Princess Chelsea's Debut Album Out Today!

Today Lil' Chief Records is proud to present the debut album by Princess Chelsea - Lil' Golden Book.

It's been nearly three years in the making and features a 15 page Little Golden Booklet designed by bandmate Brad Fafejta.

Early reviews have been positive with the Sunday Star Times naming it 'album of the week' and aptly describing it as 'when cute meets creepy'.
Graham Reid has called it 'mischievous and sharp' and the NZ Herald has likened it to "growing pains in the happiest place on earth".

New Zealanders - you can pick up a copy at your local record store!

And those of you who are reading from overseas - you may order your cd copy from the Lil' Chief Store (with a free download) or obtain it digitally on iTunes or on the Lil' Chief Bandcamp page.

Lil' Chief will be looking to expand it's horizons in the coming months pressing some of your favorite Lil' Chief albums on vinyl.

Lil' Golden Book will be our first vinyl release and will be released later in the year on pink vinyl!

Ooh and there's two album release shows as well...

Gladeyes Album Release Wellington

We are playing our final show this Friday the 29th of April with St. Rupertsberg at the Mighty Mighty in Wellington. Come Along!

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Shadows Explode Out Now!

Today we are proud to present The Gladeyes latest record - "Shadows Explode".



Once again our favourite girl group has come up with something really special for you. It was recorded over six months as spring gave way to summer toward the end of 2010. In contrast to its predecessor, which was the product of a decade's worth of writing and two years of production, Shadows Explode is less laboured, and has more in common with the long string of hand-made and home-recorded EPs which make up The Gladeyes output through the 2000s.

Have a listen here. It's also available on CD at our Lil Chief Store and digitally on iTunes.

Don't forget that the first of the band's two release show is tonight at 5/1 Cross Street, Auckland!

A Free Gladeyes Single!

The Gladeyes are well known for their sweet pop melodies with a sinister edge. 'Honey Pie' (the first single from new album 'Shadows Explode" (out on Lil' Chief on 21 April)) takes that lead, with it's ominous 60s bass line (think the Walker Brothers doing Summertime), gently riffing guitar and sweet girl vocals delivering the tragic story of love gone awry.

The Chief is kindly offering 'Honey Pie' as a pay what you like download.



The Gladeyes are performing their last ever Auckland show and celebrating this albums release on Thursday night this week – at 5/1 Cross Street, $5 on the door and it’ s BYO.

the Gladeyes Album Release Party

Our new Album Shadows Explode comes out this Thursday! And we are having an album release party at 5/1 Cross Street. It's going to be our last ever show in Auckland so everyone should come along......... $5 on the door and BYO!

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Two New Releases Out Today!

Lil' Chief Records is very proud to release today the debut E.P. by The Eversons!



Recorded inside a storage unit, and a tidy five tracks long (including the new single 'Creepy'), this E.P. has no filler - and we here at Lil' Chief believe that this is as strong a debut as a 'Boodle Boodle Boodle' or 'Champion Versions'.

You can pay what you like for the digital release but for those of you who still like to have something to wrap your frail indie fingers around - a very limited run of CD copies are also available from the Lil’ Chief Store. It's also available through iTunes and Amplifier.

The Eversons E.P. release show will take place on April 16 at Whammy Bar in Auckland.

Also today we are pleased to officially release the second single from Princess Chelsea’s upcoming album.



‘Ice Reign’ is now available on iTunes, Amplifier or direct from Lil’ Chief. The album, Lil' Golden Book, will drop on May 2nd, but you can pre-order a copy today.

Upcoming Releases + a Freebie

At Lil Chief Records, it never rains but it pours. Over the next few months we will be putting out four new releases - three of them by new artists!

First up, we have The Eversons - a new group from Wellington, who produce witty, punchy guitar-based pop tunes. This is the new project of Mark Turner (Little Pictures), though now he's traded in his roland sample pad for a guitar and taken his music more into the territory of The Modern Lovers and Pavement. You can get an idea of their sound today with their free-to-download cover of the Disasteradio song, “Gravy Rainbow.”
This will be followed up by The Eversons EP, released on CD and through our website as a free download on April 11th.



Only two weeks later, we have the new full-length release from The Gladeyes. Sadly the band will go on hiatus soon after this with singer/guitarist Jade Farley leaving for Stockholm, so this album and the accompanying shows will be local audience’s last chance to check them out.

On May 9th we have the release of Princess Chelsea’s debut album, Lil’ Golden Book. This is the solo project of Chelsea Nikkel (TeenWolf) and showcases her layered, multi-instrumental sound. Her music embraces both orchestral and electro elements, while remaining firmly footed in well-crafted pop melodies.

We are also overjoyed to announce the signing of Cool Rainbows, the new project by Djeisan Suskov (Trees Climbing Trees). Cool Rainbows debut album is nearly complete and due for release in June/July.

love

the Chief x