[3] Chelsea’s baroque musical style has been attributed to her classical training, and the New Zealand Herald has praised her "angelic vocals and acerbic wit".

[4] Her best known song, "The Cigarette Duet" received significant press exposure after its video[5] went viral on YouTube in early 2012, recently reaching over 100 million views.

Chelsea's song "When The World Turns Grey" from The Great Cybernetic Depression was remixed in a collaboration with the German electronic music producer, Robin Schulz.

This was followed up by an album of covers called Aftertouch which features her signature dreamy electronic productions of songs by a variety of artists including Lucinda Williams, Elvis Presley, Interpol and Nirvana.

[16] In April 2023, Princess Chelsea won the Taite Music Prize for her fifth album Everything is Going to be Alright which chronicles her recovery from a two year long mental health crisis .