Chris Knox and Toy Love: Kiwi's Wrecked By the Industry
First things first. The Clean are the most compelling group to have every come out of New Zealand. That being said, the various projects Chris Knox has worked up over the last three decades easily meets and perhaps bests the importance of that aforementioned group. That’s not meant to mitigate the song craft that Knox and his compatriots in the Enemy, Toy Love or Tall Dwarfs (sic) exhibit, but the Clean’s just better to listen to.
And while Tall Dwarfs remain the highest profile project that Knox has engaged with – apart from ostensibly running the Dunedin branch of New Zealand’s Flying Nun label – it’s the band that came just before that impact the local scene a more than latter work.
