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Spellling
Chrystia "Tia" Cabral (born May 18, 1991), known professionally as Spellling (stylized in all caps), is an American experimental pop musician based in Oakland, California. Cabral released her debut album, ''Pantheon of Me'', in September 2017; '' Pitchfork'' felt it was "surely among the most overlooked debuts this calendar year". Signing to Sacred Bones Records in 2018, she followed up in February 2019 with '' Mazy Fly''. It was met with universal acclaim by music critics, who enjoyed the dark and eerie qualities of Spellling's sound. Cabral released the third full-length Spellling album, ''The Turning Wheel'', on June 25, 2021. Early life Cabral was born in Sacramento, California. She was raised in the Catholic Church, which would later influence her music. Cabral attended the University of California, Berkeley, studying philosophy for two semesters before changing her major to English literature after feeling "shamed out of the hilosophydepartment" as the only femme p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spellling & The Mystery School
''Spellling & the Mystery School'' ("Spellling" stylized in all caps) is the fourth studio album by American experimental pop musician Spellling. It was released on August 25, 2023, and contains re-recordings of various selected songs from all of her previous albums. Track listing Personnel Musicians * Spellling – vocals, synthesizer * Giulio Xavier Cetto – bass * Wyatt Overson – guitar * Patrick Shelley – percussion * Jaren Feeley – piano * Dharma Moon-Hunter – backing vocals * Toya Willock – backing vocals * Del Sol Quartet The Del Sol Quartet is a string quartet based in San Francisco, California that was founded in 1992 by violist Charlton Lee. Del Sol has commissioned and premiered thousands of works from a diverse range of international composers, including Terr ... – strings * Divya Farias – violin Technical * Spellling – production * Joe Lambert – mastering * Drew Vandenberg – mixing * Maryam Qudus – engineering * Nicole Rowe – engine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Turning Wheel (album)
''The Turning Wheel'' is the third studio album by American experimental pop artist Spellling, released on June 25, 2021, by Sacred Bones Records. The album received generally positive reviews from music critics. Composition ''The Turning Wheel'' has been noted for Spellling's dropping her earlier dark wave and gothic sounds and expanding her progressive pop terrain. For instance, album opener "Little Deer" pulls from jazz pop and "plush" 1960s lounge pop, while "Emperor with an Egg" takes on chamber pop. The album itself is divided into two parts, subtitled ''Above'' and ''Below'' respectively. ''Above'' begins with "Little Deer" and ends with "Emperor with an Egg", while ''Below'' begins with "Boys at School" and ends with "Sweet Talk", as they are separated in the album's liner notes. Critical reception ''The Turning Wheel'' was met with positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publicatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mazy Fly
''Mazy Fly'' is the second studio album by American experimental pop musician Spellling, released in February 2019. It is her debut recording with Sacred Bones Records, making her labelmates with artists like Jenny Hval and Zola Jesus. Composition Kareem Ghezawi for '' The Quietus'' noted its songs as " experimental neo-soul", as well as comparing Spellling's avant-garde leanings to lauded musicians Björk, FKA twigs and Zola Jesus. He also called the record a “psychedelic circus of one". '' Tiny Mix Tapes'' noted its styles as experimental, R&B, and techno. Critical reception ''Mazy Fly'' was released to critical acclaim from music reviewers. On Metacritic, it has a score of 84/100, based on 10 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". Eric R. Denton for ''Paste Magazine, Paste'' called its songs "at once spacious and intimate" and the record as "remarkably cohesive". Concluding the review for AllMusic, Paul Simpson declared, "the album is a delightful trip from an unmis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |