Kim Churchill

• Name — Kim Churchill • Born — 26 September 1990 • Birthplace — Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia • Origin — Merimbula, New South Wales • Instrument — * Vocals • guitar • harmonica • percussion • Genre — * Folk • rock • blues • Occupation — Singer, songwriter, musician • Years Active — 2009–present • Label — * Indica • Warner Music Australia • Sony/ATV Music Publishing

Kim Churchill was born in Canberra and moved to the town of Merimbula at around age seven. 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. He accompanies his guitar with blues harp (harmonica), stomp box, drums, and percussion instruments. 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, and other Australian venues. He has particular following in Canada where he took part in Canadian Music Week, the Ottawa Folk Festival and the famous Montreal International Jazz Festival. 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, 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 and released under the title Kim Churchill internationally. Churchill's second studio album was released on 15 May 2012 being the album Detail of Distance. 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. 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. 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. • Illustration — Kim Churchill, live at Lost Weekend, Munich Germany, 16th September 2025. Photo: A. Healey. • Illustration — Kim Churchill at Montreux Jazz Festival 2026

• Title — Details — Peak chart positions • AUS • 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 * Label: Kim Churchill (KC4) / Indica (INDCD128) * Format: Digital download, CD — — • Into the Steel — * Released: January 2013 * Label: Kim Churchill * Format: Digital download, CD — — • Silence/Win — * Released: 3 February 2017 * Label: Kim Churchill / Fontana North (3933) * Format: Digital download, CD — 32 • Weight Falls — * Released: 18 August 2017 * Label: Kim Churchill (KC6), Warner Music Australia * Format: Digital download, CD, LP, streaming — 6 • Dawn Sounds — * Scheduled: 13 January 2023 * Label: Kim Churchill, Warner Music Australia * Format: Digital download, streaming — — • It's Lovely to Have You Here — * Released: 11 October 2024 * Label: Kim Churchill, Warner Music Australia * Format: Digital download, streaming — 61 • "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

• Title — Details • Somewhere Over the Rainbow — * Released: 6 May 2021 * Label: Kim Churchill * Format: Digital download • Stronger / Landslide — * Released: 20 May 2021 * Label: Kim Churchill * Format: Digital download • Colours of the Wind — * Released: 27 May 2021 * Label: Kim Churchill * Format: Digital download • Bright Side Mixtape — * Released: 3 June 2021 * Label: Kim Churchill * Format: Digital download

• Title — Details • 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 * 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.

• Title — EP details • Turns to Stone — * Released: 13 May 2011 * Label: Kim Churchill * Format: Digital download • I Am — * Released: 3 May 2019 * Label: Rufus Nomad * Format: Digital download, streaming • Forgetting — * Released: 25 October 2019 * Label: Rufus Nomad * Format: Digital download, streaming • The End — * Released: 25 October 2020 * Label: Kim Churchill * Format: Digital download, streaming • Feeling Whitney — * Released: 18 February 2021 * Label: Kim Churchill * Format: Digital download, streaming • Again — * Released: 19 March 2021 * Label: Kim Churchill * Format: Digital download, streaming • Most of the Time — * Released: 18 February 2021 * Label: Kim Churchill * Format: Digital download, streaming

• Year — Title — Peak positions — Certification — Album • AUS — FRA • 2010 — "Loving Home" — — — — — With Sword and Shield • 2014 — "Window to the Sky" — 86 — — — * ARIA: Platinum — Silence / Win • "Some Days the Rain May Fall" — — — — • 2015 — "You're My Window to the Sky" (The Avener and Kim Churchill) — — — 119 — The Wanderings of the Avener • 2017 — "Second Hand Car" — — — — — * ARIA: Gold — Weight Falls • "Breakneck Speed" — — — — • 2018 — "Weight Falls" — — — — • 2019 — "After the Sun" — — — — — I Am • "See You Soon" — — — — — Forgetting • "Caught up in the Landslide" — — — — • 2020 — "Nothing Nothing" — — — — — The End • "Don't Know How to Keep Loving You (triple j Like a Version)" — — — — — non album single • "Outta Love" — — — — — The End • 2022 — "Fighter" — — — — — Dawn Sounds • "Please Come Home" (with Steph Stringer) — — — — • "Come Back Free" — — — — • 2023 — "Go, Try, Fall" — — — — • "These Dreams" — — — — — rowspan="3" • "Way Back Home" — — — — • 2024 — "Theatre Lights" (with Filipe Baldomir) — — — — • "Hobbies" — — — — — It's Lovely To Have You Here • "Calm to the Sean" — — — — • "Wonder" — — — — • 2025 — "Raindrops" (with Shungudzo) — — — —