New York-based artist Skullcrusher, a.k.a. Helen Ballentine releases her second album 'And Your Song is Like a Circle'. Recorded piecemeal over a period of years following the release of her celebrated 2022 debut, 'Quiet the Room', 'And Your Song Is Like a Circle' does not capture experience - it gestures toward the imprint of an experience that is uncapturable. Swaying between vaporous folk and crystalline electronics, landing somewhere in the snowfields shared by Grouper and Julia Holter, Circle probes the ways that grief turns itself inside out. Loss itself becomes as real and substantial as what's been lost.
The Skyliners were a five-piece vocal harmony group from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that broke the mould as far as the doo-wop sound was concerned. “Since I Don’t Have You” romped to number 12 on Billboard's Hot 100 and featured the unique voices of lead singer Jimmy Beaumont and Janet Vogel. “Since I Don’t Have You” remains a classic recording and has been featured in films such as American Graffiti, The Age of Adaline, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai, Lethal Weapon 2, and TV shows such as Happy Days, American Hot Wax and Outcast. Fans continue to keep the group’s name alive with its own Facebook page...they remain one of the classiest vocal groups ever. This 26 track collection chronicles The Skyliners singles released on the Calico label, added to which are the songs that appeared on their first LP and subsequent releases on the Colpix, Cameo and Viscount labels. This release is sure to result in radio play on oldies shows across the UK radio networks. The collection also includes detailed notes tracing The Skyliners' career through the group's best years, 1958 to 1962.