2015 albums | The Musical Hype

Lord Huron, The Night We Met | Track Review

Lord Huron gets a boost thanks to “The Night We Met” from sophomore album, Strange Trails. The single appears on the Netflix series, 13 Reasons Why.

Thomas Rhett returns with “Star of the Show,” the promo single for the re-release of 2015 sophomore album, ‘Tangled Up’.

Kid Cudi is in a bad place. ‘Speedin’ Bullet to Heaven’ makes you question where he is mentally given its raw, depressed, and at times morbid nature.

Blackbear shares his demons & showcases tremendous potential on his latest effort, Help. He doesn’t rewrite the R&B script, but, it’s solid.

Alternative musician Grimes delivers a confusing, yet brilliant and ambitious effort with her 2015 album, Art Angels.

Canadian pop singer Alessia Cara showcases ample potential on her full-length debut, ‘Know-It-All.’

Justin Bieber returns with a respectable, comeback album, ‘Purpose.’ While it isn’t a homerun, it’s good enough to restore him to pop glory.

Regardless whether Michigan-bred, Cali-based BØRNS breaks through or doesn’t, his major label debut, ‘Dopamine’, is worth checking out.

Up-and-coming contemporary R&B singer SoMo showcases potential on ‘My Life II,’ but needs to take a bigger step forward.

Austrailian rapper, singer, and songwriter Nick de la Hoyde shows off tremendous potential on his six-song EP, ‘Passion.’

25-year old R&B newcomer Leon Bridges sounds showcases maturity beyond his age on his retro-soul debut, ‘Coming Home.’

‘Grand Romantic’ is a captivating affair, though not absent of flaws or without Fun. frontman Nate Ruess indulging too much.