Mr.Underhill gained a strong cult following thanks largely to word of mouth and websites like the original Mp3.com in which they were a prominently featured band. However, as of Dec 25th 2013 it has been restored, remixed, and released as "Nim Vind and Mr.Underhill - The World through X-ray Eyes.
A 3rd album of lost material was recorded but never released to the public. That was followed shortly after by the second EP "Phantasm Drive-In", which leaned more in a Misfits direction and was the beginning of Nim and his brothers finding their sound.
The first was "Vamp", which leaned towards the Bauhaus/Bowie side of their sound. There are two Mr.Underhill EPs that were only sold at shows and speciality stores. It originally featured Nim Vind and two other players, but Nim's real life brothers Robbie and Anthony would both soon join. The idea for the sound of the band was to mix the dark art of Bauhaus with the catchy melodies and angst of the Misfits. ' Mr.Underhill: Chris Kirkham aka Nim Vind started his first band called Mr. "Vind" borrows symbolism from the word Vindication, representing justification against denial or censure. "Nim" borrows symbolism from the acronym for the National Institute of Mental Health or N.I. A definition of "Nim Vind" is freedom by insanity. Specifically it is to be thought of as a character's name. Nim Vind is a weird, made up name out of a combination of sounds and symbols. Nim is currently managed by Jonny Zazula Crazed Management USA. Seance features mixes from Jay Ruston and the legendary Todd Rundgren. He has released three albums, The Fashion of Fear (2005) on Fiendforce Records and Nv Music, and The Stillness Illness (2009) on Silverdust Records and BEEF Records Inc/Nv Music, and recently a brand new album "Saturday Night Seance Songs" on House of Vind with distribution by Allegro USA. Nim is often compared to Social Distortion and Volbeat in press. His music and art has no specific genre but is sometimes referred to as Horror punk. He describes his sound as "Music for Outsiders".
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