Chelsea Jade
Chelsea Jade Metcalf (born 11 May 1989) is a South African-born New Zealand singer-songwriter and record producer based in Los Angeles. Vice has described her as New Zealand's "Accidental Dream Pop Hero".[1] In 2017, she was nominated for New Zealand’s Silver Scroll Award for song of the year for her song "Life of the Party."[2] As a songwriter, Jade has written with numerous artists including The Chainsmokers, Cxloe, Jai Wolf, and Attlas.
Chelsea Jade | |
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| Birth name | Chelsea Jade Metcalf |
| Born | 11 May 1989 Cape Town, South Africa |
| Origin | Auckland, New Zealand |
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| Website | chelseajade |
Career
Chelsea Jade was born in Cape Town, South Africa. Her family relocated to Auckland, New Zealand when she was five years old. In high school, she formed the folk trio Teacups with schoolmates Elizabeth Stokes (The Beths) and Talita Setyady. The band opened shows for Cat Power, Kimya Dawson, and José González.[3]
Jade’s first solo project, Watercolours, won her the New Zealand Music Award’s Critic Choice prize in 2012.[4] In 2014, she released her second EP, Beacons, her first release as Chelsea Jade. That year she participated in the Red Bull Music Academy in Tokyo, Japan.[5]
In 2015 she relocated to Los Angeles to pursue her own artist career as well as writing songs for others.[6]
Jade was a recipient of a 2017 APRA professional development award, presented every two years to three New Zealand songwriters and composers who demonstrate outstanding potential in their field.[7]
Her first full-length album Personal Best was released on 20 July 2018.[8] It includes collaborations with New Zealand producers Leroy Clampitt (Big Taste), Sam McCarthy (BoyBoy), Justin Pilbrow, and American producer Brad Hale (of Now, Now).[9]
She has opened for Lorde, who is a friend of hers.[10] In August 2021, Jade appeared in Lorde's "Mood Ring" music video. [11]
On 15 April 2020, she released the single "Superfan" and its accompanying music video.
In April 2022, her sophomore album “Soft Spot” was released via Carpark Records. Rose Matafeo featured in the video for “Best Behaviour”, the second single from Soft Spot.
Jade won the Tui award for “Best Album Artwork” in November 2022.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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| NZ Artist [12] | ||
| Personal Best |
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10 |
| Soft Spot |
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20 |
Extended plays
| Title | Details |
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| Over and Under |
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| Portals |
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| Beacons |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Under" | 2011 | Portals |
| "Pazzida" | 2012 | |
| "Soft Teeth" | 2014 | |
| "Night Swimmer" | Beacons | |
| "Kyoto Train" | 2015 | |
| "Low Brow" | Personal Best | |
| "Colour Sum" | 2016 | |
| "Life of the Party" | 2017 | |
| "Ride or Cry" | ||
| "High Beam" | ||
| "Lost"[13] (Jai Wolf & Chelsea Jade) |
2018 | Non-album single |
| "Laugh It Off"[14] | Personal Best | |
| "Superfan"[15] | 2020 | Soft Spot |
| "Optimist"[16] | 2022 | |
| "Good Taste"[17] | ||
| "Best Behaviour"[18] |
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Diving Board" (Mayavanya featuring Chelsea Jade) |
2015 | Non-album single |
| "Holy Water" (Boycrush featuring Chelsea Jade) |
2018 | Desperate Late Night Energy |
| "Boomtown" (The Adults featuring Chelsea Jade & Raiza Biza) |
Haja |
Guest appearances
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Secrets" | 2012 | Boycrush | Everybody All the Time |
| "Birds" | 2013 | The Veils | Time Stays, We Go |
| "Another Night on Earth" | |||
| "Lush Life" | 2015 | Boycrush | Girls on Top |
| "Parallel Lines" | Attlas | Sin EP | |
| "Reece's Pieces" | 2018 | Boycrush | Desperate Late Night Energy |
| "Shark Attack"[19] | 2021 | — | True Colours, New Colours: The Songs of Split Enz |
Songwriting credits
| Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Anti Radiation Fez" | 2012 | James Duncan | Vanishing |
| "Daylight" | Boyboy | Boyboy | |
| "Afraid" | 2017 | ||
| "Ruin" | So Below | II | |
| "Me" | Boyboy | Boyboy | |
| "Tough Love" | Cxloe | Non-album single | |
| "U" | Boyboy | Boyboy | |
| "Touch" | LaDonnis | Non-album single | |
| "Youth" | Luna Shadows | Youth EP | |
| "Cellophane" | Soren Bryce | Non-album single | |
| "Close" | So Below | II | |
| "Visions" | 2018 | ||
| "Alrite Tho" | Boyboy | Boyboy | |
| "Boy" | |||
| "None of Your Love" | |||
| "You Owe Me" | The Chainsmokers | Sick Boy | |
| "Aisle Seat On a Rough Flight" | Soren Bryce | Discussions with Myself | |
| "Houses with Ugly Wallpaper" |
References
- "Chelsea Jade Is New Zealand's Accidental Dream Pop Hero". Noisey. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- music, Guardian (24 August 2017). "New Zealand's Silver Scroll awards feature first all-female shortlist". the Guardian. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- muzic.net.nz. "Teacups - New Zealand Musicians & Bands". www.muzic.net.nz. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- "Watercolours Wins 2012 Critics Choice Prize - Music News at Undertheradar". UnderTheRadarNZ. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- Pepperell, Martyn (11 November 2014). "Chelsea Jade at Red Bull Music Academy 2014". Red Bull. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- "Why leaving New Zealand made Chelsea Jade and Boyboy better songwriters". Stuff. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- "2017 APRA Professional Development Awards Recipients - NZ Musician". nzmusician.co.nz. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- "Chelsea Jade Shares Debut Album 'Personal Best'". UnderTheRadarNZ. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- "Chelsea Jade's Friend Lorde Told Her To "be A Lion," Here's What That Sounds Like". NYLON. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- Duff, Michelle (28 September 2014). "Heavenly creature: Chelsea Jade Metcalf". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- Lorde - Mood Ring, retrieved 27 August 2021
- Peak positions for Chelsea Jade's albums on the NZ artists top 20 albums chart:
- For Personal Best:"Official Top 20 NZ Albums". Recorded Music NZ. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- For Soft Spot:"Official Top 20 NZ Albums". Recorded Music NZ. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- Hymo, Josh (10 August 2018). "Jai Wolf ends 16-month hiatus, unveils newest release, 'Lost'". Dancing Astronaut. Archived from the original on 11 August 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- "Anatomy of a Scroll: Chelsea Jade, 'Laugh it Off'". Radio New Zealand. 29 September 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- Adams, Josie (29 April 2020). "Chelsea Jade explains her bizarre new music video". The Spinoff. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- Kean, Annabel (20 January 2022). "Chelsea Jade Unveils Single / Video 'Optimist' + Announces New Album". Under the Radar. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- Havert, Nik (11 April 2022). "Chelsea Jade's new single is in "Good Taste."". 7th Level Music. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- Renshaw, David (21 April 2022). "Chelsea Jade shares "Best Behaviour" video directed by Rose Matafeo". The Fader. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- "True Colours, New Colours: The Songs of Split Enz". JBhiFi. Retrieved 13 November 2020.