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The album opens with the title song and single 'Portrait Of My Heart'. Listening to what comes after the single, it is almost not representative for what follows. 'Portrait Of My Heart' is partly electronic and placed in a musical straightjacket. Listening again, I'm not surprised that I passed on the opportunity to write about it. In the context of the album it does work though. I notice how the song grows after I gave the album the chance to grow.
The second song on the album, 'Keep It Alive', starts with strings (or synths) and an empty verse. In the chorus SPELLLING starts to show her true colours. The song rocks and then some more. The distortion pedals are kicked in while the strings return in support. Chrystia Cabral brought her rocking voice to the studio as well and the album has come alive. Because of the use of dynamics the song shows different sides to a rock song, making it the more interesting.
'Alibi' rocks even more, but not without an 80s element that could have come straight out of the 1980s play book of a band like Nena or singer like Kim Wilde. European influences in the Bay Area? Why not? What comes from a far, can be just as good or better sometimes.
Portrait Of My Heart last eight more songs, but with each song SPELLLING brings you into alternative rock spheres with different influences touched upon. This approach to the music may make the album at times sound familiar but also surprising as no song is the same. Okay, one final example. The fourth song will bring you a little 80s rock like Swedish rockers Europe, while adding a touch of more modern U.S. girlpower singers.'Waterfall' the song is called. There's more for you to discover, so do not hesitate to do so.
Wout de Natris - van der Borght
You can listen to and order Portrait Of My Heart here:
https://spellling.bandcamp.com/album/portrait-of-my-heart
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