Songs (singles + tracks) of various styles are reviewed in this section of The Musical Hype. Songs are assigned a rating between 0 and 5 stars.
![Arctic Monkeys, Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino - Single [Photo Credit: Domino]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/artic-monkeys-tranqulity-base-hotel-casino-single-domino.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Post-Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino, Alex Turner and Arctic Monkeys return with another fantastic new single, “Anyways,” in a similar vein.
![Mark Ronson, Nothing Breaks Like a Heart [Photo Credit: Sony]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/mark-ronson-nothing-breaks-like-a-heart-sony.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Mark Ronson, assisted by Miley Cyrus (vocals) and Jamie xx (production), delivers a stellar, retro country-pop record with “Nothing Breaks Like a Heart.”
![ZAYN, Icarus Falls [📷: RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/zayn-icarus-falls-rca-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
With the announcement of his sophomore album, ‘Icarus Falls,’ ZAYN drops his seventh advance single, “Rainberry,” which has its moments.
![Badflower, OK I'M SICK [Photo Credit: Big Machine]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/badflower-ok-im-sick-big-machine.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
LA alternative band Badflower delivers an energetic, anxiety-driven single on “X ANA X,” the 2nd advance single from their 2019 debut album, ‘OK, I’M SICK.’
LA alternative band Badflower delivers an incredible honest, chilling record about depression & suicide on “Ghost,” an advance single from ‘OK, I’M SICK.’
![Sam Fender, Dead Boys (EP) [📷: Polydor]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/sam-fender-dead-boys-polydor.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
British singer/songwriter Sam Fender shines on single “Poundshop Kardashians” thanks to energetic production work and socially-charged songwriting.
![Vic Mensa, Dark Things [Photo Credit: Roc Nation]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/vic-mensa-dark-things-roc-nation.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Despite bringing some darkness and energy on single “Dark Things,” Chicago rapper Vic Mensa misses the mark, amplified by an overabundance of autotune.
![K. Michelle, Save Me [Photo Credits: Chase Landin d/b/a No Sound No Color / Entertainment One]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/k-michelle-save-me-chase-landin-no-sound-no-color-entertainment-one.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
‘Rough around the edges’ R&B musician K. Michelle keeps things clean, delivering an authentic, powerful, heartbroken ballad with “Save Me.”
![Mike Posner, Stuck in the Middle [Photo Credit: Island]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/mike-posner-stuck-in-the-middle-island.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Grammy-nominated pop artist Mike Posner brings folk-pop, electronic & world music vibes on “Stuck in the Middle,” an advance single from his 2019 LP.
![Weezer, Weezer (Black Album) [📷 : Atlantic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/weezer-black-album-atlantic.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Continuing a strong promo campaign for their 2019 album (‘Weezer (Black Album)’), Weezer drops a colorfully-titled second advance single, “Zombie Bastards.”
![Meek Mill, Championships [📷: Atlantic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/meek-mill-championships-atlantic.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Ahead of his highly-anticipated ‘Championships’ album, Philadelphia rapper Meek Mill dropped an honest, personal single, “Oodles O’ Noodles Babies.”
![A$AP Rocky, Sundress [Photo Credit: RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/asap-rocky-sundress-rca.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
New York rapper A$AP Rocky continues to ‘test’ the listeners on his new, brief, and groovy Tame Impala-fueled single, “Sundress.”