SPELLLING

Portrait of My Heart marks a bold step into the future for SPELLLING, one that pushes the project into new sonic territory while retaining the singular voice that has made her one of the most exciting songwriters of the past decade. SPELLLING transforms her acclaimed avant-pop project into a mirror. Cabral’s lyrics for Portrait of My Heart tackle love, intimacy, anxiety, and alienation, trading the allegorical approach of much of her previous work for something pointed into her human heart. The album’s thematic forthrightness is echoed in its arrangements, making it the sharpest, most direct SPELLLING album to date.