We’re thrilled to announce @spellling 's new album Portrait of My Heart, out March 28th, 2025. Available on multiple vinyl variants & cd
Portrait of My Heart is the sharpest, most direct SPELLLING album to date, and its immediacy emphasizes the essential mutability of Cabral’s practice. Pre-save the album and take a step into SPELLLING’s world through the title track today!
The single “Portrait of My Heart” is the spiritual core of the record - with an infectious earworm of a chorus over chugging rhythm guitar and an exuberant keyboard line, the opening track reigns in a new and intimate era for SPELLLING. With its propulsive drum groove and anthemic chorus of “I don’t belong here,” it is the most potent embodiment of the album’s turn toward emotional directness. Once the main melody emerged, Cabral used the song as a tool to process her anxiety as a performer and opted for a tighter, more rock-oriented composition. This transformation mirrors the album’s broader shift toward energy and immediacy, driven by the core band of Wyatt Overson (guitar), Patrick Shelley (drums), and Giulio Xavier Cetto (bass), whose collaboration uncovers new contours of the SPELLLING sound. Cabral still writes and demos in isolation, but presenting the songs for Portrait of My Heart to her bandmates helped her discover their eventual lively, organic forms. So did working with a trio of producers — The Turning Wheel mixing engineer Drew Vandenberg, SZA collaborator Rob Bisel, and Yves Tumor producer Psymun.
Portrait of My Heart is also shaped significantly by its guest musicians. Chaz Bear (Toro y Moi) sings on “Mount Analogue,” the first true duet in the SPELLLING discography. Turnstile guitarist Pat McCrory turns Cabral’s original piano demo for “Alibi” into the crunchy, riff-y version that appears on the record, while Zulu’s Braxton Marcellous gives “Drain” its sludgy heft. These parts aren’t just incorporated seamlessly into the album; they feel like an integral part of its universe.
SPELLLING
We’re thrilled to announce @spellling 's new album Portrait of My Heart, out March 28th, 2025. Available on multiple vinyl variants & cd
Portrait of My Heart is the sharpest, most direct SPELLLING album to date, and its immediacy emphasizes the essential mutability of Cabral’s practice. Pre-save the album and take a step into SPELLLING’s world through the title track today!
The single “Portrait of My Heart” is the spiritual core of the record - with an infectious earworm of a chorus over chugging rhythm guitar and an exuberant keyboard line, the opening track reigns in a new and intimate era for SPELLLING. With its propulsive drum groove and anthemic chorus of “I don’t belong here,” it is the most potent embodiment of the album’s turn toward emotional directness. Once the main melody emerged, Cabral used the song as a tool to process her anxiety as a performer and opted for a tighter, more rock-oriented composition. This transformation mirrors the album’s broader shift toward energy and immediacy, driven by the core band of Wyatt Overson (guitar), Patrick Shelley (drums), and Giulio Xavier Cetto (bass), whose collaboration uncovers new contours of the SPELLLING sound. Cabral still writes and demos in isolation, but presenting the songs for Portrait of My Heart to her bandmates helped her discover their eventual lively, organic forms. So did working with a trio of producers — The Turning Wheel mixing engineer Drew Vandenberg, SZA collaborator Rob Bisel, and Yves Tumor producer Psymun.
Portrait of My Heart is also shaped significantly by its guest musicians. Chaz Bear (Toro y Moi) sings on “Mount Analogue,” the first true duet in the SPELLLING discography. Turnstile guitarist Pat McCrory turns Cabral’s original piano demo for “Alibi” into the crunchy, riff-y version that appears on the record, while Zulu’s Braxton Marcellous gives “Drain” its sludgy heft. These parts aren’t just incorporated seamlessly into the album; they feel like an integral part of its universe.
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