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9.0
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9.0 |
DIY
An utterly evocative, disarming full-length that’ll haunt listeners long after its reached its conclusion
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8.5
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8.5 |
Spectrum Culture
For Skullcrusher, music rises from within just to manifest as a piece of a moment in the ether, ephemeral and, if you’re lucky, offering itself in the form of a song
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Skinny
Floaty folk fuses together with airy electronics on Skullcrusher’s ethereal second album
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7.7
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7.7 |
Paste Magazine
Helen Ballentine mixes ambient electronic harmonies with her signature spectral confessionals on her sophomore album
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7.0
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7.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Circle is a compelling, often mesmerizing listen, but you might have trouble finding a foothold. It’s no use looking to Ballentine to offer one, though – she’s not interested in anything that feels steady for long
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6.3
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6.3 |
Northern Transmissions
Whilst not always hitting compositionally and emotionally, the sharper structure and snappier performances tend to capture the weight that Skullcrusher is pulling from
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6.0
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6.0 |
All Music
A song like "Maelstrom" lets loose with a thundering bass drum and more-distant syncopated snare. For the most part, though, tracks levitate above ground along webs of acoustic guitar, piano, layered vocals, and atmospheric shimmer to the point where it's sometimes difficult to distinguish one song from another
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