Spellling – Alibi
SPELLLING (aka Chrystia Cabral) unveils the new single, “Alibi,” from her forthcoming album, Portrait of My Heart, out March 28th on Sacred Bones.
“Alibi” is a crunchy, riff-y track featuring Turnstile guitarist Pat McCrory who transformed Cabral’s original piano demo into the version that appears on the album.
On “Alibi,” Cabral fearlessly draws the curtain back, discussing the way she can throw herself recklessly into intimate relationships and then cool on them just as quickly.
In Cabral’s words, “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.” On the chorus Cabral sings: “You’re a psychopath / And I loved you for that / But I won’t take you back this time / And I don’t take it back Yeah I won’t take it back.” She cites Liz Phair as an influence for “Alibi”: “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.”
SPELLLING Tour Dates:
Fri. April 4 – San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
Thu. April 24 – Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom
Fri. April 25 – Tucson, AZ @ 191 Toole
Sat. April 26 – Albuquerque, NM @ Sister Bar
Mon. April 28 – Austin, TX @ Parish
Tue. April 29 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
Wed. April 30 – New Orleans, LA @ Santos
Fri. May 2 – Atlanta, GA @ The EARL
Sat. May 3 – Asheville, NC @ The Grey Eagle
Sun. May 4 – Washington, DC @ Union Stage
Tue. May 6 – Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts
Fri. May 9 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
Sat. May 10 – Amherst, MA @ The Drake
Mon. May 12 – Detroit, MI @ El Club
Tue. May 13 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
Wed. May 14 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line
Thu. May 15 – Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room
Sat. May 17 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
Mon. May 19 – Reno, NV @ The Holland Project
Mon. June 9 – Bristol, UK @ Exchange
Tue. June 10 – Manchester, UK @ YES
Wed. June 11 – London, UK @ Village Underground
Thu. June 12 – Brighton, UK @ DUST
Sat. June 14 – Brussels, BE @ Rotonde
Sun. June 15 – Beekse Bergen, NL @ Best Kept Secret Festival
Mon. June 16 – Berlin, DE @ Lido
Wed. June 18 – Bern, CH @ Dampfzentrale
Fri. June 20 – Paris, FR @ Petit Bain
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