fell rejoined the group on bass, and Bevan Sweeny completed the lineup in 1987. The Headless Chickens then went on to become one of New Zealand's most successful bands.

From Discogs, written by its community.

Stories

Beyond the records: books, other lives and interviews, from the band and its members.

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Records

• Looking for the Sun · 2005 · compilation

Records from MusicBrainz. Sleeves from the Cover Art Archive.

Members

• Chris Matthews
• Grant Fell
• Johnny Pierce
• Rob Mayes
• Bevan Sweeney

Members past and present, each with their own page. From MusicBrainz and Discogs.

Also plays on

Records by other artists with Children's Hour in the credits, from the song and record credits of MusicBrainz and Discogs. Their own bands are above.

Playlists with Children's Hour in them: Sonic Architects selections and Pause & Record tapes from linr listeners, Deezer’s editors and curators, radio shows on Mixcloud and ListenBrainz playlists. Every tile opens on linr first, with the original one link away.

If you like Children's Hour

• The Gordons2 sources agree
• Marie and the Atom2 sources agree
• The Pin Group2 sources agree
• The Great Unwashed2 sources agree
• The CleanListenBrainz listeners
• The BatsListenBrainz listeners
• ExpendablesListenBrainz listeners
• Fetus ProductionsLast.fm listeners
• 25 CentsLast.fm listeners
• BildersLast.fm listeners
• Bored GamesLast.fm listeners
• Naked Spots DanceLast.fm listeners

Where the listeners of ListenBrainz, Last.fm and Deezer agree, with the circle of Children's Hour’s own bands. A source that names other people with the same name is left out.