2004 "Perfect Kiss" featured in the
short film "Life Coach"
Featured on the College Music Journal's
"Certain Damage" w/The Vines & Sonic Youth
2002 Band of the Year
Philadelphia's Origivation Magazine
2002 Best Modern Rock Band
Philadelphia's Origivation Magazine
2002 Best CD
Philadelphia's Abilene Music Awards
Featured on Shut Eye Records
"The Machines That Feed Us"
"Bad Luck" #1 on
IndieFan.com Radio
2004 Grammy for "Best Polka Band"
"I finally got out to see a Chelsea In Orbit show in March. (2002) I got their CD a while back and thought it was a great album. Most of their songs are very “radio-friendly" and have great hooks and progressions. I’d definitely recommend checking out Chelsea in Orbit for those of you that haven’t had the experience yet." 
Anthony J. Caroto, Editor Origivation Magazine

"Their web site described them as spacey, but to me their sound was much richer than that. Songs were simple -- two or three chords and catchy melodies -- but the orchestration of the lead guitar coupled with the full sound of singer Juan Parejo's rhythms identified CIO's sound as unique."
Chad , Philly Music Homepage

 

"An altogether tight and heavy pop/alternative band with a groove in all the right places...big things could happen for this Pennsylvania foursome"
Alex, Ward 42
"Alternately rocking out with spacey reverb effects, trippy guitars and emotional vocals, the quality of the material shines through in multiple facets."
Stuart Pitt,  Rockpile
"Parejo's delivery makes each (song) sound like a call from an emotionally complicated place, where he sends back pointed messages…"
Brian Glaser, Digital City
"Chelsea in Orbit’s live show is an assault on the senses and can only be described as musical aggression."
John Williams,  Pitch
"Pretty cool guitar intro and I liked the "vibe" right off the bat…Last note, I want to hear more from this band....”
Lauren Scheff, Belly Puddle
"Everything that is needed to catapult to the top of the charts. Catchy guitar riffs, addictive vocals and of course the Chelsea in Orbit style of aggressive pop/hard lyrics".
Bob Figarola, Urban Squirrel
Saturday night, you're chillin' with friends. Maybe you're walking around the city streets, maybe you're just sitting around in someone's apartment. Either way, there's that vibe. You know what I'm talking about. The Saturday night vibe that resonates through your entire body. You wanna move, live, feel the wonder of the starry night -- you want to "burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars," as Kerouac so eloquently put it. It's time to call the troops and party like you've never partied before. But, like any good party, you gotta have the music.  That's where Philadelphia area band Chelsea in Orbit comes in. Their three-song EP, "Choke," burns with feeling.  Juan Parejo, the founding member, lead singer and main songwriter, gives a cosmic voice to the trippy guitar work of Gregg Biesiada, Rick Eddy's driving drums and Christian Seidel's throbbing bass. The result is ethereal.  "Sugar", "Electric", and "Coming Down", will provide the perfect soundtrack to any Saturday night.
Lisa Trudeau

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