The Great Cybernetic Depression

Sealed brand new stunning album from NZs rising star.

The Great Cybernetic Depression is awash with lush, expansive electronica sounds, lent added nuance by a darkly baroque flair, which draws upon her classical training. A significant space obsession is blended with wry, personal and sometimes mundane lyrics, creating a playful narrative on modern life delivered with deadpan drama.

Building upon the success of her debut album Lil Golden Book (2011), which spawned the hit "Cigarette Duet" (which has racked up nearly twenty million hits on Youtube), the new record is a sparkling, glittering epic, weaving layers of synths upon synths to create a magical universe. Influenced by 70s electronic music such as Kraftwerk, her style was described by Gorilla vs Bear as being "retrofuturistic". Part of the inspiration behind it was to try to recreate the magic of childhood sci-fi moves like Neverending Story.

"No Church on Sunday", the first single from the new album is an ambient stadium rock number with added fairy dust, it was written by a friend of hers Jamie-lee and deals with weird feelings after leaving a strict religious background. 'No Church On Sunday' was a radio hit in New Zealand, reaching #1 on bFM, RDU and Radio One and topping the Alt Radioscope charts for over a month

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A2		Is It All OK? Vocals – Joe Astle Written-By – Chelsea Nikkel

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A3		No Church On Sunday Written-By – Jamie-Lee Smith

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A4		Too Many People Vocals – Jonatron 3000 Written-By – Chelsea Nikkel

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A5		We Are Very Happy Written-By – Chelsea Nikkel

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B1		We Were Meant 2 B Written-By – Chelsea Nikkel

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B2		Winston Crying On The Bathroom Floor Vocals – Winston Nikkel Written-By – Chelsea Nikkel

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B3		We Are Strangers Vocals – Jonathan Bree Written-By – Chelsea Nikkel

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B4		We're So Lost Written-By – Buzz Moller

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B5		All The Stars Arranged By [Buzzy] – Jonathan Bree Vocals – Jonatron 3000 Written-By – Chelsea Nikkel

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A1

When The World Turns Grey Guitar [Fuzz] – Vincent Lum Written-By – Chelsea Nikkel