“The autonomy afforded by home – its safety, warmth and familiarity – is likely to be less valued when there is no option but to stay there for a long period of time. It’s a predicament that Skullcrusher, born Helen Ballentine, tussled with towards the latter end of the pandemic-induced lockdown; while stuck in quarantine in her LA apartment, she began to reflect on her upbringing in Mount Vernon, ”
“The debut full-length from Helen Ballentine pulls her sound closer to the kind of malevolence her band’s name would imply”
“Blending misty ambience with introspective folk songwriting, the Los Angeles artist’s full-length debut is less about specifics than the way it all smears together.”
“On Quiet the Room, Skullcrusher’s bait-and-switch folk spellbinds”
