Quadeca "I Didn't Mean to Haunt You"

I Didn't Mean to Haunt You is the second full-fledged concept album from Quadeca, and his first completely self-produced album, released in November 2022. It is a watershed moment from an internet-age rise to prominence, towards eclectic, toiled production and panoramic storytelling. While his earlier works hinted at this direction, Haunt You feels like a bold realization of potential. It is a near hour-long commitment to uncompromising songwriting that still manages to feel out of left-field. Ben Lasky seems like an unlikely candidate for music like this, as his near-decade long journey creating pop and rap music and commentary on YouTube garnered nearly two million subscribers, and ensued virality in a space where experimentation is often rejected or dismissed. Despite this, a more pensive and tasteful audience has made Quadeca's musical evolution the forefront of the conversation.