Spellling News & Updates

The Second Version of SPELLLING

A few years from now, when we’ve survived this wretched decade we’re all living through—that i...

Apr 01, 2025 • Paste

SPELLLING Announces New Album, Shares New Songs “Cherry” and “Under the Sun”

Bay area pop artist SPELLLING (aka Chrystia Cabral) has announced the release of her new album, SPEL...

Jul 10, 2023 • Under the Radar

Hear SPELLLING and Turnstile's Pat McCrory team up on "Alibi"

SPELLLING’s (aka Chrystia Cabral) second Portrait of My Heart single “Alibi” is a collaboratio...

Feb 12, 2025 • brooklynvegan

Not a Spellling error

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Oct 21, 2022 • Yahoo

Spellling Announces New Album Portrait of My Heart , Shares Video: Watch

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Jan 08, 2025 • Yahoo

SPELLLING – Listen to Our Interview in the New Episode of Our Under the Radar Podcast

Experimental, Bay Area-based artist SPELLLING (aka Chrystia Cabral) is our guest on the latest episo...

Oct 25, 2021 • Under the Radar

SPELLLING announces new LP 'Portrait of My Heart,' shares title track

Chrystia Cabral has announced her fourth album as SPELLLING, Portrait of My Heart, due out on March ...

Jan 08, 2025 • brooklynvegan

SPELLLING and Jean Dawson team up for “Ammunition”

SPELLLING has released “Ammunition” featuring Jean Dawson, the latest remix from her recent albu...

Apr 14, 2026 • Alternative Press

SPELLLING – ‘Portrait Of My Heart’ review: the art pop artist turns to loud, intergalactic grunge

Now backed by her band, the Mystery School, SPELLING’s fourth album ‘Portrait Of My Heart’ see...

Mar 28, 2025 • NME

SPELLLING taps Turnstile’s Brendan Yates for “Portrait of My Heart”

SPELLLING has released a new version of “Portrait of My Heart” with a feature from Brendan Yates...

Jan 21, 2026 • Alternative Press

SPELLLING – ‘The Turning Wheel’ review: her most accessible record yet

Tia Cabral has spent her previous two albums leading pop music into more shadowy territory. Here, sh...

Jun 23, 2021 • NME

SPELLLING – “Hard To Please (Reprise)”

Later in August, experimental pop creator SPELLLING -- aka Chrystia Cabral -- will release SPELLLING...

Aug 02, 2023 • Stereogum

SPELLLING tells us about her favorite songs of 2021

Chrystia Cabral released The Turning Wheel, her orchestral, theatrical third album as SPELLLING, ear...

Dec 19, 2021 • brooklynvegan

SPELLLING teams with Turnstile's Brendan Yates for new version of "Portrait of My Heart"

SPELLLING‘s (aka Chrystia Cabral) great 2025 album Portrait of My Heart included “Alibi,” a co...

Jan 21, 2026 • brooklynvegan

SPELLLING goes from cult leader to crowd pleaser on her epic third album Turning Wheel

Some musicians slowly grow into greatness, producing solid work, and suddenly arrive at a classic. O...

Jun 23, 2021 • thelineofbestfit.com

SPELLLING – “Hard To Please” Video

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bay Area experimental artist T...

Jul 23, 2018 • Yahoo

SPELLLING – “Alibi” (Feat. Turnstile’s Pat McCrory)

Last month, SPELLLING announced her new album Portrait Of My Heart and released the gripping title t...

Feb 12, 2025 • Stereogum

Spellling’s pop ballads embrace rock’s most decadent side

Spellling will perform at Lincoln Hall. Tia Cabral is in her ballad era. The Oakland-based artist, w...

May 02, 2025 • Chicago Reader

How Dracula, Tarot Cards, and Drinking in the Shower Inspired SPELLLING’s New Album

Tia Cabral is a shapeshifter, with an eye and ear tilting toward the fantastical. In the visuals for...

Jun 25, 2021 • Pitchfork

Bumbershoot Pick: SPELLLING

If You Liked Kate Bush Pre-Stranger Things, You’ll Love SPELLLING I can’t wait to see how the al...

Aug 27, 2025 • The Stranger

Spellling Announces North American Tour, Shares New “Queen of Wands” Video: Watch

Spellling has announced a North American tour in support of her 2021 LP The Turning Wheel with a new...

Jun 06, 2022 • Pitchfork

SPELLLING Is Making Haunted Electronic Pop for the Witch (or Wizard) in All of Us

On a clear, chilly Sunday evening in January, Tia Cabral is leading a seance. Her performance at San...

Feb 15, 2019 • Pitchfork

Weyes Blood Joins SPELLLING On A New Version Of “Destiny Arrives”

Back in March, Chrystia Cabral, the Bay Area art-pop musician who records under the name SPELLLING, ...

Nov 04, 2025 • Stereogum

SPELLLING Announces New Album, Shares Video for Title Track “Portrait of My Heart”

SPELLLING (aka Chrystia Cabral) has announced a new album, Portrait of My Heart, and released its le...

Jul 24, 2026 • Under the Radar

SPELLLING: 'Walk Up to Your House'

The Sunday Music Drop is a weekly radio series hosted by the KQED weekend news team. In each segment...

Sep 02, 2023 • KQED

Tracks of the week reviewed: Miles Kane, David Guetta and Spellling

Miles Kane goes glam rock, David Guetta teams up with human Auto-Tune Anne-Marie, while Spellling’...

Aug 03, 2018 • The Guardian

SPELLLING – Stream the New Album and Read Our Review of It

SPELLLING (aka Chrystia Cabral) has released her third studio album, The Turning Wheel, today via Sa...

Jun 24, 2021 • Under the Radar

SPELLLING Returns with New Album 'The Turning Wheel'

Chrystia Cabral has shared details of a new album as SPELLLING. The Bay Area-based artist will relea...

Apr 14, 2021 • Exclaim!

SPELLLING Announces New LP, Releases Two Singles

Experimental pop artist Chrystia Cabral, better known as SPELLLING, is releasing her fourth album SP...

Jul 11, 2023 • Paste

SPELLLING announces 2025 tour

SPELLLING has announced her first tour since 2023. The “Portrait of My Heart” tour begins in San...

Oct 29, 2024 • brooklynvegan