Music News - Out Today: Princess Chelsea - 'The Loneliest Girl'
07 September 2018 - 0 Comments
The Loneliest Girl was recorded by Princess Chelsea between 2016
and 2017 in her home studio in West Auckland, New Zealand with production
assistance from label-mate Jonathan Bree. Chelsea’s
trademark arrangements featuring classic 80's Synths (Yamaha DX7, Roland D-50),
ambient guitars, and orchestral instruments are all here but are presented in a
more refined and simple manner than on her previous releases.
The album examines the loneliness and ultimately the artistic satisfaction a
strong work ethic can bring, the result of which is this eclectic collection of
pop songs. As a studio based artist Chelsea was conscious of not wanting
to fall too deep into a production hole for her third album and wanted to more
than ever before capture moments of inspiration, madness and spontaneity on
record.
A classically trained pianist, Nikkel lent her talents to self-professed
"circus punk" act Teen Wolf in the mid-2000's, and
later in the touring line-up of indie pop outfit The Brunettes. When she wasn't
performing, she worked as a composer for a local recording studio, all the
while refining her songwriting and production skills. Her full-length debut as
Princess Chelsea, Lil' Golden Book, was released in late 2011 by New Zealand
label Lil' Chief, and included the viral YouTube hit Cigarette
Duet (nearly 41 million views and counting). The album was a
collection of songs about her youth presented with innocent melodies and
baroque arrangements to create a musical fairy tale. The juxtaposition of her
simple arrangements, childlike delivery and cynical wit is a significant and
defining characteristic of her music.
She followed up with a synth-heavy sci-fi opera about a future world rendered
helpless in the face of depression brought on by technology, The Great
Cybernetic Depression was released by Lil' Chief and Flying Nun in
June 2015. She also released a surprise album of covers called Aftertouch,
featuring covers by Nirvana, The Beatles, Interpol, Lucinda Williams and
Marianne Faithfull.
Stylistically The Loneliest Girl moves away the more uniform synth
sounds of The Great Cybernetic Depression to more eclectic territory
similar to her first release Lil’ Golden Book and certainly sounds
like a record made by a lover of pop music across all genres from 60's girl groups
to 80's power ballads, and late 80's acid house to 90's pop. Like her earlier
work, adult issues are presented in a humorous and sometimes childlike manner,
and this juxtaposition rather than softening the blow makes jarring social
commentary hit harder.
The Loneliest Girl NZ tour - Proudly presented by 95bFM and undertheradar
The Loneliest Girl NZ tour will be the first time
Princess Chelsea has performed to New Zealand audiences in three years. It
sees Chelsea and her band return home after an extensive "Planet
Earth" circuit of the U.K, Europe and Korea.
“I’ve
got some new band members, which is pretty cool,” she says"and we have spent the last three months tightening our live set
before touring the album..."
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