Mazy Fly is the second studio album by American experimental pop musician Spellling, released in February 2019. It is her debut recording with Sacred Bones Records.
Composition Kareem Ghezawi for The Quietus noted its songs as "experimental neo-soul", as well as comparing Spellling's avant-garde leanings to lauded musicians Björk, FKA twigs and Zola Jesus. He also called the record a “psychedelic circus of one". Tiny Mix Tapes noted its styles as experimental, R&B, and techno.
Critical reception
Mazy Fly was released to critical acclaim from music reviewers. On Metacritic, it has a score of 84/100, based on 10 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".
Eric R. Denton for Paste called its songs "at once spacious and intimate" and the record as "remarkably cohesive". Concluding the review for AllMusic, Paul Simpson declared, "the album is a delightful trip from an unmistakably original artist."
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Track listing All songs written by Spellling.
Personnel Spellling Tia Cabral – vocals, Roland Juno-106
Additional musicians Divya Farias – violin, saxophone Andrea Genevieve – guitar Janak Preston – percussion Jacob Richards – percussion
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