The new album
LOVE OVER HATE
OUT NOW
“Love Over Hate is a classy collection of sophisticated pop exquisitely played…languid but joyous, though deliciously dark at times.
“Ryder has got her own thing going on. Her breathy vocal is a thing of beauty. This is an album to fall in love to.”
“Lush adult pop that leans into its orchestrations, reverberates with a bluesy soul, and occasionally has a touch of the child-of-Laura Nyro.
“Love Over Hate is about making a choice to find the good rather than the opposite, to trust in a positive outcome rather than linger over bitterness, and live accordingly.”
Bernard Zuel - bernardzuel.net
“Ryder blends elements of soul, pop, country, folk and roots, exploring stories of love, loss and compassion through her warm, expressive voice.”
Greg Phillips - Australian Musician
“Love Over Hate is a statement of resilience and an embrace of empathy….the album captures love in all its complexity – romantic, familial and universal.”
ALBUM LAUNCH
Thurs 27th Nov 2025
Wesley Anne
Northcote, Victoria.
Special Guest Joyce Prescher
Love Over Hate is a beautifully orchestrated sound that accommodates a voice that goes deep and soars high and intimate on songs that contemplate love, loss and hope. The first single Magnetic Field, was released in June 2025 with a second single Josephine (Love Is Everything) in September.
Following his work on her debut album Someday Love, Helen again teamed up with ARIA Award-winning producer Bruce Haymes (Paul Kelly, You Am I) for her new album Love Over Hate, with Haymes also lending his skills on piano, Wurlitzer and organ. Helen also teamed up with Roger Bergodaz (Tex Perkins, Lost Ragas) on recording, drumming and mixing duties, alongside returning collaborator Shane Reilly (Lost Ragas, Emma Donovan) on pedal steel, guitars, and string and brass arrangements, with Stephen Hadley (Tex Perkins, Paul Kelly) on bass and Stephen Grady (Songs of the Canyon) and Katie Bates (Hannah Aldridge) on backing vocals.
Helen says of Love Over Hate “Writing for my second album and bringing together the musicians that made the songs sound just as I imagined; from my humble demos to fully realised songs has been a real highlight for me. I’m excited to be finally sharing Love Over Hate because I feel this album speaks of the times we are living in, with songs about love’s power to overcome hate on a personal and political level. It is the album I have always longed to make.”