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Reviews: The Musical Hype

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.

5 out of 5 stars = Masterpiece 🤩

4.5 out of 5 stars = Near Masterpiece 🤩

4 out of 5 stars = Excellent 😀

3.5 out of 5 stars = Very Good 😀

3 out of 5 stars = Average / Good 🙂 👌

2.5 out of 5 stars = Below Average… it’s giving sus  😏 😑 🫤

2 out of 5 stars = Mediocre 👎 😡

1.5 out of 5 stars, 1 out of 5 stars, 0.5 out of 5 stars, 0 out of 5 stars = BAD… 🤬


~ 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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Thomas Atlas, Thomas Atlas | Album Review 💿

George James: Thomas Atlas stuns with his debut self-titled album, and it brings ten tracks full of zesty hooks and contagious melodies.

serpentwithfeet, DEACON | Album Review 💿

Alternative R&B singer/songwriter serpentwithfeet shines on his short but sweet sophomore album, DEACON.

BROCKHAMPTON, ROADRUNNER | Album Review 💿

Incredibly talented collective BROCKHAMPTON brings the heat once more on their penultimate LP, ROADRUNNER: NEW LIGHT, NEW MACHINE.

Justin Bieber, Freedom. (EP) | Album Review 💿

Justin Bieber, fresh off a releasing Justice, showcases his spiritual side on his six-track EP, Freedom. with interesting results.

Demi Lovato, Dancing with the Devil… | Album Review 💿

Demi Lovato delivers an authentic, personal, and incredibly intriguing pop album with Dancing with the Devil… The Art of Starting Over.

AJR, OK ORCHESTRA | Album Review 💿

AJR deliver some intriguing moments on their fourth album, OK ORCHESTRA, but dwell too much on matters of millennial this round.

Jon Batiste, We Are | Album Review 💿

Gifted, versatile Louisianan musician Jon Batiste delivers one of the year’s best and most satisfying R&B albums with We Are.

Lana Del Rey, Chemtrails Over the Country Club | Album Review 💿

Despite having a tall task of following up a career masterpiece, Lana Del Rey keeps the hot streak going on Chemtrails Over the Country Club.

Joshua Bassett, Joshua Bassett (EP) | Album Review 💿

Rising young actor and pop musician Joshua Bassett shows immense potential on his six-track, self-titled debut EP.

Justin Bieber, Justice | Album Review 💿

Justice is a respectable, at times, enjoyable pop album from Justin Bieber. Still, the LP could use more excitement and personality.

~ 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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JENNIE, ExtraL (Ft. Doechii) | Song Review 🎵

South Korean singer and rapper JENNIE enlists the talents of Grammy-winning rapper Doechii on her high-flying single, “ExtraL.”

Bentley Robles & ZEE MACHINE, LOCK ME UP! | Song Review 🎵

Bentley Robles and ZEE MACHINE team up as TEARS & GEARZ on the brief, bright, and entertaining pop single, “LOCK ME UP!”.

Addison Rae, High Fashion | Song Review 🎵

Ascending pop singer Addison Rae returns with another ear-catching bop with “High Fashion.”

Julia Thomsen, Romantic Embrace | Song Review 🎵

George James: Award-winning composer Julia Thomsen's latest release, "Romantic Embrace", is out now and full of pure bliss.

Selena Gomez & benny blanco, Scared Of Loving You | Song Review 🎵

Engaged power couple Selena Gomez and benny blanco unveil their short but sweet first single from their LP, I Said I Love You First, “Scared of Loving You.”

Jack Harlow, Set You Free | Song Review 🎵

Grammy-nominated rapper Jack Harlow needs to set her free on his brief but interesting second single of 2025, “Set You Free.”

Mad Tsai, One Of The Boys | Song Review 🎵

Piping hot and talented bisexual pop singer/songwriter Mad Tsai drops another bop with his masculine boy-loving single, “One Of The Boys.”

Muni Long, Slow Grind | Song Review 🎵

Grammy-winning R&B singer/songwriter Muni Long delivers a damn good sex song with the titillating “Slow Grind.”

GRANT KNOCHE, AUTOPILOT | Song Review 🎵

Young, handsome, and talented pop singer, songwriter, and producer GRANT KNOCHE drops another smoking hot bop with “AUTOPILOT.”

bbno$, check | Song Review 🎵

The ever carefree, goofy Canadian rapper and singer bbno$ keeps it fun, lighthearted, and silly AF on his brief single, “check.”

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