Corban Chapple Announces Debut EP ‘Maybe We’ll Make It’A Genre-Bending Alternative R&B Statement

Danielle Holian
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Australian-born, New York City-based producer-turned-artist Corban Chapple steps confidently into the spotlight with his debut EP, Maybe We’ll Make It, a self-written, self-produced, and self-performed body of work that positions him firmly at the crossroads of Alternative R&B, Soul, Hip Hop, Pop, and Jazz.

After years of producing for other artists, including award-winning work recognised by the West Australian Music (WAM) Song of the Year awards, Chapple launched his solo career in 2023 with the R&B fusion single Ordinary World. In 2024, he relocated to New York City to pursue a master’s degree in songwriting and production at Berklee NYC, immersing himself in a new creative landscape that would directly inspire his debut EP.

Written during his first months in New York, Maybe We’ll Make It is a narrative-driven concept record structured as a prologue, three acts, and an epilogue. Across five tracks, Chapple unpacks homesickness, jealousy, intimacy, non-confrontation, machismo, doubt, and instability, ultimately landing on a central thesis of acceptance and chosen happiness in the face of uncertainty.

The waterfall release began in October 2025 with the single “Let’s Not Talk About It,” followed by “Braid” in November. 2026 opened strongly with “Porcelain,” featuring frequent collaborator August Igor Egholm (Igor). This release cements Chapple as a rising voice in contemporary R&B.

Sonically and spiritually, Chapple’s work sits in conversation with artists such as Musiq Soulchild, D'Angelo, Smino, Anderson .Paak, Yebba, Robert Glasper, Hiatus Kaiyote, and Jordan Rakei, blending lush harmony, live instrumentation, hip-hop production, and emotionally direct lyricism.

“What makes Corban special is his emotional precision,” says music publicist Danielle Holian, Decent Music PR. “He writes about jealousy, doubt, intimacy, and instability in a way that feels human, not performative. This EP is vulnerable without losing its edge, and that balance is powerful.”

TRACK HIGHLIGHTS

Greener - A poetic ballad examining post-breakup jealousy through an extended gardening metaphor. “Greener” explores masculinity, ego, and the quiet vulnerability of watching someone move on.

Let’s Not Talk About It - An anthem for the non-confrontational, capturing the tension of entering an undefined relationship while avoiding the conversation everyone knows is coming.

Braid - A winding slow jam that mirrors its central metaphor through layered harmony and textured production. Blending symbolic imagery with playful innuendo, the track approaches intimacy with reverence and dimensionality rarely explored in modern R&B.

Porcelain (feat. Igor) - A study in fragility, both emotional and relational. Featuring rap vocals from August Igor Egholm and co-production from Carlos Alvarez, the track examines machismo, yearning, and self-sabotage through dual perspectives.

Maybe We’ll Make It - The closing and title track, offering resolution through acceptance. It confronts instability head-on, choosing action and hope over paralysis.

Maybe We’ll Make It marks Chapple’s first EP release as a solo artist, and an ambitious one at that. The project is entirely self-written, produced, performed, recorded, mixed, and mastered by Chapple, who plays keyboards, synths, guitar, bass, and drums across the record unless otherwise credited.

Select Credits Include:

Timothy O’Grady Walshe – Co-writer (multiple tracks)
Nathaniel Ogren – Co-engineer and performer
Andrew Riezebeek – Guitar performances
August Igor Egholm – Rap vocals, co-writer (“Porcelain”)
Carlos Alvarez – Co-producer (“Porcelain”)
Connor Melvin & Tamara Kramar – Co-writers (title track)

Having completed training at Berklee NYC and a growing catalogue of deeply personal, musically expansive work, Corban Chapple emerges not just as a producer stepping forward, but as a fully realised artist building his own sonic world.

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