The Midwest Region: Deconstructed | Playlist 🎧
![The Midwest Region: Deconstructed | Playlist 🎧 [Photo Credits: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/the-midwest-deconstructed-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Following ‘An Unorthodox Soundtrack to the United States,’ we deconstruct the huge list by region, focusing on The Midwest Region.
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Snakes… 🐍 | 5ive Songs
![Snakes… 🐍 | 5ive Songs [Photo Credits: Brent Faulkner, Cash Money, Ghosteen Ltd., Metal Blade, The Musical Hype, Pixabay, RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/snakes-5ive-songs-no-8-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On the 8th edition of 5ive Songs, we select five songs that are associated with those absolutely terrifying reptiles, snakes!
10 Songs Comprised of Teaching and/or Learning | Playlist 🎧
![10 Songs Comprised of Teaching and/or Learning [Photo Credits: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/10-songs-comprised-of-teaching-learning.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
‘10 Songs Comprised of Teaching and/or Learning’ features music courtesy of Fantasia, G-Eazy, Halsey, Musiq Soulchild & Surfaces.
August Alsina, The Product III: stateofEMERGEncy | Album Review 💿
On The Product III: stateofEMERGEncy, August Alsina consistently sounds incredible vocally, but his third album itself is far too long.
11 Songs Where Free 🆓 is Key 🔑 | Playlist 🎧
![11 Songs Where Free 🆓 is Key 🔑 | Playlist 🎧 [Photo Credits: Brent Faulkner, Pexels, Pixabay, The Musical Hype, Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/11-songs-where-free-is-key.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
‘11 Songs Where Free 🆓 is Key 🔑, features music courtesy of Drake, G-Eazy, Kygo, Lady Gaga and Louis the Child.
H.E.R., Do to Me | Track Review 🎵
![H.E.R., "Do to Me" [Photo Credit: RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/her-do-to-me-rca-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Grammy-winning R&B artist H.E.R. takes a risk with the reggae-tinged “Do to Me” and ultimately reaps the benefits.
James Blake, Are You Even Real? | Track Review 🎵
![James Blake, "Are You Even Real?" [Photo Credits: Republic / Polydor]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/james-blake-are-you-even-real-republic-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
With “Are You Even Real?” Mercury Prize winning alternative musician James Blake delivers one of his most gorgeous offerings to date.
Rats… 🐀 | 5ive Songs
![Rats… | 5ive Songs [Photo Credits: Brent Faulkner, Glassnote, Loma Vista, Metal Blade, The Musical Hype, Pixabay, Rise, Roadrunner]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/rats-5ive-songs-no-7-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On the 7th edition of 5ive Songs, we select five songs that are associated with those utterly filthy rodents better known as rats 🐀.
Learn… | 5ive Songs
![Learn… :5ive Songs [Photo Credits: Brent Faulkner, Capitol, Kemosabe, Motown, The Musical Hype, Pixabay, RCA, Surfaces Music, TenThousand Projects]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/learn-5ive-songs-no-6-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On the 6th edition of 5ive Songs, we select five songs that are associated with learning, usually in a personal context.
Kid Cudi & Eminem, The Adventures of Moon Man… | Track Review 🎵
![Kid Cudi & Eminem, “The Adventures of Moon Man & Slim Shady” [Photo Credit: Republic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/kid-cudi-eminem-the-adventures-of-moon-man-slim-shady-republic-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Kid Cudi and Eminem join forces for quite the hip-hop trip on single “The Adventures of Moon Man & Slim Shady.”
Aloe Blacc, My Way | Track Review 🎵
![Aloe Blacc, "My Way" [Photo Credit: BMG Rights Management]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/aloe-blacc-my-way-bmg-rights-management.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
After a six-year hiatus, Aloe Blacc makes a strong comeback with the soulful, uplifting “My Way,” the promo single from All Love Everything.
Katy Perry, Smile | Track Review 🎵
The exuberant, uplifting single “Smile” is just what the doctor ordered for Grammy-nominated pop star Katy Perry as well as for her fans.
Born… | 5ive Songs
![Born… | 5ive Songs [Photo Credits: Atlantic, Brent Faulkner, Capitol, Interscope, The Musical Hype, Pixabay, Roadrunner, Roc Nation]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/born-5ive-songs-no-5-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On the 5th edition of 5ive Songs, we select five songs that are associated in some form or fashion with the word, ‘born.’
Summer Walker, Life on Earth (EP) | Album Review 💿
![Summer Walker, Life on Earth (EP) [Photo Credit: Interscope]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/summer-walker-life-on-earth-interscope-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Summer Walker provides an incredibly chill vibe and pleasant listening experience on her EP, Life on Earth (EP), but could use more punch.
10 Absolutely Alluring Songs About Cars | Playlist 🎧
![10 Absolutely Alluring Songs About Cars [Photo Credits: Brent Faulkner, Guillaume Issaly, The Musical Hype, Samuele Errico Piccarini, Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/10-absolutely-alluring-songs-about-cars.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
‘10 Absolutely Alluring Songs About Cars’ features music by BRELAND, Carrie Underwood, DJ Snake, EBEN & MORGENSHTERN.
Wrong… ⛔️ | 5ive Songs
![Wrong… ⛔️ | 5ive Songs No. 4 [Photo Credits: Atlantic, Brent Faulkner, Capitol, Interscope, The Musical Hype, Pixabay, Roadrunner, Roc Nation]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/wrong-5ive-songs-no-4-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On the 4th edition of 5ive Songs, we select five songs that are totally wrong ⛔️ – or at least associated with the word itself.
The Northeast Region: Deconstructed | Playlist 🎧
![The Northeast Region: Deconstructed 🎧 [Photo Credits: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/the-northeast-region-deconstructed-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Following ‘An Unorthodox Soundtrack to the United States,’ we deconstruct the huge list by region, starting with The Northeast Region.
Myylo, Kissing on Your Dad | Track Review 🎵
![Myylo, "Kiss on Your Dad" [Photo Credit: Myylo]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/myylo-kiss-on-your-dad-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Myylo lightens up a hellacious 2020 with the absolutely, laugh out loud hilarious, ‘hot dad crushing’ bop, “Kiss on Your Dad.”
Joey Ariemma, Twenty Something Wreck | Track Review 🎵
Joey Ariemma delivers the brutally honest, reckless rockin’ single you need in your life with “Twenty Something Wreck.”
United States by Region… | 5ive Songs
![United States by Region… | 5ive Songs [Photo Credits: Brent Faulkner, Capitol, The Musical Hype, Oh Boy, Mathew Schwartz, Slim Thug, Thirty Tigers, Unsplash, Zelig]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/united-states-by-region-5ive-songs-no-3-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On the 3rd edition of 5ive Songs, we select one song referencing a state from one of the five regions of the United States.
Pop Smoke, Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon | Album Review 💿
![Pop Smoke, Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon [Photo Credits: Victor Victor Worldwide / Republic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/pop-smoke-shoot-for-the-stars-aim-for-the-moon-republic-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Pop Smoke, who was killed on February 19, 2020, lives on through his enjoyable, posthumous debut album, Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon.
Bitter, Sour, Lemon…| 5ive Songs
![Bitter, Sour, Lemon…:5ive Songs No. 2 [Photo Credits: 19 Recordings Limited, 88rising, Brent Faulkner, EMPIRE, Glen Carrie, GODMODE, Interscope, J, The Musical Hype, Republic, Stones Throw, Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/bitter-sour-lemon-5ive-songs-no-2-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On the 2nd edition of 5ive Songs, we briefly examine five songs that are either bitter, sour, or reference lemons.
Getting to Know… Under The Tongue | Interview 🎤
![Getting to Know... Under The Tongue: Interview #93 [Photo Credits: Under the Tongue, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/getting-to-know-under-the-tongue-interview-93.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
For the 93rd interview on The Musical Hype, we chat with Mark & Julia Eden about their Berlin-based band, Under The Tongue.
Naked… | 5ive Songs
![Naked… :5ive Songs [Photo Credits: 10 Summers, A Positiva, Brent Faulkner, Def Jam, Getting Out Our Dreams, Interscope, Kemosabe, Lionboy, Pexels, Virgin]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/naked-5ive-songs-no-1-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On the 1st edition of 5ive Songs, we get naked… rather we select five songs that reference the naughty, risqué topic of nudity.
Gacy: Soundtrack to a Murderous Clown | Playlist 🎧
![GACY: Soundtrack to a Murderous Clown [Photo Credits: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pixabay, Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/gacy-soundtrack-to-a-murderous-clown-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Gacy: Soundtrack to a Murderous Clown features music about and referencing infamous serial killer, John Wayne Gacy (1942 – 1994).
Tali Shear, Fool | Track Review 🎵
![Tati Shear, "Fool" [Photo Credit: Shear]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/tali-shear-fool-shear.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Tali Shear knocks it out of the park with “Fool”. A track which provides enormous relevance for anyone who has had a wobbly relationship.
Sufjan Stevens, America | Track Review 🎵
![Sufjan Stevens, "America" [Photo Credit: Asthmatic Kitty]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/sufjan-stevens-america-asthmatic-kitty-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Sufjan Stevens wows with “America,” the lengthy but incredibly deep and thoughtful promo single from his 2020 album, The Ascension.