~ Reviews 💿 ~

Ah, welcome to the reviews on The Musical Hype! Albums, EPs, and songs [singles + tracks] of various styles are evaluated here – we don’t discriminate! All reviews are also available on the home page. Both album and song reviews are assigned a star rating on a scale of 0 – 5 (½ stars are used as well), that is visible at the beginning and ending of the review.

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~ Album Reviews 💿 ~

Album reviews tend to follow a track-by-track format, commencing with an intro paragraph comprised of background information, and concluding paragraph that wraps things up. Also, GEMS 💎 – the best, highly recommended tracks – are selected at the end of each review. It should not come as a surprise to see the analysis run > 1000 words.

~ Check out the most recent posts ⬇️ in this hyperlinked gallery 😎 🤘 ~

Ervin Munir, When I Think | Album Review

Vinyl Floor, Balancing Act | Album Review

Von Venn, Forgetting The Fall | Album Review

Rick Glam, VAMPIRE (EP) | Album Review

David Archuleta, Earthly Delights (EP) | 📀 Review

Kendrick Lamar, GNX | 💿 Review

~ Get your fix of album reviews in all their glory, starting from most recent to oldest 😎 🤘 ~

Ervin Munir, When I Think | Album Review

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Ervin Munir has been quietly building something real, and this third album, When I Think, feels like the moment everything comes into focus.

0 Album 💿, Guest Posts, Music, Reviews By George James|17Mar 2617 Mar, 2026

Vinyl Floor, Balancing Act | Album Review

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ With Balancing Act, Copenhagen duo Vinyl Floor made a record that actually sounds like people who love music sitting in a room together and playing it.

0 Album 💿, Guest Posts, Music, Reviews By George James|16Mar 2616 Mar, 2026

Von Venn, Forgetting The Fall | Album Review

Von Venn's second album, Forgetting The Fall, arrives with a quiet confidence that a lot of bands take years to find, if they find it at all.

0 Album 💿, Guest Posts, Music, Reviews By George James|11Mar 2611 Mar, 2026

Rick Glam, VAMPIRE (EP) | Album Review

Brazilian electronic musician Rick Glam delivers a short but sweet, bold, and must-hear project with his 2025 EP, VAMPIRE.

Album 💿, LGBTQ, Music, Reviews By the musical hype|3Nov 253 Nov, 2025

David Archuleta, Earthly Delights (EP) | 📀 Review

Beloved American Idol runner-up David Archuleta shines on his mature pop EP, Earthly Delights, his first project since coming out and leaving the Mormon faith.

Album 💿, LGBTQ, Music, Pop Culture, Reviews By the musical hype|12Sep 2512 Sep, 2025

Kendrick Lamar, GNX | 💿 Review

Grammy- and Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper Kendrick Lamar delivers another enjoyable, well-rounded sixth album with the more accessible GNX.

Album 💿, Music, Pop Culture, Reviews By the musical hype|8Jul 258 Jul, 2025

Lizzo, MY FACE HURTS FROM SMILING | 📀 Review

Grammy winner Lizzo drops an enjoyable, summery, and unapologetic rap mixtape with MY FACE HURTS FROM SMILING.

Album 💿, Music, Pop Culture, Reviews By the musical hype|7Jul 257 Jul, 2025

Ervin Munir, Pure And Simple | Album Review 💿

George James: Norfolk singer-songwriter Ervin Munir returns with his second studio album, Pure and Simple.

Album 💿, Guest Posts, Music, Reviews By George James|25Mar 2525 Mar, 2025

AKA KELZZ, Odyssey | Album Review 💿

George James: "Odyssey" by AKA KELZZ is a celebration of emotional freedom & self-discovery. The Berlin-based singer takes us on a trip through vulnerability, resiliency, and delight...

Album 💿, Guest Posts, Music, Reviews By George James|5Dec 245 Dec, 2024

North Ship, It Looked Like Rain | Album Review 💿

George James: North Ship, a musical pairing from Copenhagen, stuns us with their new album, It Looked Like Rain.

Album 💿, Guest Posts, Music, Reviews By George James|26Jul 2426 Jul, 2024

~ Song Reviews 🎵 ~

Song Reviews on the site tend to follow a format that includes an intro paragraph with background information, a body, comprised of at least one paragraph of analysis, and a concluding paragraph (older reviews) or statement (more recent reviews) that ‘put a cap’ on things. Song reviews generally run a minimum of 250 words with many running > 300 words.

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Durand Bernarr & James Fauntleroy, Wild Ride | Song Review

Ruel, Don’t Say That | Song Review

ETHAN, Everything u need | Song Review

Yeat & King Kylie, Let King Tonka Talk | Song Review

RAYE, Click Clack Symphony. | Song Review

Niall Horan, Dinner Party | Song Review

~ Get your fix of song reviews in all their glory, starting from most recent to oldest 😎 🤘 ~

Durand Bernarr & James Fauntleroy, Wild Ride | Song Review

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️½ Grammy-winning R&B artist Durand Bernarr and James Fauntleroy take listeners on an exhilarating listening experience with “Wild Ride.”

0 LGBTQ, Music, Reviews, Songs 🎵 By the musical hype|27Mar 2627 Mar, 2026

Ruel, Don’t Say That | Song Review

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Pop singer-songwriter Ruel shines on “Don’t Say That,” a promo single from the Aussie’s 2026 album, Kicking My Feet & Screaming.

0 Music, Reviews, Songs 🎵 By the musical hype|27Mar 2627 Mar, 2026

ETHAN, Everything u need | Song Review

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Handsome and talented New Zealand singer-songwriter ETHAN drops another sensational pop/R&B bop with “Everything u need.”

0 LGBTQ, Music, Reviews, Songs 🎵 By the musical hype|27Mar 2627 Mar, 2026

Yeat & King Kylie, Let King Tonka Talk | Song Review

⭐️⭐️ Rappers Yeat and King Kylie (Kylie Jenner) miss the mark on the dumb, substance-less, oddly titled single, “Let King Tonka Talk.”

0 Music, Pop Culture, Reviews, Songs 🎵 By the musical hype|23Mar 2623 Mar, 2026

RAYE, Click Clack Symphony. | Song Review

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ British singer-songwriter RAYE collaborates with Academy Award-winning film composer Hans Zimmer on the epic, cinematic song, “Click Clack Symphony.”

0 Music, Reviews, Songs 🎵 By the musical hype|23Mar 2623 Mar, 2026

Niall Horan, Dinner Party | Song Review

⭐️⭐️⭐️ Irish pop singer-songwriter Niall Horan returns with a respectable if safe, middle-of-the-road pop single in “Dinner Party.”

0 Music, Pop Culture, Reviews, Songs 🎵 By the musical hype|23Mar 2623 Mar, 2026

Noah Kahan, Porch Light | Song Review

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Porch Light” is another triumph from Noah Kahan, thanks to a well-rounded vocal, top-notch songwriting & rhythmic, vibrant musical accompaniment.

0 Music, Reviews, Songs 🎵 By the musical hype|23Mar 2623 Mar, 2026

philojain, Riff Raff | Song Review

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Amit Jain, operating under the name philojain, smashes it with the guitar instrumental, "Riff Raff."

0 Guest Posts, Music, Reviews, Songs 🎵 By George James|20Mar 2620 Mar, 2026

JORDY, GOD COMPLEX | Song Review

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Gay singer-songwriter JORDY ‘rocks out’ on his no-good-ex-driven, pop/rock, pop-punk single, “GOD COMPLEX.”

0 LGBTQ, Music, Reviews, Songs 🎵 By the musical hype|19Mar 2619 Mar, 2026

Charlie Puth, Home | Song Review

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Charlie Puth taps Japanese American musician Hikaru Utada for the assist on “Home,” the fourth single from his fourth LP, Whatever’s Clever!.

0 Music, Reviews, Songs 🎵 By the musical hype|16Mar 2616 Mar, 2026

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