| New Spell / Of Time - Part III |
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| Album: | Of Time - Part III | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | New Spell | Added: | May 2020 | |
| Label: | Self-Release | |||
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jan 08, 2021: | KZSU Time Traveler Top 37 of 2020 Future's Wild | 4. | Aug 07, 2020: | KZSU Time Traveler Easier | |
| 2. | Sep 04, 2020: | KZSU Time Traveler Future's Wild | 5. | Jul 31, 2020: | KZSU Time Traveler Future's Wild | |
| 3. | Aug 29, 2020: | Hanging in the bone yard Home | 6. | Jul 24, 2020: | KZSU Time Traveler Easier |
| Album Review |
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| Francis D Reviewed 2020-07-18 | ||
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“Of Time (Part III)” New Spell Local, San Francisco-based indie project featuring Leanne Kelly on vocals, piano, keyboards and synths; and Jacob Frautschi on drums — with Max Savage providing additional synths, piano and drums. Dark, yet highly accessible synth-pop. Sensual and cerebral, with waves of music that wash over and envelope you. This is the third and final EP in New Spell’s three-part “Of Time” series. RIYL: The Naked and Famous, Chvrches or Lightning Dust. — Francis Recommended: 1, 4, 3, 2, 5. NO FCCs noted. 1. (3:36) Easier – Contemplative techno-pop with playful keyboard runs layered in. Mesmerizing vocals rise and fall. Spare, yet riveting rhythm. Buzzy lead break – transitioning into a joyful breakbeat-driven ending. In these uncertain times, Kelly sings, “What will change, and what will remain.” **** 2. (3:49) Future’s Wild – Driving “indie-disco” with a club beat. More industrial. Sparkling synth arpeggios. Highly reverbed vocals. *** 3. (4:00) Home – Synth-pop ballad with soaring vocals and synth strings. Measured beat. Machine-like keys swirl. Lyrics about “finding creativity and meaning in love despite living in a time that often feels hopeless.” *** 4. (4:05) Where You Are – Dreamy, dancey and infectious — set to almost an Afrobeat. Uplifting lyrics about acceptance — wherever you are. **** 5. (4:28) Forgotten – Closing piano ballad. Less processed — enabling the beauty of Kelly’s vocals and keyboard artistry to carry much of the tune. Shifts to a fuzzed out, distorted segment, before an unresolved ending. ** | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Easier | 3. | Home | |||
| 2. | Future's Wild | 4. | Where You Are | |||
| 5. | Forgotten | |||||