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        • Album 💿Albums & EPs  💿 of various styles are evaluated in this section of The Musical Hype – we don’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. Also, GEMS – the best, highly recommended tracks – are selected at the end of each review. Each album 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. = MASTERPIECE = NEAR MASTERPIECE = EXCELLENT = VERY GOOD = AVERAGE / GOOD = BELOW AVERAGE = MEDIOCRE , , , = BAD
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    2017 track reviews

    Grizzly Bear, Painted Ruins [📷: RCA]
    LGBTQ

    Grizzly Bear, Four Cypresses | Track Review 🎵

    Cypress trees never sounded better in the hands of alt-darlings Grizzly Bear on “Four Cypresses,” a single from their new album, ‘Painted Ruins.’

    By the musical hype, 8 yearsAugust 16, 2017 ago
    The National, Sleep Well Beast [📷: 4AD]
    Music

    The National, Carin at the Liquor Store | Track Review 🎵

    The National drops another gem with “Carin at the Liquor Store,” the third single from album, Sleep Well Beast.

    By the musical hype, 8 yearsAugust 16, 2017 ago
    Kip Moore, Slowheart © MCA Nashville
    Music

    Kip Moore, ‘More Girls Like You’ | Track Review

    Kip Moore shows that country music needs more artists like him on “More Girls Like You,” a promo single from his third album, ‘Slowheart.’

    By the musical hype, 8 yearsAugust 15, 2017 ago
    The War on Drugs, A Deeper Understanding © Atlantic
    Music

    The War on Drugs, ‘Pain’ | Track Review

    On “Pain,” the third single from their fourth album ‘A Deeper Understanding,’ The War on Drugs add the third ‘cherry on top.’

    By the musical hype, 8 yearsAugust 15, 2017 ago
    Queens of the Stone Age, Villains © Matador
    Music

    Queens of the Stone Age, ‘The Evil Has Landed’ | Track Review

    Queens of the Stone Age keeps the ambitiousness alive and well on “The Evil Has Landed,” the second single from album, ‘Villains.’

    By the musical hype, 8 yearsAugust 15, 2017 ago
    Fifth Harmony © Epic
    LGBTQ

    Fifth Harmony, ‘Down’ | Track Review

    New-look Fifth Harmony delivers okay new single with ‘Down,’ the promo single from their third, self-titled studio album.

    By the musical hype, 8 yearsAugust 15, 2017 ago
    Grizzly Bear, Painted Ruins [📷: RCA]
    LGBTQ

    Grizzly Bear, Mourning Sound | Track Review 🎵

    There is no ‘mourning’ on “Mourning Song.” Alternative darlings Grizzly Bear returns strong following a five-year hiatus between albums.

    By the musical hype, 8 yearsAugust 15, 2017 ago
    Thomas Rhett, Life Changes [📷: Big Machine]
    Music

    Thomas Rhett, ‘Sixteen’ | Track Review

    Thomas Rhett truly examines ‘life changes’ on “Sixteen,” the third single from his third studio album, ‘Life Changes.’

    By the musical hype, 8 yearsAugust 14, 2017 ago
    Lights, Skin & Earth © Warner Bros.
    Music

    Lights, ‘Giants’ | Track Review

    Canadian artist Lights returns in a gigantic way with “Giants,” the adventurous promo single for her new album, ‘Skin & Earth.’  

    By the musical hype, 8 yearsAugust 14, 2017 ago
    Dustin Lynch, Current Mood [📷: Broken Bow]
    Music

    Dustin Lynch, ‘Small Town Boy’ | Track Review

    Tennessee country artist Dustin Lynch amps up the southern charm on “Small Town Boy,” the second single from his third album, ‘Current Mood.’

    By the musical hype, 8 yearsAugust 14, 2017 ago
    P!nk, Beautiful Trauma © RCA
    Music

    P!nk, ‘What About Us’ | Track Review

    P!nk makes a respectable comeback on “What About Us,” the thoughtful promo single from her long-awaited, seventh studio album, ‘Beautiful Trauma.’

    By the musical hype, 8 yearsAugust 14, 2017 ago
    Jack Johnson, All the Light Above It Too © Republic
    Music

    Jack Johnson, ‘My Mind is For Sale’ | Track Review

    Singer/Songwriter Jack Johnson comes back strong on “My Mind is For Sale,” the politically-charged promo single from All the Light Above It Too.

    By the musical hype, 8 yearsAugust 11, 2017 ago

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