Quiet the room

"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".

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"'Quiet The Room' carves itself out as an autobiographical return to some of Ballentine's darkest days, though she purposefully never allows herself to get caught in cycles of sorrow and regret. Instead, through acknowledging the courage it takes to simply let go of the past, Ballentine gives her listeners permission to shake loose any emotional baggage and dive headfirst into the clean, revitalising waters of the future".

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"Skullcrusher lyder som et fedt speedmetal navn, men er nærmest antitesen til alt voldsomt. Skullcrushers debutalbum 'Quiet The Room' balancerer tværtimod på tysthedens rand med de mest sprøde og sarte musikalske virkemidler ... et uhyre stemningsfuldt og sart elektroknitrende intim-album om opvækstens år ... jeg vil mene [det] må kandidere, når årets bedste udgivelser om nogle måneder skal udpeges".

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