kingofseoul I’m not exaggerating when I say this is one of the finest albums I’ve heard in years. According to Apple Music I’ve listened to it at least a hundred times — and it only gets better. The lyrics are deep and introspective, and the production is encompassing without ever overwhelming the songs. Helen Ballentine has made something that rewards deep, repeated listening. Also worth noting: the Bandcamp download quality is noticeably better than streaming. Such restrained beauty. Favorite track: Red Car.

roymr 32 minutes goes so fast, yet so slow. Layers peel back on repeated plays, sonically, thematically. It's a captivating cinematic journey of ethereal, evocative beauty and rich emotional depths.

Abstract, cryptic lyrics float through a dreamlike Lynchian atmosphere. The meta circularity of songs about songwriting meshes with media references and titular theme.

The finale "The Emptying" hits me like a sledgehammer. Is this the end, already?

I follow the circle and start from the beginning again. Favorite track: The Emptying.

davidmcgough An Exceptional Artist I so love how very moving and beautiful heartfelt the music is. Favorite track: March.

Max In The World I was just looking for something to wash dishes to this morning, and found myself deeply moved by this imaginative, singular, and heartfelt album. EM Records continues to blow me away. So hard to pick a favorite! Favorite track: The Tower of the Eclipses.

magoski To awaken—
not into light,
but into play.
A trembling laugh
held between two breaths,
a measure of contraction,
We come out late,
always late,
our hearts buttoning shirts,
our courage half-tied.
Lest you ask,
lest you beg—
the night already knows
what we’re trying not to say.
Smile,
The air hums electric—
a soft, invisible
crack
under the clinking of glasses.

We sip.
We laugh.
&'n that small defiance,
something ancient unfolds:
a worm twisting in sunlight,
joy
remembering its body
& touch

david braun Its folky groovy experimentality, is carrying me away. Am I even here? Favorite track: Journey.