Please answer the following question: Facts: - years active: 1980 -- present - landscape: yes - past members: nick ward richard ploog jay dee daugherty marty willson-piper - caption: left , steve kilbey , richard ploog -lrb- 1985 -rrb- to right : peter koppes , marty willson-piper - origin: sydney , australia - label: emi mushroom , arista , cooking vinyl , thirsty ear , , festival , liberation , unorthodox capitol , carrere , warner bros. , - genre: alternative rock , dream pop rock , neo-psychedelia , psychedelic rock , art - name: the church - background: group_or_band - image: the church -lrb- band -rrb- . jpg - current members: steve kilbey peter koppes tim powles ian haug - associated acts: baby , hex , jack frost , the well , all grande about eve , powderfinger , tactics , limazine , the reels Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of the church -lrb- band -rrb- .
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the church is an australian psychedelic rock band formed in sydney in 1980 .initially , they were associated with new wave and the neo-psychedelic movement of the early 1980s .later , the band 's music came to incorporate elements of progressive rock , such as group improvisation and complex guitar interplay .glenn a. baker has written that '' from the release of the ' she never said ' single in november 1980 , this unique sydney-originated entity has purveyed a distinctive , ethereal , psychedelic-tinged sound which has alternatively found favour and disfavor in australia '' .the '' los angeles times '' has described the band 's music as '' dense , shimmering , exquisite guitar pop '' .the founding members were steve kilbey on lead vocals and bass guitar , peter koppes and marty willson-piper on guitars and nick ward on drums .ward only played on their debut album , however , and the band 's drummer for the rest of the 1980s was richard ploog .jay dee daugherty -lrb- ex-patti smith group -rrb- played drums from 1990 to 1993 and was replaced by tim powles , who has remained with the band ever since .koppes briefly left the band in 1982 and again from 1992 to 1997 , but returned to the fold each time .willson-piper left in 2013 and was replaced by ian haug , formerly of powderfinger .kilbey , koppes and powles also recorded together as '' the refo : mation '' in 1997 .the church 's debut album , '' of skins and heart '' -lrb- 1981 -rrb- , delivered their first radio hit '' the unguarded moment '' and they were signed to major labels in australia , europe and the united states .however , the us label was dissatisfied with their second album and dropped the band without releasing it .this put a dent in their international success , but they returned to the charts in 1988 , with the album '' starfish '' and the us top 40 hit '' under the milky way '' .subsequent commercial success has proved elusive , but the band retains a large international cult following and were inducted into the aria hall of...