Spellling & the Mystery School
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| Studio album (re-recorded) by | ||||
| Released | August 25, 2023 | |||
| Studio | Tiny Telephone, San Francisco | |||
| Length | 51:00 | |||
| Label | Sacred Bones | |||
| Producer | Spellling | |||
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| Singles from Spellling & the Mystery School | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 81/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Line of Best Fit | 8/10[3] |
| Paste | 8.5/10[4] |
| Pitchfork | 7.2/10[5] |
| Slant Magazine |  [6] |
Spellling & the Mystery School ("Spellling" stylized in all caps) is the fourth studio album by American experimental pop musician Spellling. It was released on August 25, 2023,[7] and contains re-recordings of various selected songs from all of her previous albums.
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Tia Cabral.
| No. | Title | Originally from | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Walk Up to Your House" | Pantheon of Me (2017) | 4:14 |
| 2. | "Under the Sun" | Mazy Fly (2019) | 4:57 |
| 3. | "They Start the Dance" | Pantheon of Me | 3:20 |
| 4. | "Cherry" | Pantheon of Me | 3:47 |
| 5. | "Haunted Water" | Mazy Fly | 4:30 |
| 6. | "Hard to Please (Reprise)" | Mazy Fly | 3:17 |
| 7. | "Phantom Farewell" | Pantheon of Me | 4:13 |
| 8. | "Boys at School" | The Turning Wheel (2021) | 8:01 |
| 9. | "Always" | The Turning Wheel | 5:34 |
| 10. | "Revolution" | The Turning Wheel | 5:23 |
| 11. | "Sweet Talk" | The Turning Wheel | 3:58 |
| Total length: | 51:15 | ||
Personnel
[edit]Musicians
- Spellling – vocals, synthesizer
- Giulio Xavier Cetto – bass
- Wyatt Overson – guitar
- Patrick Shelley – percussion
- Jaren Feeley – piano
- Dharma Moon-Hunter – backing vocals
- Toya Willock – backing vocals
- Del Sol Quartet – strings
- Divya Farias – violin
Technical
- Spellling – production
- Joe Lambert – mastering
- Drew Vandenberg – mixing
- Maryam Qudus – engineering
- Nicole Rowe – engineering assistance
References
[edit]- ^ "Spellling & the Mystery School by Spellling Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
- ^ Simpson, Paul. "Spellling - Spellling & the Mystery School Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
- ^ Horton, Ross (August 24, 2023). "SPELLLING & the Mystery School sees a unique artist take on a full band and rework their past". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
- ^ Chodzin, Devon (August 25, 2023). "Spellling & the Mystery School is a Glamorous Recasting of a Rising Star's Career". Paste. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
- ^ Torres, Eric (August 24, 2023). "Spellling: Spellling & the Mystery School Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
- ^ Poland, Dana (August 17, 2023). "Spellling Spellling & the Mystery School Review". Slant Magazine. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
- ^ "Spellling & the Mystery School, by SPELLLING". Spellling. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
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