“I Listen to Music!”: Princess Chelsea
Not sure exactly how I found this artist, but “all-in-all” a cool find. Princess Chelsea is an “electroacoustic” artist from Auckland, New Zealand. I was hesitant to support Princess Chelsea for two main reason: her love of Disney films and because the label she is a part of is called “Lil’ Chief Records,” which has a caricature of American Indian for a symbol. Seriously, these two factors have been eating away at me, but I cannot deny Princess Chelsea. Her musical influences appear to be a lot of classical music, AIR, and Dr. Dre? Actually, after listening through all of her MySpace songs multiple times, it is clear that Dre did have quite the influence on the adorable New Zealander.
Her first single, from what I can only assume is an upcoming album from–ick–Lil’ Chief Records, is “Monkey Eats Banana.” I have had this song in my head for a few days, mainly because it is a pop gem: few words and a hook. However, the words do not actually show up until nearly two and half minutes into the three and half minute song, which defies traditional concepts of what pop music is. The song repeats “Monkey/Eats Banana/That he stole from your house” over and over again, and yet… I cannot stop listening.
Below is the music video for “Monkey Eats Banana,” which is crude and very low budget–not that really matters, if anything only heightens my love of the Princess. At the same time, I prefer Princess Chelsea’s music without images and wish only to consume the celestial and delicate, yet complex, sound of her music. Instead of the images and illusions reflected in the music video.
She describes herself on her MySpace page as being between the ages of 16-24, which I do not know how I should take. Is she an actual age or merely a being trapped in a realm that encompasses various stages of emotional development? Either way, I will be paying close attention to Princess Chelsea and hope desperately that she finds her way off the Island of New Zealand and onto the Island of Manhattan.
Princess Chelsea’s MySpace Page:
http://www.myspace.com/wonderfulprincesschelsea
