The Carillon Towers

by Em Spel

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1.	The Carillon Towers 03:32	info
2.	Promises 03:29
3.	Overstory 04:15
4.	Golem 03:11
5.	Names 02:24
6.	Devil 03:51	info
7.	Sunrise 02:53
8.	Clear River 04:50

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"A scintillating solo debut....[Em Spel's] pop-adjacent experimental folk features her lovely, elastic vocals, her flute, and her intricately programmed electronics, along with standout performances by guests such as Katinka Kleijn and V.V. Lightbody." —Chicago Reader

"A marvel of restraint, precision and quiet....like a folktale turned oddly, surreally modern, a magical realist scenario set in the right now." —Dusted Magazine

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released May 20, 2022

All songs written and arranged by Em Spel (Emma Hospelhorn)
Engineered and Mixed by Brian Deck at Narwhal Studios, Chicago, IL
Produced by Em Spel and Brian Deck
Mastered by Murat Çolak
Album art by Jim Campbell

Performed by:
Emma Hospelhorn, flutes, piano, synths, electronics, vocals
V.V. Lightbody, guitars [1,2,4,5,6,8], additional synths and vocals [8]
Katinka Kleijn, cello [1,2,7]
Eric Ridder, drums [2,5,6], additional vocals [6]
Matt Oliphant, horn [1,5]
Caitlin Edwards, violin [4]
Brian Deck, additional synthesis [3]

Special thanks to Amanda DeBoer Bartlett, V.V. Lightbody, Katinka Kleijn, Mabel Kwan

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Em Spel Chicago, Illinois

Em Spel is the solo project of Chicago-based multi-instrumentalist Emma Hospelhorn.

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photo credit: Evan Jenkins

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