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.
![AFI, AFI (The Blood Album) [📷: Concord]](https://themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/afi-the-blood-album-concord)
Goth-rock vets AFI return with AFI (The Blood Album), their first album since 2013. “Aurelia” marks the third advance single.
![Fifty Shades Freed [📷: Republic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/fifty-shades-freed-republic.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Halsey returns with a new single, “Not Afraid Anymore,” the second single from the Fifty Shades Darker motion picture soundtrack.
Goth-rock vets AFI return with The Blood Album, their first album since 2013. “White Offerings” serves as one of four pre-release singles.
Goth-rock vets AFI returns with AFI (The Blood Album), their first album since 2013. “Snow Cats” serves as one of four pre-release singles.
The Chainsmokers return in 2017 with another likely hit single, “Paris.” “Paris” is enjoyable, but not particularly game changing.
Underrated urban contemporary artist August Alsina returns with addictive, passionate new single, “Drugs.”
![The Flaming Lips, Oczy Mlody [📷: Warner]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/the-flaming-lips-oczy-mlody-warner.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
The Flaming Lips tap Miley Cyrus for the assist on “We a Famly,” the fourth single from ‘Oczy Mlody.’
Japanese rock band ONE OK ROCK delivers a hit with “I Was King,” arguably the strongest single from their latest album, ‘Ambitions.’
![The xx, I See You [📷: Young Turks]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/The-xx-I-See-You-Young-Turks.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Ahead of album I See You, The xx releases a second intriguing single, “Say Something Loving.”
With “The Castle,” The Flaming Lips deliver another compelling single from the highly anticipated album, ‘Oczy Mldy.’
“New Day” arguably gives up-and-coming rapper/singer PnB Rock his best single to date from GTTM: Goin’ Thru The Motions.
Wayne Coyne and The Flaming Lips are introspective on clever single “Sunrise (Eyes of the Young).”