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    2016 alternative track reviews

    Zack de la rocha, "digging for windows" [📷: sombra sounds]
    Music

    Zack de la Rocha, digging for windows | Track Review 🎵

    Rage Against the Machine poet/rapper Zack de la Rocha returns with intense comeback single, “digging for windows.”

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsSeptember 15, 2016 ago
    Declan McKenna, What Do You Think About the Car? [Photo Credit: Columbia]
    Music

    Declan McKenna, Isombard | Track Review 🎵

    British teen singer/songwriter Declan McKenna continues to impress with his meaningful songwriting and maturity on single “Isombard.”

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsSeptember 8, 2016 ago
    Bastille, Wild World © Virgin
    Music

    Bastille, Send Them Off! | Track Review 🎵

    Alternative collective Bastille keep the hits coming with “Send Them Off!,” the third and final pre-release single from sophomore album ‘Wild World’.

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsSeptember 6, 2016 ago
    Weezer, "I Love the USA" © Crush Music / Weezer
    Music

    Weezer, I Love the USA | Track Review 🎵

    Weezer drops new single “I Love The USA.” The band – or at least frontman Rivers Cuomo – is passionate about ‘Merica. #Patriotic

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsSeptember 5, 2016 ago
    How to Dress Well, Care © Domino
    Music

    How to Dress Well, Lost Youth / Lost You | Track Review 🎵

    How to Dress Well (alternative singer/songwriter Tom Krell) returns with “Lost Youth / Lost You,” the promo single for upcoming album, ‘Youth’.

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsAugust 13, 2016 ago
    Glass Animals, How To Be A Human Being © Harvest
    Music

    Glass Animals, Youth | Track Review 🎵

    Glass Animals outdoes itself on single “Youth.” “Youth” is cleverly penned, exceptionally produced, and superbly performed when it’s all said and done.

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsAugust 4, 2016 ago
    Bastille, Wild World © Virgin
    Music

    Bastille, Fake It | Track Review 🎵

    Bastille exceeds expectations on second ‘Wild World’ promo single, “Fake It.” There is nothing fake about the song – it’s legit.

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsAugust 4, 2016 ago
    Regina Spektor, Remember Us to Life [📷: Sire]
    Music

    Regina Spektor, Bleeding Heart | Track Review 🎵

    Regina Spektor returns after a 5-year hiatus with “Bleeding Heart,” the excellent promo single from her forthcoming LP, Remember Us to Life.

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsJuly 27, 2016 ago
    Young the Giant, Home of the Strange © Fueled by Ramen
    Music

    Young the Giant, Jungle Youth | Track Review 🎵

    Alternative band Young the Giant delivers a surefire hit with single “Jungle Youth,” which proves to be a truly fantastic, soulful record.

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsJuly 27, 2016 ago
    Against Me! Shape Shift With Me © Total Treble
    LGBTQ

    Against Me! 333 | Track Review 🎵

    Against Me! returns with electrifying promo single “333.” “333” serves as the first snapshot from the forthcoming album, Shape Shift With Me.

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsJuly 26, 2016 ago

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