Tag Archives: Alternative

Scrapyard – Quadeca

Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2024 Scrapyard Quadeca ★★★ 68 Hip-Hop Neo-Soul Scrapyard is my first exposure to Quadeca, a former YouTube rapper and personality who has transitioned from a kind of goofy and humble DIY hip-hop nerd, known for freestyles and mimicking the flows of other emcees, to an artist with a uniqueContinue reading “Scrapyard – Quadeca”

Vampire Weekend – Only God Was Above Us

Year Album Artist Stars Score Genres 2024 Only God Was Above Us Vampire Weekend ★★★★½ 92 Rock Indie Pop Only God Was Above Us in a way is Vampire Weekend being their more Vampire Weekend-y.  There’s a lot of baroque-inspired chamber music. There’s a lot of warm, boyish vocal melodies by Ezra Koenig and light,Continue reading “Vampire Weekend – Only God Was Above Us”