The Great Cybernetic Depression is the second studio album by the New Zealand recording artist Princess Chelsea.

After the release of Lil' Golden Book, Chelsea Nikkel toured the album.

"[3] - Nikkel on the album title After the release of 'The Cigarette Duet' from Lil' Golden Book, Chelsea gained a fan base and introduced a new genre of music to people.

was described by Pitchfork as "crystalline arpeggios rolling in waves" and Chelsea and Jonathan Bree's vocals as "affectless."

Chelsea has once said that she wakes up every morning "to the sound of Winston wailing in [her] bathroom,[14]" so she sampled the meowing for the song that is described by The Guardian as "a great, tiny sweat-bead of emotion.

"[16] "We Are Strangers" was described as "rich" and "compelling" and Jonathan Bree's vocals as "deep and deliberate".

[9] The closing track of the album, "All the Stars", was described by The Guardian as "beautiful and dreary.

[17] Other critics have said that "No Church on Sunday", "We Were Meant 2 B",[18] "When the World Turns Grey", and "We Are Strangers"[19] are standout tracks.