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.
Indie-rock/blues band Marty O’Reilly & The Old Soul Orchestra thrill on “Off and On Again,” a single from their forthcoming album, Stereoscope (February 9, 2018).
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Grammy-nominated pop singer-songwriter Julia Michaels sounds heavenly on “Heaven,” the fourth teaser track from the ‘Fifty Shades Freed’ original motion picture soundtrack.
Up-and-coming teen-pop artist Zoey G shows tremendous potential on her infectious, Latin-infused single, “Runaway.”
London-based Dublin singer-singer Louis Brennan impresses on ballad “Airport Hotel,” a single from his debut album, Dead Capital (February 23, 2018).
New York alternative musician Holly Miranda thrills on “Golden Spiral,” a promo single from her fourth solo releases, ‘Mutual Horse,’ arriving February 23, 2018.
Don’t let the name We Hate Simon fool you. On his debut single, “Feel Like I Feel,” the Swedish producer delivers ‘the goods,’ assisted by TIGERS, -TREES+.
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In advance of fifth LP ‘Man of the Woods,’ Justin Timberlake saves his best single – “Say Something,” featuring Chris Stapleton – for last.
Kris Wu, Rich Brian, Joji, Trippie Redd, and Baauer join forces for a stellar rap single, “18.” It’s well-conceived, well-performed, and well-produced.
The Spencer Lee Band shines on the edgy, sexed-up, “The Wolf,” the third teaser track released in advance of the soundtrack to ‘Fifty Shades Freed.’
Remy Ma drops a sexy, ‘this-black-woman -is-beautiful’ anthem, “Melanin Magic (Pretty Brown).” She’s assisted by the ever-ubiquitous Chris Brown.
Nate Feuerstein, better known as NF, delivers more fire on single “No Name,” which picks up where hit album ‘Perception’ left off.
6ix9ine, assisted by Fetty Wap and A Boogie Wit da Hoodie, exhibit killer flows on shallow, yet undeniable banger, “KEKE.”