Thursday, July 21, 2011

The Gladeyes have a new music video!...and an older one!

Gwen Norcliffe of the Gladeyes has made a wonderful montage to accompany their song "Exploding" pieced together using archive footage. The track is taken from their recently released second album "Shadows Explode".


Also well worth checking out is the music video that the Gladeyes made for "One Million Kisses" off their debut album "Psychosis Of Love". It stars Lil' Chief's own post master general Mr Lawrence Mikkelsen and his year 10 media studies class from Selwyn College, Auckland.




Tuesday, July 19, 2011

The Cosbys, Shaft, Princess Chelsea, $norgazzzm


It's been too long, my friends. The Cosbys are back where they belong... on Cosby Street, with Another Kind of Magic to be Speechin' about so you can Keep On Livin' in the knowledge that we Certainly Love You, and you know Whose Girl (or boy) you are... We're doing this Because Of You!





Joined by Shaft - a rock'n'roll sensation who have reigned supreme in Auckland since before Princess Chelsea were mere children, and before $norgazzzm's parents had even bonked. Should be a real giggle!

Door sales only dudes, ten bucks, cool?



Monday, July 4, 2011

New Release: Wet Wings - Glory Glory

Lil' Chief Records is proud to present the debut album by Wet Wings - Glory Glory.


Wet Wings are the newest addition to the Lil' Chief roster. Lucy & Darian are Christchurch natives now based in Wellington. Together they craft intimate, layered and complex electro acoustic songs with elements of both folk and chamber pop. They have been described as both “beautifully misty/haunting” and “positively glowing”.


You can purchase Glory Glory digitally direct from Lil' Chief, Amplifier, or on iTunes.
Physical copies are available direct from the Lil' Chief Store or from your local record store!

Wet Wings will be playing Auckland and Wellington album release shows in July.



If you'd like to keep up do date with Wet Wings on the web, they can be found on their website, Facebook and Twitter.




Monday, June 20, 2011

New Music Video by The Eversons!

The Eversons have filmed a video for their song 'I'm a Conservative' - shot by The Eversons and edited by Blair Everson. Like any good pop music video should, it features them chilling out in front of a cool car. The Eversons will be driving this beast to a town near you soon.



You can download a copy of their e.p. for free here or order a physical copy here.

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Monday, June 13, 2011

Wet Wings - Feeeel It



We are pleased to introduce our newest signing - Wet Wings.



Wet Wings is Lucy and Darian.

Together they layer harmonies and melodic hooks over
skittish guitar, ghostly keyboard lines, and atmospheric samples.

While Wet Wings are a very new band, they have already have some very nice things written about them - “beautifully misty/ haunting” (on the Pitchfork-curated Altered Zones), “The kind
of harrowing incantation carried by worried and cloudy strings” (Delicious Scopitone, bizarrely translated from French), and “positively glowing” (Rose Quartz).

'Feeeel' it is the first single from Wet Wings’ forthcoming debut album, Glory Glory which we will be releasing on July 4. Foreshadowing the cavernous jubilation of the album, 'Feeeel It' conjures the supernatural with equal parts hope and skepticism. We are pleased to offer ‘Feeeel It’ as a pay-what-you-like single.

'Feeeel It' is accompanied by this beautifully shot video made by Johnny Lyon and Sophia Jenny.



Wet Wings debut album 'Glory Glory' is now available for preview and pre-order.


Thursday, June 9, 2011

New Princess Chelsea Single, B-side & Video

"The Cigarette Duet" is the new single from Princess Chelsea's album Lil' Golden Book and features guest vocals and guitar from Jonathan Brunette.

Somewhat of an anomaly on the album - Princess Chelsea ditches the synths and cinematic orchestration and instead dishes up a catchy 60s style pop duet reminiscent of Nancy & Lee.

B-Side “Positive Guy Meets Negative Man”, is a more off-beat slightly ridiculous duet with bandmate Brad Fafejta (TeenWolf / Lil’ Golden Book album artist). It’s lyrics are co-written with Brad, and this song first popped as an interlude during early TeenWolf shows. It is also possibly the first song to combine hard-core style screaming with a pretty chamber pop arrangement.

You can obtain Cigarette Duet / Positive Guy Meets Negative Man as a single on the Lil’ Chief Bandcamp or on Itunes.

We are also pleased to premiere the new music video for Cigarette Duet, featuring an utterly sensual bad-boy guitar solo that rivals Slash’s epic jam in the desert during Guns N' Roses "November Rain" music video.




Monday, May 2, 2011

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...