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.