~ 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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= Excellent 😀

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= Average / Good 🙂 👌

= Below Average… it’s giving sus 😏 😑 🫤

= Mediocre 👎 😡

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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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Joaicon, THE PARTY DIDN’T FIX ME | Album Review

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

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MGMT, Little Dark Age | Album Review

Alternative duo MGMT, comprised of Andrew Vanwyngarden and Ben Goldwasser, returns with a thrilling new studio album, ‘Little Dark Age.’

Album 💿, Music, Reviews By the musical hype|14Feb 1814 Feb, 2018

Kendrick Lamar, ‘Black Panther the Album’ | Musical Wrap-Up

‘Music Wrap-Up’ collects the coverage (links) on an album, artist, project, or otherwise, into one easily accessible document.

Album 💿, Columns, Music, Musical Wrap-Up, Pop Culture, Press Releases & Shopping, Reviews, Songs 🎵 By the musical hype|14Feb 1814 Feb, 2018

Fifty Shades Freed | Musical Wrap-Up

‘Music Wrap-Up’ collects the coverage (links) on an album, artist, project, or otherwise, into one easily accessible document.

Album 💿, Columns, Music, Musical Wrap-Up, Pop Culture, Press Releases & Shopping, Reviews, Songs 🎵 By the musical hype|13Feb 1813 Feb, 2018

Kendrick Lamar, ‘Black Panther the Album’ | Album Review

Kendrick Lamar assembles an intriguing soundtrack for the critically-acclaimed film ‘Black Panther’ with ‘Black Panther the Album Music from and Inspired.’

Album 💿, Music, Pop Culture, Reviews By the musical hype|13Feb 1813 Feb, 2018

Rich Brian, Amen | Album Review

18-year old Indonesian rapper Rich Brian (formerly Rich Chigga) of “Dat $tick” fame and infamy, delivers a promising debut album with ‘Amen.’

Album 💿, Music, Pop Culture, Reviews By the musical hype|7Feb 187 Feb, 2018

Justin Timberlake, Man of the Woods | Album Review

Former heartthrob Justin Timberlake returns with his highly-anticipated fifth studio album, ‘Man of the Woods,’ which he describes as “modern Americana with 808s.”

Album 💿, Music, Reviews By the musical hype|5Feb 185 Feb, 2018

Migos, Culture II | Album Review

Migos return sooner than later with ‘Culture II,’ the follow-up to their critically-acclaimed, Grammy-nominated ‘Culture.’ Unfortunately, it’s a little TOO MUCH culture.

Album 💿, Music, Pop Culture, Reviews By the musical hype|30Jan 1830 Jan, 2018

Oscar Jerome, Where Are Your Branches? (EP)

Gifted London singer and guitarist Oscar Jerome thrills on his new EP, ‘Where Are Your Branches.’ Impressively, he incorporates jazz into his music, which is refreshing.

Album 💿, Music, Pop Culture, Reviews By the musical hype|29Jan 1829 Jan, 2018

EDEN, vertigo | Album Review

Dublin, Ireland musician EDEN gets personal, and exhibits potential on his full-length debut album, ‘vertigo.’ That said, it doesn’t arrive without flaws.

Album 💿, Music, Reviews By the musical hype|24Jan 1824 Jan, 2018

Fall Out Boy, M A N I A | Album Review 💿

Following a ‘botched’ promo campaign, pop-punk darlings Fall Out Boy saves face on its seventh studio album, M A N I A.

Album 💿, Music, Pop Culture, Reviews By the musical hype|22Jan 1822 Jan, 2018

~ 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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Isak Danielson, Stockholm | Song Review

Daley, Lavender | Song Review

Wynonna, Kentucky Queen | Song Review

Cain Culto, cucuru | Song Review

Dyllón Burnside, garden | Song Review

Chris Housman, Cowman | Song Review

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

Bryson Tiller, CALYPSO | Song Review 🎵

Grammy-nominated, Louisville born and bred R&B singer/rapper Bryson Tiller brings the heat on his sensual single, “CALYPSO.”

Music, Reviews, Songs 🎵 By the musical hype|25Mar 2425 Mar, 2024

Artemas, i like the way you kiss me | Song Review 🎵

English singer, songwriter, and producer Artemas drops a brief but surefire alt-pop gem with “i like the way you kiss me.”

Music, Reviews, Songs 🎵 By the musical hype|25Mar 2425 Mar, 2024

Benson Boone, Slow It Down | Song Review 🎵

Ascending pop musician Benson Boone shines once more on “Slow It Down,” a beautiful, sincere single from his debut LP, Fireworks & Rollerblades.

Music, Pop Culture, Reviews, Songs 🎵 By the musical hype|25Mar 2425 Mar, 2024

DaBaby, WONDER WOMAN | Song Review 🎵

Grammy-nominated rapper DaBaby brings little to nothing new to the table on his sub-two-minute single, “WONDER WOMAN.”

Music, Pop Culture, Reviews, Songs 🎵 By the musical hype|20Mar 2420 Mar, 2024

Ben Platt, Andrew | Song Review 🎵

On “Andrew,” pop singer/songwriter Ben Platt delivers an authentic, honest, and thoughtfully penned song, released in advance of his third LP, Honeymind.

LGBTQ, Music, Reviews, Songs 🎵 By the musical hype|20Mar 2420 Mar, 2024

Meghan Trainor & T-Pain, Been Like This | Song Review 🎵

Meghan Trainor enlists fellow Grammy winner, T-Pain, for the silly but irresistible and infectious, “Been Like This,” the lead single from her sixth LP, Timeless.

Music, Pop Culture, Reviews, Songs 🎵 By the musical hype|19Mar 2419 Mar, 2024