Only Diamonds Cut Diamonds

Only Diamonds Cut Diamonds
Studio album by Vegyn
Released	8 November 2019
Genre	Electronic, hip hop, glitch hop
Length	41:40
Label	PLZ Make It Ruins
Vegyn chronology
Text While Driving If You Want To Meet God! (2019) Only Diamonds Cut Diamonds (2019) Like A Good Old Friend (2021)

Only Diamonds Cut Diamonds is the debut studio album by British electronic artist Vegyn. Released on 8 November 2019, it received positive reviews from critics.

Release

The album was announced on 25 September 2019, at the same time as the release of its lead single, "Nauseous / Devilfish" featuring rapper JPEGMafia. ^{[1] [2]}

On 8 November 2019, the album was released by Vegyn's label PLZ Make It Ruins. ^[3]

Reception

In a review for Paste , Harry Todd compared the album to Frank Ocean's albums Endless and Blonde , both of which featured Vegyn as a producer. He wrote that "like both, the album revels in immaculately juxtaposed textures". ^[4] Hunter Reed for the Daily Emerald said of the album "There are hardly any low points, and its variance in instrumentation, samples and mood have depth and space for multiple listens". ^[5] Joe Goggins of Crack gave the album a score of 8 out of 10, comparing it favourably to Vegyn's previous project: "Only Diamonds Cut Diamonds is an altogether more refined affair, underpinned by a quickly-established sonic palette that encompasses woozy synths, scratchy percussion and field recordings". ^[6]

Track Listing

All tracks are produced by Vegyn unless otherwise noted. Credits adapted from Tidal. ^[7]

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Blue Verb"	Hayward Ivy Joseph Winger Thornalley Sakata Kareem Otis Triple Six Mafia	2:22
2.	"Nauseous / Devilfish" (featuring JPEGMafia)	Barrington DeVaughn Hendricks Thornalley	2:23
3.	"That Ain't No Dang Cat!"	Ben Reed Thornalley	1:36
4.	"Aspenz"	Thornalley	2:38
5.	"Cowboy ALLSTAR"	Buddy Ross Thornalley	4:07
6.	"Thoughts Of Offing One"	Thornalley	2:03
7.	"Debold"	Thornalley	2:43
8.	"Fake Life" (add. production by Duval Timothy)	Duval Timothy Thornalley	3:14
9.	"I Don't Owe U NYthing"	Jesse Nathaniel Greenway Bailey Thornalley	1:57
10.	"Fire Like Tyndall"	Freddie Gibbs Thornalley Teo Halm William Conall Shea	2:17
11.	"Unknown, Forever Unknown"	Thornalley	2:21
12.	"Retro OTW"	Thornalley	2:37
13.	"When I Strike..."	Thornalley	2:40
14.	"You Owe Me" (featuring Retro X)	Bryan Masunda Thornalley	2:57
15.	"It's Nice to Be Alive"	Thornalley	3:25
16.	"Blue Verb Reprise"	Thornalley Sachi Di Serafino Otis	2:11
Total length:			41:40

References

1. Trendell, Andrew (2019-09-25). "Frank Ocean collaborator Vegyn shares JPEGMAFIA collab 'Nauseous / Devilish' and announces debut album". NME. Retrieved 2025-11-17.
2. "Vegyn announces debut album, shares new song with JPEGMAFIA". The FADER. Retrieved 2025-11-17.
3. "Only Diamonds Cut Diamonds, by Vegyn". Vegyn. Retrieved 2025-11-17.
4. "Vegyn Shines on Only Diamonds Cut Diamonds". Paste Magazine. Retrieved 2025-11-17.
5. snoadmin; Reed, Hunter (2019-11-16). "Vegyn debuts 'Only Diamonds Cut Diamonds,' a 16-track atmospheric adventure". Daily Emerald. Retrieved 2025-11-17.
6. Goggins, Joe. "Vegyn – 'Only Diamonds Cut Diamonds' Review". Crack Magazine. Retrieved 2025-11-17.
7. "Vegyn - Only Diamonds Cut Diamonds". Tidal . 2019-11-08. Retrieved 2025-11-22.