Spellling’s third studio album, The Turning Wheel, is a whimsical and magical musical journey. This album is about venturing into the unknown, sights keen, curious yearning over catchy synth leads and beautiful orchestrations. I first discovered Spellling when I was wondering on spotify and happened to come across her page. I thought really nothing of it, but I WOULD know her name in the coming weeks. Even before giving her a 10, I had been watching Anthony Fantano’s videos ... read more
Stunning.
It’s so indescribable. The feeling, the visions, the memories, the visuals that this album gives me. This album is so beyond words.
Y’all don’t like this??? Damn.
If you’re reading this and you can’t decide if you like this album or not, you do. Don’t give into the hype that it’s anything but catchy and full of fun, memorable Electropop—because it honestly is. People will trash Taylor for making something “cringy” and “self-indulgent” but for 1, her songwriting still slaps, and all ‘reputation’ is is vibes, emotion, anger, and bops. And 2, ... read more
+10 for having Cruel Summer
+10 for having Lover
+10 for having The Man (bop I’m sorry)
+1000 for having The Archer
+10 for having Paper Rings
+10 for having Afterglow
+10 for having Daylight
This is such a fun, light, and colorful project. There isn’t a track on here that feels like filler or feels brushed over. As always, Taylor is super cohesive with the sounds she produces that make it into her album, making this album sound like if everything happy in her life was transmutated ... read more
edit 1: 98-->90: rating /10
edit 2: 90-->96... yes I wanted to have a rating /10 but I HAVE to put HER above all these other bitches