~ 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.

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Lisa Marie Simmons, Notespeak (In a Word) | Album Review

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

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Years & Years, Night Call | Album Review 💿

Years & Years – now comprised of only Olly Alexander – brings the heat in 2022 with a terrific third album, Night Call.

Album 💿, LGBTQ, Music, Reviews By the musical hype|1Feb 221 Feb, 2022

Eric Nam, There and Back Again | Album Review 💿

Eric Nam may never break a sweat on There and Back Again, but the temperature certainly rises nonetheless on this brief, pleasant LP.

Album 💿, Music, Reviews By the musical hype|31Jan 2231 Jan, 2022

The Weeknd, Dawn FM | Album Review 💿

Canadian R&B superstar The Weeknd delivers another masterpiece with his fifth studio album, Dawn FM.

Album 💿, Music, Pop Culture, Reviews By the musical hype|11Jan 2211 Jan, 2022

Mariah Carey, Merry Christmas | Album Review 💿

Mariah Carey still lays claim to one of the most popular, crowd-pleasing Christmas albums of all time with 1994’s Merry Christmas.

Album 💿, Music, Pop Culture, Reviews By the musical hype|20Dec 2120 Dec, 2021

Alicia Keys, KEYS | Album Review 💿

Alicia Keys surprises with her eighth studio album, KEYS, featuring both sparer originals and remixed, ‘unlocked’ versions of those originals.

Album 💿, Music, Pop Culture, Reviews By the musical hype|17Dec 2117 Dec, 2021

Rick Ross, Richer Than I Ever Been | Album Review 💿

Rapper Rick Ross maintains consistency on his enjoyable 11th studio album, Richer Than I Ever Been.

Album 💿, Music, Reviews By the musical hype|13Dec 2113 Dec, 2021

Joshua Bassett, Crisis / Secret / Set Me Free (EP) | Album Review 💿

While constant noise seems to plague him, Joshua Bassett shines through nonetheless on Crisis / Secret / Set Me Free (EP).

Album 💿, LGBTQ, Music, Pop Culture, Reviews By the musical hype|6Dec 216 Dec, 2021

Adele, 30 | Album Review 💿

Following a six-year-hiatus, decorated pop musician Adele releases one of the best albums of her career with 30.

Album 💿, Music, Pop Culture, Reviews By the musical hype|24Nov 2124 Nov, 2021

Silk Sonic, An Evening with Silk Sonic | Album Review 💿

Silk Sonic – Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak – shine on their short but potent album, An Evening with Silk Sonic.

Album 💿, Music, Pop Culture, Reviews By the musical hype|13Nov 2113 Nov, 2021

Ed Sheeran, = | Album Review 💿

Grammy-winning pop superstar Ed Sheeran reflects on marriage, fatherhood, and where his life currently stands on the enjoyable =.

Album 💿, Music, Pop Culture, Reviews By the musical hype|12Nov 2112 Nov, 2021

~ 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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Lola Young, From Down Here | Song Review

Olivia Rodrigo, the cure | Song Review

BabyChiefDoit, Game Six | Song Review

Pharaoh Jo, Enough For You | Song Review

Concrete Club, People Like Us | Song Review

Tove Lo, I’m your girl right? | Song Review

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Father John Misty, The Old Law | Song Review

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ½ Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Father John Misty impresses with his skillful pen and top-notch musicianship once more on his single, “The Old Law.”

Music, Reviews, Songs 🎵 By the musical hype|14Jan 2614 Jan, 2026

Feng, Cali Crazy | Song Review

⭐️⭐️⭐️ ½ Gen-Z British rapper, singer, and songwriter Feng drops a summery single in the dead of winter with the short but utterly sweet “Cali Crazy.”

Music, Reviews, Songs 🎵 By the musical hype|13Jan 2613 Jan, 2026

Luke Combs, Sleepless in a Hotel Room | Song Review

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Country singer-songwriter Luke Combs shines on the sleepless “Sleepless in a Hotel Room,” a single from his sixth studio album, The Way I Am.

Music, Reviews, Songs 🎵 By the musical hype|13Jan 2613 Jan, 2026

Stephen Sanchez, Sweet Love | Song Review

⭐️⭐️⭐️ ½ Retro pop singer-songwriter Stephen Sanchez asserts that her love has a hold on him on his brief but entertaining single, “Sweet Love.”

Music, Reviews, Songs 🎵 By the musical hype|12Jan 2612 Jan, 2026

Robyn, Talk to Me | Song Review

⭐️⭐️⭐️ ½ Swedish pop star Robyn drops an enjoyable, sex-positive bop in “Talk to Me,” an advanced single from her ninth studio album, Sexistential.

Music, Reviews, Songs 🎵 By the musical hype|12Jan 2612 Jan, 2026

A$AP Rocky, Punk Rocky | Song Review

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Rapper A$AP Rocky embraces punk and takes a more experimental, left field approach on “Punk Rocky,” the promo single from his fourth album, Don’t Be Dumb.

Music, Reviews, Songs 🎵 By the musical hype|12Jan 2612 Jan, 2026