News
Storm in Summer EP Out Now via Secretly Canadian
Apr 29, 2021
By Emma Goad
Los Angeles based singer/songwriter Helen Ballentine, who records under the name Skullcrusher, has announced numerous fall show dates which will be her first ever U.S. tour. More
Plus Tony Allen, Ryley Walker, Sophia Kennedy, Everything Everything, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Mar 12, 2021
By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone)
Welcome to the ninth Songs of the Week of 2021. President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill was signed into law by the president yesterday and many Americans will soon be receiving new $1400 stimulus checks, as well as other relief. More
Storm in Summer EP Due Out April 9 via Secretly Canadian
Mar 08, 2021
By Mark Redfern
Skullcrusher, the musical moniker of LA-based singer/songwriter Helen Ballentine, has announced a new EP, Storm in Summer, and shared its title track, via a video for the new single. More
Skullcrusher EP Out Now via Secretly Canadian
Feb 01, 2021
By Mark Redfern
Skullcrusher, the musical moniker of LA-based singer/songwriter Helen Ballentine, has shared a new song, “Song for Nick Drake,” via a video for it. More
Plus Badge Époque Ensemble, Julien Baker, Ela Minus, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Oct 23, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Welcome to the 41st Songs of the Week of 2020. This week there was a second and final presidential debate that, unlike the first one, was an actual debate. More
Skullcrusher EP Out Now via Secretly Canadian
Oct 19, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Skullcrusher, the musical moniker of LA-based singer/songwriter Helen Ballentine, has shared a new song, “Farm,” via a video, and also released a cover of Radiohead’s “Lift.” They follow her self-titled debut EP, released in June via Secretly Canadian. More
Skullcrusher Out Today via Secretly Canadian
Jul 24, 2020
By Jennifer Irving
Skullcrusher, the musical moniker of LA-based singer/songwriter Helen Ballentine, has released her self-titled debut EP today on Secretly Canadian and has also shared a new video for “Trace,” a previously unreleased track from the EP. Both stream the EP and watch the video below.
Plus Club Intl, Skullcrusher, Art Feynman, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
May 29, 2020
By Christopher Roberts (with Lily Guthrie, Samantha Small, and Julian Roberts-Grmela)
Welcome to the 21st Songs of the Week of 2020. It’s another week under quarantine, the same as the last week. In terms of this week’s new songs, the pickings were somewhat slim, perhaps partly because Monday was Memorial Day, meaning less new tracks of note were shared these week. But we’ve still come up with some that we liked (albeit, only a Top 9, instead of our usual Top 10). More
Skullcrusher EP Due Out June 26 via Secretly Canadian
May 27, 2020
By Julian Roberts-Grmela
Skullcrusher (aka Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter Helen Ballentine) has shared a new song, “Day of Show,” via a video for the track that plays like a hazy childhood VHS dream. More
Interviews
Sep 23, 2020
By Mark Moody
Helen Ballentine, performing as Skullcrusher, came seemingly out of nowhere. Releasing her self-titled first EP on Secretly Canadian in the midst of a global pandemic, her softly sung vocals and folky underpinnings are custom made for days spent alone. More
Reviews
Apr 27, 2021
By Mark Moody
Helen Ballentine’s recorded output as Skullcrusher has only been released into the midst of the current pandemic plaguing us all. So, forgive her for persisting in a mode of uncertainty and anxiousness brought on by a year’s plus worth of mind-numbing stasis. More
