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        • Album ๐Ÿ’ฟAlbums & EPsย  ๐Ÿ’ฟ of various styles are evaluated in this section of The Musical Hype โ€“ we donโ€™t discriminate. Album reviews are also available on the home page. More often than not, the album reviews on the site tend to follow a track-by-track format, commencing with an intro paragraph comprised of background information, and concluding paragraph that wraps things up.ย Also, GEMS โ€“ the best, highly recommended tracks โ€“ are selected at the end of each review. Each album also receives a star rating, on a scale of 0 โ€“ 5 (ยฝ stars are used as well), that is visible at the beginning and ending of the review. = MASTERPIECE = NEAR MASTERPIECE = EXCELLENT = VERY GOOD = AVERAGE / GOOD = BELOW AVERAGE = MEDIOCRE , , , = BAD
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      • More Columns Ah, the Columns, the columns! The columns on The Musical Hype encompass a variety of articles.ย  Some of these articles have a shelf life, while others are more evergreen (content maintains its relevance sans a set expiration date).ย  Even though some columns are evergreen, they donโ€™t necessarily fit the more expansive Evergreen category, which features bigger posts such as playlists.ย  Columns include the โ€œless finessedโ€ blog Beyond the Hype,ย The Chart Scoop, Critics Weigh In, Guests Posts, Op Ed (opinion editorials), and Press Releases & Shopping.
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    1970s New Wave

    13 More Electrifying Animal Songs (2025) [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; 45th & 3rd Music LLC, Amherst, Columbia, DistroKid, Lana Del Rey, Parkwood Entertainment LLC, Smart Study Co., Ltd., Thrivin Here Records LLC, Todisco Music, Universal Music Operations Limited, Urheim, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., Warner Music Finland, Warner Music Nashville, Warner Music Norway AS Capitol; AcatXIo, Alain Audet, Andrea Bohl, Gundula Vogel, Joshua Choate, Lucas, Michael Siebert, Ralph, ViolkaArt fromย Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    13 More Electrifying Animal Songs | Playlist

    13 More Electrifying Animal Songs features songs by Baha Men, Beyoncรฉ, Chris Todisco, Gavin Adcock, The B-52โ€™s, and Ylvis.

    By the musical hype, 7 hoursDecember 26, 2025 ago
    ย A Riveting Collection of R Songs (2025) [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; RDNE Stock project from Pexels; AcatXIo, Natalia Lavrinenkoย fromย Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    A Riveting Collection of R Songs | Playlist

    A Riveting Collection of R Songs features songs by Amy Winehouse, Artemas, GIVฤ’ON, GloRilla, Gracie Abrams, and LISA.

    By the musical hype, 2 weeksDecember 12, 2025 ago
    The B-52โ€™s, Rock Lobster: Wacky Wednesday No. 2 (2025) [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Warner; Rich The Barber Font from Font Space; Wendel Natan from Pexels; AcatXlo, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
    LGBTQ

    The B-52โ€™s, Rock Lobster | Wacky Wednesday

    In the second edition of Wacky Wednesday (2025), we break down the unique song, โ€œRock Lobster,โ€ performed by the new wave band, The B-52โ€™s.

    By the musical hype, 12 monthsJanuary 8, 2025 ago
    M, Pop Muzik: 1 Hit WONDERful No. 1 (2025) [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Union Square Music Limited; Antoni Shkraba, KoolShooters, Pavel Danilyuk, Photo By: Kaboompics.com, RDNE Stock project from Pexels; OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
    1 Hit WONDERful ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘

    M, Pop Muzik | 1 Hit WONDERful

    In the first edition of 1 Hit WONDERful (2025), we highlight โ€œPop Muzikโ€ performed by M, Robin Scottโ€™s new wave /synthpop project.

    By the musical hype, 12 monthsJanuary 7, 2025 ago
    15 Chilling Murder Ballads (2024) [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Monika Grafik from Pixabay; Iluha Zavaley from Unsplash]
    Evergreen

    15 Chilling Murder Ballads | Playlist ๐ŸŽง

    15 Chilling Murder Ballads features music courtesy of Aerosmith, Bruce Springsteen, Carrie Underwood, Eminem, SZA, and Taylor Swift.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsApril 26, 2024 ago
    13 Songs Courtesy of Musicians from Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช (2023) [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Elias, KERBSTONE, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    13 Songs Courtesy of Musicians from Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | Playlist ๐ŸŽง

    13 Songs Courtesy of Musicians from Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช features music courtesy of Dermot Kennedy, Enya, Hozier, Niall Horan, Sinรฉad Oโ€™Connor, and U2.ย 

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsOctober 23, 2023 ago
    The Buggles, Video Killed the Radio Star: 1 Hit WONDERful ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘ No. 10 (2023) [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; The Island Def Jam Music Group; Julia Larsen, Kurchakto, RDNE Stock project, Victor Terrell from Pexels; Andrew Martin from Pixabay]
    1 Hit WONDERful ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘

    The Buggles, Video Killed the Radio Star | 1 Hit WONDERful ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘

    In the 10th edition of 1 Hit WONDERful ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘, we highlight โ€œVideo Killed the Radio Starโ€ performed by The Buggles.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsOctober 17, 2023 ago
    The Boomtown Rats, I Donโ€™t Like Mondays: 1 Hit WONDERful ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘ No. 5 (2023) [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Mercury; Julia Larsen, Kurchakto, RDNE Stock project, Victor Terrell from Pexels; Andrew Martin from Pixabay]
    1 Hit WONDERful ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘

    The Boomtown Rats, I Donโ€™t Like Mondays | 1 Hit WONDERful ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘

    In the 5th edition of 1 Hit WONDERful ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘, we highlight โ€œI Donโ€™t Like Mondaysย โ€ performed by The Boomtown Rats.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsAugust 30, 2023 ago

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