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.
![Iggy Azalea, Survive the Summer (EP) [š·: Island]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/iggy-azalea-survive-the-summer-ep-island.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Grammy-nominated rapper Iggy Azalea keeps it short and druggy on the skeletal banger, āTokyo Snow Trip,ā the second track on the āSurvive the Summer (EP).ā Ā
![Galantis, Satisfied & Mama Look at Me Now [Photo Credit: Atlantic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/galantis-satisfied-mama-look-at-me-now-atlantic.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Grammy-nominated Swedish EDM duo Galantis, assisted by pop singer MAX, delivers a dance-pop single ready-made for the summer with āSatisfied.ā
![Cam, Road to Happiness [Photo Credit: RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/cam-road-to-happiness-rca.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Grammy-nominated country singer/songwriter Cam keeps it simple, yet beautiful on her second single, yet first original of 2018, āRoad to Happiness.ā
![Cole Swindell, All of It [Photo Credit: Warner Music Nashville]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/cole-swindell-all-of-it-warner-nashville.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Upon announcing his third studio LP, āAll of It,ā country singer/songwriter Cole Swindell releases his fifth advance single, āLove You Too Late.ā
![CupcakKe, Hot Pockets [Photo Credit: cupcakKe]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/cupcakke-hot-pockets-cupcakke.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Though still outrageous, cupcakKe āreins herself inā enough to make āHot Pocketsā among the more accessible singles of her career. Sheās got bars.
![Eric Church, Desperate Man [Photo Credit: EMI Nashville]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/eric-church-desperate-man-emi-nashville.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Eric Church comes back strong following a three-year hiatus with āDesperate Man,ā the title-track from his sixth studio LP.
![Benny Blanco (w/ Halsey & Khalid), Eastside [Photo Credits: Friends Keep Secrets / Interscope]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/benny-blanco-eastside-friends-keep-secrets-interscope.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Pop super producer and songwriter Benny Blanco taps Halsey and Khalid for his new single, āEastside.ā Itās a pleasant though imperfect listening experience.
![Alessia Cara, A Little More [Photo Credit: Def Jam]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/alessia-cara-a-little-more-def-jam.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Grammy-winning pop standout Alessia Cara keeps it āshort, sweet, simple, and strippedā on āA Little More,ā her second single released in 2018.
![Lil Xan, Lies [Photo Credit: Columbia]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/lil-xan-lies-columbia.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Lil Xan remains busy beyond the āTOTAL XANARCHY,ā dropping a new single, āLies,ā assisted by rising Pennsylvanian rapper, Lil Skies.
![Mac Miller, Swimming [š·: Warner Bros.]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/mac-miller-swimming-warner-bros.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
After announcing his fifth studio album, āSwimming,ā Pittsburgh rapper Mac Miller drops the first official single from the project, āSelf Care.ā
Following ample success as a songwriter and producer for popās brightest, Teddy Geiger returns as teddyš, liberated on the brilliant āI Was in a Cult.ā
![Lil Kim, Nasty One [Photo Credit: Entertainment One]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/lil-kim-nasty-one-entertainment-one.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Following her return from a lengthy hiatus earlier in 2018, Lil Kim falls short of the glory on āNasty One,ā her second single.