~ 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.

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.

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.

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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KATSEYE, PINKY UP | Song Review

Kehlani, Back and Forth | Song Review

Lady Gaga & Doechii, RUNWAY | Song Review

Jack White, G.O.D. And The Broken Ribs | Song Review

Trippie Redd & Young Thug, Paperbag Boy | Song Review

John Summit & Feid, CHICA 305 | Song Review

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

KATSEYE, PINKY UP | Song Review

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Los Angeles-based girl group KATSEYE drops another irresistible pop single with the carefree, up-tempo “PINKY UP.”

0 Music, Pop Culture, Reviews, Songs 🎵 By the musical hype|13Apr 2613 Apr, 2026

Kehlani, Back and Forth | Song Review

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Grammy-winning R&B singer-songwriter Kehlani collaborates with Grammy-winning hip-hop icon Missy Elliott on the intriguing single, “Back and Forth.”

0 LGBTQ, Music, Reviews, Songs 🎵 By the musical hype|13Apr 2613 Apr, 2026

Lady Gaga & Doechii, RUNWAY | Song Review

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Grammy Award-winning artists Lady Gaga and Doechii ate and left no crumbs on the fierce “RUNWAY,” a single from the Devil Wears Prada 2 soundtrack.

0 LGBTQ, Music, Pop Culture, Reviews, Songs 🎵 By the musical hype|13Apr 2613 Apr, 2026

Jack White, G.O.D. And The Broken Ribs | Song Review

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Grammy-winning musician extraordinaire Jack White continues to flex his innovative spirit with a biblical single, “G.O.D. And The Broken Ribs.”

0 Music, Reviews, Songs 🎵 By the musical hype|7Apr 267 Apr, 2026

Trippie Redd & Young Thug, Paperbag Boy | Song Review

⭐️⭐️⭐️ ½ Trippie Redd and Young Thug join forces for the braggadocios, cocky, confident, hard-hitting rap banger, “Paperbag Boy.”

0 Music, Reviews, Songs 🎵 By the musical hype|7Apr 267 Apr, 2026

John Summit & Feid, CHICA 305 | Song Review

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ DJ/producer John Summit and Colombian singer-songwriter Feid collaborate on the party-centric, electro-tinged Latin banger, “CHICA 305.”

0 Music, Reviews, Songs 🎵 By the musical hype|6Apr 266 Apr, 2026

Mary J. Blige, Want Love | Song Review

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Decorated R&B singer-songwriter and actress Mary J. Blige pleads a compelling case for romance on her smooth single, “Want Love.”

0 Music, Reviews, Songs 🎵 By the musical hype|6Apr 266 Apr, 2026

Bleachers, the van | Song Review

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ With their reminiscent song “the van,” Bleachers delivers another engaging advance single from their sixth studio album, everyone for ten minutes.