| Mazy Fly | ||||
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| Released | February 22, 2019 | |||
| Recorded | 2018 | |||
| Studio | Antiquity Records (Oakland, CA) [1] | |||
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| Length | 42:31 | |||
| Label | Sacred Bones | |||
| Producer | Tia Cabral [2] | |||
| Spellling chronology | ||||
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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, making her labelmates with artists like Jenny Hval and Zola Jesus.
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". [3] Tiny Mix Tapes noted its styles as experimental, R&B, and techno. [4]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 84/100 [5] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Exclaim! | 9/10 [6] |
| Paste | 8.2/10 [7] |
| PopMatters | 9/10 [8] |
| Pitchfork | 8.0/10 [9] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes |   [4] |
| Under the Radar | 8/10 [10] |
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". [5]
Eric R. Denton for Paste called its songs "at once spacious and intimate" and the record as "remarkably cohesive". [7] Concluding the review for AllMusic, Paul Simpson declared, "the album is a delightful trip from an unmistakably original artist." [1]
| Publication | List | Rank | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bandcamp Daily | The Best Albums of 2019 | 27 | |
| Metacritic | Best Music and Albums for 2019 | 51 |
All songs written by Spellling.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Red" | 2:13 |
| 2. | "Haunted Water" | 4:50 |
| 3. | "Hard to Please" | 2:08 |
| 4. | "Golden Numbers" | 2:44 |
| 5. | "Melted Wings" | 1:52 |
| 6. | "Under the Sun" | 5:55 |
| 7. | "Real Fun" | 3:32 |
| 8. | "Hard to Please (Reprise)" | 3:34 |
| 9. | "Afterlife" | 5:24 |
| 10. | "Dirty Desert Dreams" | 2:32 |
| 11. | "Secret Thread" | 5:06 |
| 12. | "Falling Asleep" | 2:45 |
| Total length: | 42:31 | |
Additional musicians [2]
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