Zella Day / Chaparelle

[forensicflowergirl 99]

I hope we don't have to wait until the end of the year/early next year to get the Chaps record...but I feel like that is what is going to happen...

[Mer 64,163]

I did not like the Chaparelle song...I wish we would just get a solo record 

[violettiaras 3,514]

Has anyone gone to any of the chaparelle shows? What are the setlists like? I’ve heard she’s done video games covers there but i haven’t seen any videos

[Elle 124,321]

On 10/25/2024 at 12:30 PM, violettiaras said:

Has anyone gone to any of the chaparelle shows? What are the setlists like? I’ve heard she’s done video games covers there but i haven’t seen any videos

I just saw them tonight! They were incredible. Zella’s voice is always so ~hypnotic~ and sounds great with Jesse’s!

Yes, they do a cover of Video Games! I was front and center at the show tonight (my friend and I got there like 5 minutes after doors so we were the first ones inside) and before they performed the cover, Zella pointed at me and said “this next song is for you, girl!” I’m not sure if she’s recognised me from meeting her at past shows / seeing me on Instagram, or if she just took notice of my LDR phone case loool but it was a cute little shoutout and their rendition is amazing.

They of course sang Sex & Rage and Bleeding Hearts (twice), did Zella’s song Girls, and Jesse’s song Sandy Band-Aids. Aside from Video Games, they also did covers of Whitney’s I Wanna Dance with Somebody and George Jones & Tammy Wynette’s duet of Take Me. I think the rest of their setlist were songs from their upcoming album, which Zella told me is currently slated for late spring/early summer after the show. I actually grabbed their setlist after the show, and the other titles listed on there were Devil’s Music, Inside the Lines, All Things Considered, Heartbroke Holiday, Baby Jesus, Love is Hot, Diamonds Cashing Checks, and Bad Lovin’. The set was 70 minutes - 14 songs + 2 songs for the encore, which were the Take Me cover and an acoustic version of Bleeding Hearts, which they had also done as their final song with the full band.

Overall, it was a great show. Beautiful & intimate. Definitely would recommend catching them if they come to your area! x

 

Edit: I just found this video of their full performance from a festival earlier this month that includes all of the unreleased songs if you want an example of what they sound like! As of now, Heartbroke Holiday and Inside the Lines are the ones I’m most excited for to be released! x

 

[UltraModernGirl 5,029]

She changed her Spotify picture recently- time to clown for new music

[horse 28]

Who may know if there are more Kicker outtakes that exist, that are close to the album sound, like Stolen Cars?

[Elle 124,321]

Chaparelle’s new song Devil’s Music released at midnight! When I saw them in October, this is the song they opened their set with and I really liked it and figured it would probably serve as a single. It was a great song to open the set and a good one for the new year too. I actually think this could be a fun song to open the album with and have it serve as the title track. However, I am a little disappointed that the studio version is only two minutes! When they performed it live, they repeated each verse* twice and added more instrumental breaks, I suppose just to lengthen it to the standard ~3:30 time. I guess you could play the song twice though to give it more of a full-body feel

* - This song doesn’t have a typical song structure like VCVCBC, it’s sort of just three separate parts and then an outro. Perhaps it’s meant to be VCVO, but it’s a little hard to call it that since the “verses” are sonically/stylistic different from each other and the “chorus” doesn’t repeat.. it’s interesting, but I like it! x