SPELLLING
SPELLLING, the moniker of the Bay Area experimental pop mastermind Chrystia Cabral, has emerged as a visionary artist, pushing the boundaries of genre and captivating audiences with her richly envisioned albums and enchanting live performances.
SPELLLING gained widespread recognition with the release of her critically acclaimed debut album, Pantheon of Me, in 2017. The album showcased her prodigious talent as a songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist. In 2019, she signed to Sacred Bones and released her highly anticipated sophomore album, Mazy Fly, further elevating her artistic vision and expanding her sonic palette. In 2021 she released her breakthrough project The Turning Wheel, which saw her orchestrating and self-producing an album that features an ensemble of 31 collaborating musicians. The Turning Wheel has become a career-defining opus for the artist. The album received widespread unanimous praise, earning itself The Needle Drops #1 album of the year in 2021. SPELLLING and her band ‘The Mystery School’ have also become renowned for their live performances with Cabral's idiosyncratic stage presence and the bands incredible musicianship and spiritual sense of communion with the audience. A collection of reenvisioned songs from throughout SPELLLING's critically-acclaimed discography was released in 2023, breathing new life into the extravagant orchestrations she’s written and produced entirely herself.
2025 saw the release of her fourth album Portrait of My Heart. A deeply personal album, Portrait of My Heart explores SPELLLING’s relationship to intimacy, blending energetic arrangements and emotional rawness with her singular voice to deliver love songs that cement her place as a groundbreaking songwriter.
As SPELLLING continues to evolve and explore new musical territories, she further solidifies herself as a once in a lifetime artist. Her ability to create beautiful soundscapes that transport listeners to other realms along with her transcendent live performances have earned her legions of dedicated fans. With each release, SPELLLING invites us on a mesmerizing journey into her world, leaving an indelible mark on the hearts and minds of her listeners.
