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The Great Cybernetic Depression
Pop · 2015 · 10 tracks · 43m

The Great Cybernetic Depression

Princess Chelsea

A retro-futurist synth-pop meditation on digital isolation. Crystalline keys and deadpan vocals create a world that feels both cosmic and claustrophobic.

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It's like a sad robot from the 80s trying to explain why it's crying on the bathroom floor.

A clinical yet deeply felt exploration of loneliness wrapped in shimmering, retro-futurist electronics.

The Great Cybernetic Depression · vs · Princess Chelsea
Midnight+2.0σ

Midnight saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks · 43m
01
When the World Turns Grey
4:14
02
Is It All OK?
4:05
03
No Church on Sunday
4:58
04
Too Many People
5:02
05
We Are Very Happy
4:56
06
We Were Meant 2 B
4:45
07
Winston Crying on the Bathroom Floor
2:05
08
We Are Strangers
4:51
09
We’re So Lost
3:49
10
All the Stars
4:32
Moments Worth Waiting For
The way the synth arpeggios in 'When the World Turns Grey' mimic a ticking clock that eventually dissolves into a hazy nebula.
The sudden, jarring vulnerability when the deadpan delivery breaks slightly during the chorus of 'We Are Strangers'.
The contrast between the upbeat drum machine and the crushing lyrical weight of 'We Are Very Happy'.
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