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

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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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Joji, SMITHEREENS | Album Review 💿

Joji continues to exhibit his transformation into a gifted, truly intriguing musician on his short but utterly sweet, nine-track album, SMITHEREENS.

Album 💿, Music, Pop Culture, Reviews By the musical hype|8Nov 228 Nov, 2022

An Vedi, ConTempoRary Violin | Album Review 💿

Guest contributor, George James: An Vedi Releases New Album, 'ConTempoRary Violin'.

Album 💿, Columns, Guest Posts, Music, Reviews By George James|4Nov 224 Nov, 2022

Arctic Monkeys, The Car | Album Review 💿

Grammy-nominated alternative collective Arctic Monkeys keep it weird yet intriguing on their seventh studio album, The Car.

Album 💿, Music, Pop Culture, Reviews By the musical hype|25Oct 2225 Oct, 2022

Taylor Swift, Midnights | Album Review 💿

Grammy-winning musician extraordinaire Taylor Swift makes an epic return to pop on her tenth studio album, Midnights.

Album 💿, Music, Pop Culture, Reviews By the musical hype|24Oct 2224 Oct, 2022

Joshua Bassett, Sad Songs In A Hotel Room | Album Review 💿

In Sad Songs In A Hotel Room, Joshua Bassett opens up about pain, sadness, and trauma, transforming his personal issues into a sweet, relatable musical soundtrack.

Album 💿, LGBTQ, Music, Pop Culture, Reviews By the musical hype|28Sep 2228 Sep, 2022

Hamid J, Cycle of a Relationship | Album Review 💿

Los Angeles-based, Iranian American, LGBTQ+ artist Hamid J shines on his 4-star, conceptual, debut album, Cycle of a Relationship.

Album 💿, LGBTQ, Music, Reviews By the musical hype|19Sep 2219 Sep, 2022

Ari Lennox, age/sex/location | Album Review 💿

R&B singer Ari Lennox brings the heat to her fine sophomore album, age/sex/location. It impresses well beyond the hit single, “Pressure.”

Album 💿, Music, Pop Culture, Reviews By the musical hype|15Sep 2215 Sep, 2022

Demi Lovato, HOLY FVCK | Album Review 💿

Demi Lovato delivers one of the most surprising albums of 2022 with HOLY FVCK, arguably, the best album of their career.

Album 💿, LGBTQ, Music, Pop Culture, Reviews By the musical hype|5Sep 225 Sep, 2022

Panic! At the Disco, Viva Las Vengeance | Album Review 💿

Panic! At The Disco, led by Brendon Urie, serves up surefire excellence from start to captivating finish on their seventh studio album, Viva Las Vengeance.

Album 💿, LGBTQ, Music, Pop Culture, Reviews By the musical hype|25Aug 2225 Aug, 2022

Jimmy Wayne, Killing Me Softly | Album Review 💿

Guest contributor, George James: Guy Hale unleashes the 'Killing Me Softly' Soundtrack, recorded by Mike Zito featuring Kid Anderson.

Album 💿, Columns, Guest Posts, Music, Reviews By George James|25Aug 2225 Aug, 2022

~ 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

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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.”

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.”

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.”

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.

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

Ravyn Lenae & Dominic Fike, Reputation | Song Review

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Ravyn Lenae and Dominic Fike make a formidable duo on the relationship-oriented alt-pop single, “Reputation.”

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

Cole Redding, Shot In The Dark | Song Review

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Out pop singer-songwriter Cole Redding drops a brief but striking, love-oriented single with “Shot In The Dark.”

LGBTQ, Music, Reviews, Songs 🎵 By the musical hype|2Apr 262 Apr, 2026

Jungle, Carry On | Song Review

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ½ British band Jungle delivers a beautiful, celestial song with “Carry On,” the promo single and sixth track from their fifth album, Sunshine.

Music, Reviews, Songs 🎵 By the musical hype|1Apr 261 Apr, 2026

Suki Waterhouse, Back in Love | Song Review

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Talented English singer-songwriter Suki Waterhouse is happy again, thanks to being “Back In Love.” She eats on this fun, well-rounded single.

Music, Reviews, Songs 🎵 By the musical hype|1Apr 261 Apr, 2026

Paul McCartney, Days We Left Behind | Song Review

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Paul McCartney delivers the goods, as he has throughout his legendary career, on “Days We Left Behind,” the promo single from The Boys of Dungeon Lane.

Music, Pop Culture, Reviews, Songs 🎵 By the musical hype|31Mar 2631 Mar, 2026