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    2017 alternative tracks

    The National, Sleep Well Beast [📷: 4AD]
    Music

    The National, The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness | Track Review 🎵

    The National returns with “The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness,” the promo single for its seventh studio album, Sleep Well Beast.

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsMay 16, 2017 ago
    Paramore, After Laughter [📷: Fueled By Ramen]
    Music

    Paramore, Told You So | Track Review 🎵

    Grammy-winning collective Paramore returns with “Told You So,” the second single from their fifth studio album, After Laughter.

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsMay 9, 2017 ago
    Imagine Dragons, Evolve [📷: Interscope]
    Music

    Imagine Dragons, Thunder | Track Review 🎵

    Imagine Dragons return with their second single of 2017, “Thunder.” “Thunder” gives the band another enjoyable, respectable record.

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsMay 4, 2017 ago
    Fall Out Boy, M A N I A [📷: Island]
    Music

    Fall Out Boy, Young and Menace | Track Review 🎵

    Fall Out Boy returns with the oddest single of its career, “Young and Menace.” “Young and Menace” sets up M A N I A as an adventurous album.

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsMay 2, 2017 ago
    Bleachers, Gone Now © RCA
    Music

    Bleachers, Hate That You Know Me | Track Review 🎵

    Bleachers continue an excellent track record of superb singles with “Hate That You Know Me,” the 2nd single from sophomore album, GONE NOW.

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsApril 25, 2017 ago
    Paramore, After Laughter [📷: Fueled By Ramen]
    Music

    Paramore, Hard Times | Track Review 🎵

    Paramore returns with an electrifying, new single, “Hard Times,” which serves as the promo single for its 5th studio album, ‘After Laughter.’

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsApril 24, 2017 ago
    Lana Del Rey, Lust for Life [📷: Interscope]
    Music

    Lana Del Rey, Lust for Life | Track Review 🎵

    Alternative singer/songwriter Lana Del Rey enlists the services of urban contemporary standout The Weeknd for lustful, new single, “Lust for Life.”

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsApril 20, 2017 ago
    Halsey, hopeless fountain kingdom [📷: Astralwerks]
    LGBTQ

    Halsey, Now or Never | Track Review 🎵

    Halsey demands her ‘hot n cold’ lover decide about the state of their relationship on “Now or Never,” promo from hopeless fountain kingdom.

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsApril 11, 2017 ago
    Bleachers, Gone Now © RCA
    Music

    Bleachers, Don’t Take the Money | Track Review 🎵

    Bleachers (Jack Antonoff) returns with “Don’t Take the Money,” the promo single from the band’s sophomore album, ‘Gone Now.’

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsApril 5, 2017 ago
    Gorillaz, Humanz © Parlophone
    Music

    Gorillaz, Andromeda | Track Review 🎵

    Gorillaz returns with “Andromeda,” one of 4 promo singles from the upcoming album, ‘Humanz.’ D.R.A.M. guests on the enjoyable track.

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsMarch 30, 2017 ago
    Father John Misty, Pure Comedy [📷: Sub Pop]
    Music

    Father John Misty, Two Wildly Different Perspectives | Track Review 🎵

    Gifted singer/songwriter Father John Misty brilliantly depicts the hellishness of political polarization on “Two Wildly Different Perspectives.”

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsMarch 16, 2017 ago
    Father John Misty, Pure Comedy [📷: Sub Pop]
    Music

    Father John Misty, Ballad of the Dying Man | Track Review 🎵

    Father John Misty continues to build anticipation for his third LP, Pure Comedy. with the superb, socially-driven “Ballad of the Dying Man.”

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsMarch 16, 2017 ago

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