Chelsea Reed @ The Record Centre

Chelsea Reed is Australian​ ​born,​ ​Canadian​ ​based​ ​singer/songwriter/composer​ ​Chelsea​ ​Reed​ ​announces​ ​her highly​ ​anticipated​ ​debut​ ​album,​ ​a​ ​year​ ​and​ ​a​ ​half​ ​in​ ​the​ ​making.​ The​ ​self-titled​ ​album​ ​is​ ​Chelsea’s​ ​first release​ ​in​ ​over​ ​3​ ​years.​ ​Her​ ​debut​ ​EP, recorded​ ​in​ ​Sydney,​ ​Australia​ ​with​ ​producer Josh​ ​Schuberth​ ​(Josh​ ​Pyke,​ ​Dustin​ ​Tebbutt) and​ ​released​ ​in​ ​2013,​ ​received​ ​critical acclaim​ ​and​ ​two​ ​singles​ ​‘Snow​ ​Covered​ ​Hill’ and​ ​‘I​ ​Want​ ​the​ ​World’​ ​were​ ​on​ ​rotation across​ ​Australian​ ​community​ ​radio​ ​as​ ​well as​ ​Triple​ ​J​ ​Unearthed.
Drawing​ ​on​ ​inspiration​ ​from​ ​‘70s​ ​pop​ ​and piano​ ​rock​ ​with​ ​hints​ ​of​ ​ELO,​ ​Carole​ ​King and​ ​Elton​ ​John​ ​throughout,​ ​the​ ​album​ ​is​ ​an eclectic,​ ​adventurous​ ​and​ ​daring​ ​debut​ ​and centers​ ​around​ ​Reed’s​ ​powerful​ ​and emotive​ ​vocals​ ​and​ ​captivating,​ ​offbeat songwriting.
For​ ​this​ ​album,​ ​Chelsea​ ​worked​ ​closely​ ​with​ ​producer​ ​Dave​ ​Draves​ ​(Kathleen​ ​Edwards,​ ​Jim Bryson)​ ​at​ ​his​ ​Ottawa​ ​studio​ ​Little​ ​Bullhorn​ ​and​ ​features​ ​the​ ​musical​ ​talents​ ​of​ ​Draves,​ ​drummer Olivier​ ​Fairfield​ ​(Timber​ ​Timbre),​ ​multi-instrumentalist​ ​Brian​ ​Sanderson​ ​(Esmerine)​ ​and​ ​cellist Raphael​ ​Weinroth-Browne.