Skullcrusher - Song For Nick Drake

What this video is

Released February 1, 2021, during the extended isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic, 'Song for Nick Drake' channels the solitary, interior mood of the era through a direct tribute to the late British folk singer-songwriter Nick Drake (1948–1974). Ballentine described the song as a homage to the experience of deep immersion in music during formative moments — specifically walks and train journeys — placing it within a…

Why it matters

The video is a significant artifact of the early-2020s indie folk and bedroom pop convergence, representing how DIY production tools and VHS nostalgia aesthetics became genre-defining visual codes. Its self-directed, lo-fi character typifies the democratization of music video production in the…

The director

Helen Ballentine is the Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter behind the indie folk project Skullcrusher, signed to Secretly Canadian. She released her debut self-titled EP in June 2020 and her debut full-length 'Quiet the Room' in 2022, followed by sophomore…