Chrystia Cabral — aka SPELLLING — embraces the unknown on her latest single, “Destiny Arrives”. The track is taken from her forthcoming album, Portrait of My Heart, and is an absolute orchestral-synth banger, filled with the pathos and insight we’ve come to expect from her. The song is slow in its ascension but continues to rise until we’re bathed in the radiant light of the sun, shared elements searching for physical connection. Portrait of My Heart is primed to explode on contact (or when it’s released).
“I wanted to have some moments on this album like on The Turning Wheel that honor my love of strings and the whimsical, romantic Stevie Wonder Secret Life of Plants-style synth theatrics,” says Cabral. “I’m really happy those elements of SPELLLING get to shine on this track. ‘Destiny Arrives’ kind of acts as this sweet moment of purity and optimism amongst the more punchy and aggressive songs on Portrait of My Heart.“
She continues: “I was thinking about courage and how scary it can be to accept change and to follow your true path in life. In the video we are making these subtle allusions to a werewolf transformation to show this idea of Destiny as being an affliction or curse when you are resistant to your true calling. Embracing the danger of the unknown becomes a euphoric state by the end of the song.”
Listen below.
Portrait of My Heart is due out March 28 via Sacred Bones. You can pre-order the album here. Follow SPELLLING on Facebook and Instagram.
