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.
![Anthony Starble, Paperweight [Photo Credit: Anthony Starble]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/anthony-starble-paperweight.jpg?resize=300%2C240&ssl=1)
Evergreen, Colorado-bred, Los Angeles, California-based singer/songwriter Anthony Starble sounds angelic on his emotional, radiant ballad, “Paperweight.”
![Zedd & Elley Duhé, Happy Now [Photo Credit: Interscope]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/zedd-elley-duhe-happy-now-interscope.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
German DJ/producer Zedd and American singer Elley Duhé make a great team on their groovy new dance-pop joint, “Happy Now.”
![Lost Kings, Stuck [Photo Credits: Disruptor / Columbia]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/lost-kings-stuck-rca.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
American DJ/producer duo Lost Kings and Swedish singer/songwriter Tove Styrke make an awesome team on their love-centric single, “Stuck.”
![Holander, Smoke [Photo Credit: Holander]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/holander-smoke-holander.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Rising Los Angeles electro-pop artist and social change advocate Holander shows tremendous potential on her short, but hella sweet single, “Smoke.”
![Chance the Rapper, Wala Cam [Photo Credit: Chance the Rapper]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/chance-the-rapper-wala-cam-chance-the-rapper.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
After impressing on his three previous singles (including “I Might Need Security”), Chance the Rapper doesn’t disappoint on the fourth, “Wala Cam.”
![Metric, Dark Saturday [Photo Credits: MMI / Crystal Math Music / BMG Rights Management]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/metric-dark-saturday-bmg-rights-management.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Award-winning Canadian alternative band Metric brings the ‘darkness’ on “Dark Saturday,” the promo single from their forthcoming 7th studio LP.
![Mario, Drowning [Photo Credit: EMPIRE]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/mario-drowning-empire.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
After nearly a decade missing in action, a new LP seems to be on the horizon for Mario. While we wait, he has an enjoyable new single, “Drowning.”
![Muse, Something Human [Photo Credit: Warner Bros.]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/muse-something-human-warner-bros.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Veteran, Grammy-winning, alternative rock band Muse returns with their second single of 2018, “Something Human.” It’s respectable, if a bit underwhelming.
![Chance the Rapper, Work Out [Photo Credit: Chance the Rapper]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/chance-the-rapper-work-out-chance-the-rapper.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Grammy-winning Chi-town rapper Chance the Rapper continues his stellar return with “Work Out,” getting personal, but maintaining good, positive vibes.
Embattled R&B icon R. Kelly comes over as totally inept on his self-centered, utterly disgraceful, 19-minute ‘admission’ track, “I Admit.”
![BROCKHAMPTON, 1998 TRUMAN [Photo Credit: RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/brockhampton-1998-truman-rca.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Los Angeles-based boyband BROCKHAMPTON returns with “1998 TRUMAN,” their second single of 2018 following “1999 WILDFIRE.”
![The 1975, Love It If We Made It [Photo Credit: Interscope]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/the-1975-love-it-if-we-made-it-interscope.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Although flawed, The 1975 has its share of moments on single “Love It If We Made It,” characterized by its loudness and multiple instances of shock value.