Skullcrusher

As Skullcrusher, Helen Ballentine pens airy, introspective songs about uncertainty and the search for identity. While her gentle, ambient-influenced folktronica songs sound nothing like her moniker, they hint at soul-destroying feelings of darkness and emptiness. The Skullcrusher EP, Ballentine's first collection of songs, quickly earned acclaim when it appeared in 2020. Inspired by memories of her childhood, the project's full-length debut, the Andrew Sarlo-produced Quiet the Room, followed in 2022. She spent the next three years piecing together her atmospheric second album, 2025's And Your Song Is Like a Circle. An accompanying live EP followed in 2026.