2021 studio album by Spellling
The Turning Wheel Released June 25, 2021 (2021-06-25 ) Genre
Length 57 :32 Label Sacred Bones Producer Spellling
"Little Deer" Released: 2021 (2021 )
"Boys at School" Released: 2021 (2021 )
"Turning Wheel" Released: 2021 (2021 )
The Turning Wheel is the third studio album by American experimental pop artist Spellling , released on June 25, 2021, by Sacred Bones Records .[1] The album received generally positive reviews from music critics .[2]
Composition
The Turning Wheel has been noted for Spellling 's dropping her earlier dark wave and gothic sounds and expanding her progressive pop terrain.[3]
For instance, album opener "Little Deer" pulls from jazz pop and "plush" 1960s lounge pop ,[4] while "Emperor with an Egg" takes on chamber pop .[4]
The album itself is divided into two parts, subtitled Above and Below respectively. Above begins with "Little Deer" and ends with "Emperor with an Egg", while Below begins with "Boys at School" and ends with "Sweet Talk", as they are separated in the album's liner notes.[5]
Critical reception
The Turning Wheel was met with positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic , which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the release received an average score of 79, based on nine reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[2] Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave the album a 7.5 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus.[6]
Track listing
All songs written by Spellling .
Above
"Little Deer" – 5:39
"Always" – 5:14
"Turning Wheel" – 3:33
"The Future" – 3:27
"Awaken" – 4:31
"Emperor with an Egg" – 3:09
Below
"Boys at School" – 7:28
"Legacy" – 3:51
"Queen of Wands" – 5:21
"Magic Act" – 5:40
"Revolution" – 5:59
"Sweet Talk" – 3:33
Personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal .[15]
Musicians
Noor Al-Samarrai – choir
Rita Andrade – viola
Monica Benson – flugelhorn , trumpet
Calliope Brass Quintet – brass
Ted Case – string arrangements
Jennifer Hinkle – bass trombone
Donia Jarrar – piano
Milo Jimenez – acoustic guitar
Nick Marchione – brass arrangement
Sara Mayo – trombone
Jinty McTavish – violin
Dharma Mooney – choir
Macgregor Munson – banjo
Brijean Murphy – conga drum
Erin Paul – horn
Lidia Rodriguez – baritone saxophone
Javier Santiago – piano
Rebecca Steinberg – flugelhorn, trumpet
Sabrina Tabby – violin
Ezra Teshome – choir
Carolyn Walter – bassoon, clarinet, bass clarinet
Del Sol Quartet – strings
Technical
References
^ "SPELLLING: The Turning Wheel" . Pitchfork . Archived from the original on 2021-07-09. Retrieved 2021-07-07 .
^ a b c The Turning Wheel by Spellling , archived from the original on July 9, 2021, retrieved July 9, 2021
^ a b Simpson, Paul. "Spellling – The Turning Wheel" . AllMusic . Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved July 9, 2021 .
^ a b c "Spellling – 'The Turning Wheel' review: her most accessible record yet" . NME . June 23, 2021. Archived from the original on July 1, 2021. Retrieved July 8, 2021 .
^ Cabral, C. (2021). [Liner Notes]. In The Turning Wheel [CD]. Oakland: New Improved Recording.
^ a b "The Turning Wheel by Spellling" . AnyDecentMusic? . Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved July 9, 2021 .
^ Cohn, Ben (28 June 2021). "Album Review: The Turning Wheel" . Beats Per Minute . Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved July 9, 2021 .
^ "SPELLLING goes from cult leader to crowd pleaser on her epic third album Turning Wheel" . The Line of Best Fit . Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved July 8, 2021 .
^ "Spellling – The Turning Wheel" . Loud and Quiet . Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved July 9, 2021 .
^ "Spellling: The Turning Wheel – album review" . Louder Than War . July 2021. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved July 9, 2021 .
^ Johnson, Steven (June 25, 2021). "Spellling – The Turning Wheel" . musicOMH . Archived from the original on June 25, 2021. Retrieved July 8, 2021 .
^ "Spellling – The Turning Wheel" . Pitchfork . Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved July 9, 2021 .
^ "Spellling – The Turning Wheel" . Uncut . Retrieved July 9, 2021 .
^ Arnone, Joey (June 24, 2021). "Spellling – The Turning Wheel" . Under the Radar . Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved July 9, 2021 .
^ "Credits / The Turning Wheel / Spellling" . Tidal . June 25, 2021. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved July 8, 2021 .
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