The Church play The Prince

Finding their feet as a band in the eighties, who would have thought The Church would still be performing around the world today?

Founding members Peter Koppes and Steve Kilbey developed the band's unique alternative sound, launching it live in Sydney in 1980.

Along with original drummer Nick Ward, their first album Skins and Hearts found its way onto the music scene, breaking records and making its way into the top 30.

1981 would be the year for change, with Ward choosing to call it quits and the recruitment of his replacement drummer and songwriter Richard Ploog.

It wasn't until 1996, that drummer and producer Tim Powles joined the team and was instantly dubbed the responsible one.

Arguably one of the most cohesive The Church line-ups, the band would go on to hit goal after goal in the coming years, including an international tour and release of their 25th studio album Further/Deeper this year.

"Further/Deeper is really a flag waver," Powles said.

"It's a bit of like, here we are and where we are going now.

"We are not trying to do anything other than just be ourselves and be able to live and survive doing that."

Further/Deeper has taken the four-piece to all corners of North America this year where they toured with alternative rock band The Psychedelic Furs.

"It was incredibly well received. We sold out loads of shows over there and we had a pretty good experience at South by South West," Powles said.

Now gearing up for three appearances in Western Australia - Perth, Bunbury and Margaret River - Powles said the band was feeling more confident playing in front of audiences outside of the inner-city zone.

"We just feel that we have got a lot better at playing to a broader audience and are subsequently doing more regional shows," Powles said.

"We are trying to do them everywhere, in particular coming all the way to Western Australia. It makes sense while we are there to do as much as we can."

Powles promises fans will experience a rollercoaster of songs from the band's 25 studio albums.

"We are all really proud of the records we have made and when we come over and play in July, we are going to be playing one from each end of our career basically," Powles said.

The Church will be showing fans exactly how far they have come when they perform at the Prince of Wales Hotel on July 17.