lovelytheband, ‘emotion’ | Track Review
![lovelytheband, finding it hard to smile [Photo Credit: The Century Family]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/lovelytheband-finding-it-hard-to-smile-the-century-family.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Rising alternative pop collective lovelytheband shines on “Emotion,” one of many advance singles from the band’s debut LP, ‘finding it hard to smile.’
The Musical Hype
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Sifting through all of the musical hype
Tag 2018 track reviews
EDEN, ‘about time’ | Track Review
![EDEN, about time [Photo Credit: Astralwerks]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/eden-about-time-astralwerks.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
EDEN continues to push the envelope on with his incredibly alternative single, “About Time,” but suffers from its amorphousness and nebulousness.
All Time Low, ‘Birthday’ | Track Review
![All Time Low, Birthday [Photo Credit: Fueled by Ramen]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/all-time-low-birthday-fueled-by-ramen.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Get the cake prepared for the profession of love by Alex Gaskarth and All Time Low on their rousing second single of 2018, “Birthday.”
Allen Stone, ‘Warriors’ | Track Review
![Allen Stone, Warriors [📷: ATO]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/allen-stone-warriors-ato.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Blue-eyed soul standout Allen Stone returns resolute, with his “head high” in full-fledged ‘battle mode’ on his second single of 2018, “Warriors.”
OneRepublic, ‘Connection’ | Track Review
![OneRepublic, Connection [Photo Credit: Mosley Music / Interscope]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/onerepublic-connection-interscope.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Ryan Tedder and OneRepublic keep it short but incredibly sweet on the yearning “Connection,” the pop collective’s second single of 2018.
Bad Bunny, ‘Estamos Bien’ | Track Review
![Bad Bunny, Estamos Bien [Photo Credit: Rimas Music]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/bad-bunny-estamos-bien-rimas-music.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
On the enjoyable “Estamos Bien,” Bad Bunny proves the only difference between Latin-trap and trap-soul is the language it’s performed in.
A$AP Ferg, ‘Not the Boy’ | Track Review
![A$AP Ferg, Not the Boy [Photo Credit: RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/asap-ferg-not-the-boy-rca.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Following his “verification” on “Verified,” A$AP Ferg claims that you’re “Not the Boy” on his second single released Friday, June 29.
Charli XCX, ‘Focus’ | Track Review
![Charli XCX, Focus / No Angel - Single [Photo Credit: Atlantic UK]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/charli-xcx-focus-no-angel-atlantic.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
No matter how suggestive she is, British pop artist Charli XCX is clear about what her ‘focus’ is on her single “Focus” – that universal three-letter word.
AJ Mitchell, ‘Girls’ | Track Review
![AJ Mitchell, Girls [Photo Credit: Epic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/aj-mitchell-girls-epic.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
On his fun, up-tempo single “Girls,” rising teen-pop artist AJ Mitchell simply can’t get the opposite sex off his mind. To be expected – he’s only 17.
A$AP Ferg, ‘Verified’ | Track Review
![A$AP Ferg, Verified [Photo Credit: RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/asap-ferg-verified-rca.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
East coast rapper A$AP Ferg touts that ‘blue check’ throughout the course of his come-up banger, “Verified.” Important to note, it doesn’t ‘validate’ him.
MAX, ‘Still New York’ | Track Review
![MAX, Still New York [📷: DCD2 / Crush Music]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/max-still-new-york-dcd2-crush-music.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Rising pop artist MAX, returns for the first time as the lead artist in 2018 on single, “Still New York,” featuring rapper Joey Bada$$.
Keiynan Lonsdale, ‘Preach’ | Track Review
![Keiynan Lonsdale, Preach [Photo Credit: Keiynan Lonsdale]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/keiynan-lonsdale-preach.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Versatile Australian actor, dancer, and singer/songwriter Keiynan Lonsdale proves he has the chops to be a pop star on his love-centric single, “Preach.”