QueenOfDenmark

The Araby Bazaar
(QueenOfDenmark)

United Kingdom

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Recent Ratings

Pinned Review

The Ballet - Daddy Issues
86
Greg Goldberg doesn't really turn any corners on this record - it's very much "Matchy Matchy 2". I loved that album so much that I honestly don't mind one bit, but there are some melodic lines here that are almost straight lifts from prior outings - none perhaps so obvious as the chorus of "I Don't Feel Like Dancing", which is nearly identical to 2019's "Cry Baby". It was also a shame to see the markedly sub-par "CumDumpMike" (released as a single almost ... read more

Recent Reviews

Wham! - Fantastic
67
Bad Boys ~ ★★★☆☆
A Ray of Sunshine ~ ★★★☆☆
Love Machine ~ ★★☆☆☆
Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do) ~ ★★★★★
Club Tropicana ~ ★★★★★
Nothing Looks the Same in the Light ~ ★★☆☆☆
Come On! ~ ★★☆☆☆
Young Guns (Go for It!) ~ ★★★★☆

⏳ new & improved: time-weighted score ⏳

Blondshell - Blondshell
58
Veronica Mars ~ ★★★★☆
Kiss City ~ ★★★☆☆
Olympus ~ ★★★☆☆
Salad ~ ★★★☆☆
Sepsis ~ ★★★★☆
Sober Together ~ ★★☆☆☆
Joiner ~ ★★☆☆☆
Tarmac ~ ★★★★☆
Dangerous ~ ★★☆☆☆

⏳ new & improved: time-weighted score ⏳

Blondshell - Salad
60
Salad ~ ★★★☆☆
Blondshell - Joiner
40
Joiner ~ ★★☆☆☆
Blondshell - Veronica Mars
80
Veronica Mars ~ ★★★★☆

Shoutbox

1w
hii!! i just dropped a new single. it’d be amazing if you could check it out. let me know what you think!
https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/626146-shorewood-by-your-side.php
https://linktr.ee/shorewood
2w
Phish rips, A Picture of Nectar and Lawn Boy r my fav studio releases and their Talking Heads live covers go so hard
3w
thanks for the follow, also impressive number of ratings and reviews
4w
Thanks for being my 600th follower! :)
1mo
Hey bro recently dropped my debut ep, check it out when u get the chance!

https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/bruhman/album/595494-before-the-beginning/
1mo
Helllo my friend! I just released my first ever project, and I would be very happy if you'd listen to it!
(The lyrics are in hebrew so it's a little confusing)
https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/618010---.php
https://open.spotify.com/album/1SmmuNSkHmE9KTULVFKNft?si=08MdmVQTQnagS4tX9Py8wg
1mo
200th follower!
2mo
Hey! This is our first single from our upcomming album later this year. It is a bit more 2000s indie rock inspired and upbeat than others while still very lyrically focused. I hope you guys like!

https://open.spotify.com/album/6ljJ6KqYEOLouecSmfDxuw?si=8V1xeNfrRb2-_icEsSqY3Q&app_destination=copy-link

https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/624714-act-tragic-broke-the-wrench.php
3mo
Sup Bazaar, I've released my 2nd ambient single :) https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/619040-axolotl--lee.php

have a listen if you want to ;)
3mo
Hey! I released my debut album under the Act Tragic name and was wondering if you would like to give it a listen and review it on this site. If not, its totally okay! Here are the spotify and aoty links!

https://open.spotify.com/album/6NLNHF1pMPo7ha8b3cn026?si=FF8WOPS1QjmtlJ3RJ6J2nQ

https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/565794-act-tragic-ramifications.php

Thanks!

About

Apparently the UK's (and maybe AOTY's?) only known Phan (my claim to fame is adding most of the Phish here...)

Je suis https://www.albumoftheyear.org/artist/90809-the-araby-bazaar/

liked singles = I like the A-side

offensive or pointless ~ ☆☆☆☆☆
objectively poor ~ ★☆☆☆☆
bland, uninspired, forgettable ~ ★★☆☆☆
good/ok ~ ★★★☆☆
very good ~ ★★★★☆
excellent; perfect ~ ★★★★★

Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/TheArabyBazaar/

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