Skullcrusher turned to songwriting, and David Lynch, as a means of recovery

Skullcrusher turned to songwriting, and David Lynch, as a means of recovery

Helen Ballentine talks her new song “Exhale” and making an album that dragged her through the “necessary chaos” of a life-changing break-up. Skullcrusher   Adam Alonzo Helen Ballentine’s ginger tomcat, Finn, slinks into view and perches himself above her right shoulder. Ballentine, who records gauzy and richly tactile folk songs as Skullcrusher, refers to her…

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#The 100 best songs of 2022

#The 100 best songs of 2022

“The 100 best songs of 2022” The 100 best songs of 2022 From Jockstrap to Carly Ray Jepsen and Karol G to Alex G, these are the songs we had on repeat this year. By Alex Robert Ross, Jordan Darville, Gyasi Williams-Kirtley, David Renshaw, Son Raw, Emma Madden, Larisha Paul, Sajae Elder, Raphael Helfand, Salvatore…

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#The 8 projects you should stream now

#The 8 projects you should stream now

“#The 8 projects you should stream now” New releases from BROCKHAMPTON, Taylor Swift, Sufjan Stevens, and more. BROCKHAMPTON. Photo by Connor Cunnigham   BROCKHAMPTON, ROADRUNNER: NEW LIGHT, NEW MACHINE The lead-up to BROCKHAMPTON’s new project has been a brief one. At the end of March they came back with “BUZZCUT,” a new single featuring Danny…

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#10 songs you need in your life this week

#10 songs you need in your life this week

“#10 songs you need in your life this week” Tracks we love, in no particular order. Pictured L-R: Galcher Lustwerk (Collin Hughes), Victoria Monet (Dana Trippe), Skullcrusher Each week, The FADER staff rounds up the songs we can’t get enough of. Here they are, in no particular order. Subscribe to Songs You Need In Your…

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