ZAYN, ‘Rainberry’ | Track Review
![ZAYN, Icarus Falls [📷: RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/zayn-icarus-falls-rca-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
With the announcement of his sophomore album, ‘Icarus Falls,’ ZAYN drops his seventh advance single, “Rainberry,” which has its moments.
The Musical Hype
Sifting through all of the musical hype
The Musical Hype
Sifting through all of the musical hype
Tag 2018
Badflower, ‘x ANA x’ | Track Review
![Badflower, OK I'M SICK [📷: Big Machine]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/badflower-ok-im-sick-big-machine.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
LA alternative band Badflower delivers an energetic, anxiety-driven single on “X ANA X,” the 2nd advance single from their 2019 debut album, ‘OK, I’M SICK.’
The 1975, A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships | Album Review
![The 1975, A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships [📷: Interscope]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/the-1975-a-brief-inquiry-into-online-relationships-interscope.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
The 1975 delivers an interesting LP with ‘A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships’ that’s imperfect, but chocked-full of interesting ideas.
Badflower, ‘Ghost’ | Track Review
LA alternative band Badflower delivers an incredible honest, chilling record about depression & suicide on “Ghost,” an advance single from ‘OK, I’M SICK.’
Vic Mensa, ‘Dark Things’ | Track Review
![Vic Mensa, Dark Things [Photo Credit: Roc Nation]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/vic-mensa-dark-things-roc-nation.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Despite bringing some darkness and energy on single “Dark Things,” Chicago rapper Vic Mensa misses the mark, amplified by an overabundance of autotune.
K. Michelle, ‘Save Me’ | Track Review
![K. Michelle, Save Me [Photo Credits: Chase Landin d/b/a No Sound No Color / Entertainment One]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/k-michelle-save-me-chase-landin-no-sound-no-color-entertainment-one.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
‘Rough around the edges’ R&B musician K. Michelle keeps things clean, delivering an authentic, powerful, heartbroken ballad with “Save Me.”
Mike Posner, ‘Stuck in the Middle’ | Track Review
![Mike Posner, Stuck in the Middle [Photo Credit: Island]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/mike-posner-stuck-in-the-middle-island.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Grammy-nominated pop artist Mike Posner brings folk-pop, electronic & world music vibes on “Stuck in the Middle,” an advance single from his 2019 LP.
Weezer, ‘Zombie Bastards’ | Track Review
![Weezer, Weezer (Black Album) [📷 : Atlantic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/weezer-black-album-atlantic.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Continuing a strong promo campaign for their 2019 album (‘Weezer (Black Album)’), Weezer drops a colorfully-titled second advance single, “Zombie Bastards.”
Meek Mill, ‘Oodles O’ Noodles Babies’ | Track Review
![Meek Mill, Championships [📷: Atlantic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/meek-mill-championships-atlantic.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Ahead of his highly-anticipated ‘Championships’ album, Philadelphia rapper Meek Mill dropped an honest, personal single, “Oodles O’ Noodles Babies.”
A$AP Rocky, ‘Sundress’ | Track Review
![A$AP Rocky, Sundress [Photo Credit: RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/asap-rocky-sundress-rca.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
New York rapper A$AP Rocky continues to ‘test’ the listeners on his new, brief, and groovy Tame Impala-fueled single, “Sundress.”
Anthony Russo, ‘Kings and Queens’ | Track Review
![Anthony Russo, It's a Risk / Kings & Queens [Photo Credits: Sewing Apples / RVG]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/anthony-russo-its-a-risk-kings-queens-sewing-apples-rvg.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Midwest-bred, Cali-based pop singer Anthony Russo is willing to change, opening himself up to love on his relatable new single, “Kings and Queens.”
Anthony Russo, ‘It’s a Risk’ | Track Review
Anthony Russo, a rising pop artist bred in the Midwest but based in California, continues to build a case for himself on his latest single, “It’s a Risk.”