Category Press Releases & Shopping

Press Releases & Shopping is the subcategory of the Columns section on The Musical Hype that features recommended music shopping lists, press releases from up-and-coming artists, albums, tours, and more. 2016 and 2017 featured weekly recommended music shopping lists, predicting the most impactful new album arriving in each given week. 2018 will focus more on big picture, monthly music releases.

Music, Press Releases & Shopping, Reviews, Songs 🎵

Holander, ‘Smoke’ | Track Review

Holander, Smoke [Photo Credit: Holander]

Rising Los Angeles electro-pop artist and social change advocate Holander shows tremendous potential on her short, but hella sweet single, “Smoke.”

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July 26, 2018

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Nina Luna, ‘Keep Me’ | Track Review

Nina Luna, Keep Me [Photo Credit: 571975 Records DK]

NYC-based indie pop artist Nina Luna compels on her self-described ‘sultry, bittersweet, slow-jam for the dog days of summer,’ “Keep Me.”

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July 23, 2018

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Daisy Maude, ‘Don’t Blame Me’ | Track Review

Daisy Maude, Don't Blame Me [Photo Credit: Daisy Maude]

Remember the name Daisy Maude. This up-and-coming singer/songwriter from Arizona drops a brilliant debut single with “Don’t Blame Me.”

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July 20, 2018

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lovelytheband, ‘emotion’ | Track Review

lovelytheband, finding it hard to smile [Photo Credit: The Century Family]

Rising alternative pop collective lovelytheband shines on “Emotion,” one of many advance singles from the band’s debut LP, ‘finding it hard to smile.’

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July 4, 2018

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Banamak, ‘Thrones’ | Track Review

Banamak, Thrones [Photo Credit: Banamak]

Seattle rapper/producer continues to make a habit of sheer excellence. His continues to shine on “Thrones,” his fourth single released in 2018.

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June 20, 2018

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Simon XO ‘My Love’ | Track Review

Simon XO, My Love [Photo Credit: Michael Armstrong]

Unhappy with the political climate in the U.S. under President Trump, rising pop artist Simon XO expresses his anger on his electrifying single, “My Love.”

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June 7, 2018

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Ryder, Milan Ring & Sarah Vanderheyden | Music from Rising Stars

Rising artists Ryder, Milan Ring, and Sara Vanderheyden highlight ‘Music from Rising Stars,’ a column featuring new, rising, and up-and-coming artists, bands, and music.

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April 11, 2018

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Yellow Claw, ‘Villain’ | Track Review

Yellow Claw, New Blood [Photo Credit: Barong Family]

Dutch Producer/DJ Duo Yellow Claw enlists rising Los Angeles-based singer Valentina for their villainous new single, “Villain.”

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April 11, 2018

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The Nectars, ‘I Want It’ | Track Review

The Nectars, Sci-Fi Television © Umbrella Artist Productions Ltd

New Jersey upstarts The Nectars shine on ‘short, but sweet’ record “I Want It,” a promo single from their forthcoming debut album, ‘Sci-Fi Television.’

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April 11, 2018

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Andre Rose, Osborne & Sugi Dakks | Music from Rising Stars

Rising artists Andre Rose, Osborne, and Sugi Dakks highlight the inaugural edition of the new, rising, and up-and-coming music column, ‘Music from Rising Stars.’