~ Song Reviews 🎵 ~

Ah, welcome to the page that is dedicated solely to Single & Track reviews. Singles and tracks of various styles are evaluated in this section of The Musical Hype – We don’t discriminate. Track reviews are also available on the home page.

More often than not, the single reviews on the site tend to follow a format that includes an intro paragraph with background information, a body, comprised of 1-2 paragraphs of analysis, and a concluding paragraph that ‘puts a cap’ on things. Each track also receives 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.

Track reviews generally run a minimum of 250 words with many running north of 300 words. So, music enthusiasts everywhere – Musical Hypeians worldwide – get your fix of single & track reviews down below!!!

Brent Faulkner

The Musical Hype

Great Good Fine OK, 2020 | Track Review 🎵

Brooklyn synth pop duo Great Good Fine OK usher in 2020 with a pleasant and sleekly produced single, fittingly titled “2020.”

Music, Reviews, Songs 🎵 By the musical hype|6Jan 206 Jan, 2020

Sam Hunt, Sinning with You | Track Review 🎵

Grammy-nominated country singer Sam Hunt returns with first single of 2020, the romantic, spiritually suspect ballad, “Sinning with You.”

Music, Pop Culture, Reviews, Songs 🎵 By the musical hype|6Jan 206 Jan, 2020

16yrold & KILLY, Drought | Track Review 🎵

Rap producer 16yrold collaborates with Canadian hip-hop artist KILLY for a drippy, enjoyable enough, melodic banger, “Drought.”

Music, Reviews, Songs 🎵 By the musical hype|6Jan 206 Jan, 2020

Justin Bieber, Yummy | Track Review 🎵

Grammy-winner Justin Bieber makes an enjoyable and respectable solo return with single “Yummy,” though it doesn’t ‘move the needle.’

Music, Pop Culture, Reviews, Songs 🎵 By the musical hype|6Jan 206 Jan, 2020

Ruben, As Long as I Break Your Heart | Track Review🎵

Norwegian pop artist Ruben delivers a beautiful, expressive & nuanced vocal on stripped, heartbroken single, “As Long as I Break Your Heart.”

Music, Reviews, Songs 🎵 By the musical hype|3Jan 203 Jan, 2020

Like Mike, Sinner | Track Review 🎵

Michael Thivaios, better known as Like Mike, delivers a surefire, melodic hip-hop bop with the sinful love-driven single, “Sinner.”

Music, Reviews, Songs 🎵 By the musical hype|3Jan 203 Jan, 2020

Martin Garrix, Matisse & Sadko, Hold On | Track Review 🎵

Dutch DJ Martin Garrix + Russian DJs Matisse & Sadko enlist Michel Zitron (vocals) for the enjoyable dance single “Hold On.”

Music, Reviews, Songs 🎵 By the musical hype|3Jan 203 Jan, 2020

Kehlani, All Me | Track Review 🎵

Kehlani taps fellow R&B artist Keyshia Cole for the loving single, “All Me,” where both artists share mad love for their respective men.

Music, Pop Culture, Reviews, Songs 🎵 By the musical hype|3Jan 203 Jan, 2020

Jacob Collier, Time Alone with You | Track Review 🎵

Prodigious musical standout Jacob Collier, assisted by Grammy-winner Daniel Caesar, shines on the jazzy, R&B single, “Time Alone with You.”

Music, Reviews, Songs 🎵 By the musical hype|30Dec 1930 Dec, 2019

Agnes Obel, Island of Doom | Track Review 🎵

Alternative Berlin-based artist Agnes Obel delivers a compelling, hypnotic single, “Island of Doom,” appearing on her 2020 studio LP, Myopia.

Music, Reviews, Songs 🎵 By the musical hype|27Dec 1927 Dec, 2019