Bay Area artist SPELLLING (Chrystia Cabral) shares angsty rock anthem ‘Alibi’ – the second single from forthcoming album Portrait of My Heart, out 28 March via Sacred Bones.
‘Alibi’ features Turnstile guitarist Pat McCrory, whose guitar riffs swirl around SPELLLING’s captivating vocals. ‘The song is an oath to not go back to a toxic relationship.
“On ‘Alibi’ I’m tapping into the almost kind of comedic and hysteric relief that kicks in when you make it out of the other side of a toxic relationship. Once the spell is broken and clarity restores good sense there’s just this buoyancy to life that lets you laugh at the absurdities.
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This is one of those songs that sprung up on me out of nowhere in a super bold and in my face way. Sometimes I like to deliberately withhold recording ideas to make sure that it’s contagious enough to stick in just my memory. This is one that stuck for so long to the point that I was like yes, let me follow through with it and see what I can do.”
“I’m a huge fan of Liz Phair and I let myself channel her very candid and penetratingly plainstated approach to lyricism. This song definitely unlocked this angsty side of myself that was very cathartic and fun to release.”
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SPELLLING also just announced her first headline UK tour.
9 June- Bristol, UK @ Exchange
10 June – Manchester, UK @ YES
11 June – London, UK @ Village Underground
12 June – Brighton, UK @ DUST
14 June – Brussels, BE @ Rotonde
15 June – Beekse Bergen, NL @ Best Kept Secret Festival
16 June – Berlin, DE @ Lido
18 June – Bern, CH @ Dampfzentrale
20 June – Paris, FR @ Petit Bain
Complete tour dates, including previously announced US dates can be found here.
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