Badflower, Family | Track Review 🎵
![Badflower, “Family” [📷: Big Machine, Brent Faulkner, John Varvatos, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/badflower-family.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
L.A. alt-rock band Badflower return superbly on “Family,” the personal promo single from their sophomore LP, This is How the World Ends.
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Tag 2021 music reviews
Lorde, Stoned at the Nail Salon | Track Review 🎵
![Lorde, “Stoned at the Nail Salon” [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay, Universal Music New Zealand Limited]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/lorde-stoned-at-the-nail-salon.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Alternative pop artist Lorde shines once more on “Stoned at the Nail Salon,” the second single from her third studio album, Solar Power.
Brandi Carlile, Right on Time | Track Review 🎵
![Brandi Carlile, "Right on Time" [📷: Elektra]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/brandi-carlile-right-on-time.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Brandi Carlile shines on “Right on Time,” the dynamic opener and promo single from her seventh studio album, In These Silent Days.
Jennifer Hudson, (You Make Me Feel …) Natural Woman | Track Review 🎵
![Jennifer Hudson, “(You Make Me Feel Like ) Natural Woman” [📷: Brent Faulkner, Epic, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/jennifer-hudson-you-make-me-feel-like-a-natural-woman.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Jennifer Hudson shines on her remake of the Aretha Franklin classic, “(You Make Me Feel Like a) Natural Woman” from RESPECT.
Olly E, Rise Above | Track Review 🎵
George James: Olly E is the alt-rocker who has made a name for himself in the present scene. He is a prodigy in his own right. Read the full review here.
Asbjørn, Remember My Name | Track Review 🎵
![Asbjørn, "Remember My Name" [📷 : Embassy of Music]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/asbjorn-remember-my-name-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Openly gay Danish pop musician Asbjørn ‘brings the heat’ on his impressive, third single from 2021, “Remember My Name.”
Camilo & Shawn Mendes, KESI (Remix) | Track Review 🎵
![Camilo & Shawn Mendes, “KESI (Remix)” [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay, Sony Latin]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/camilo-shawn-mendes-kesi-remix-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Camilo enlists Shawn Mendes for 🎵 “KESI (Remix).” Here, the remix does what it’s supposed to – enhance a record that was already great.
Swedish House Mafia, It Gets Better | Track Review 🎵
![Swedish House Mafia, “It Gets Better” [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay, Republic, SSA Recording]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/swedish-house-mafia-it-gets-better-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Swedish House Mafia makes an awesome return with their three-minute bop, “It Gets Better,” appearing on Paradise Again.
Peter Jessy, Daydream | Track Review 🎵
![Peter Jessy, “Daydream” [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay, Pierre Jessy Sirois]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/peter-jessy-daydream-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Canadian singer/songwriter Peter Jessy delivers an uber relatable, love-centric, must-hear, indie-pop single in “Daydream.”
Mike Zito, Dreaming Of You | Track Review 🎵
![Mike Zito [📷: Scott Lukes (lukesphotography.com)]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/mike-zito-scott-lukes-photography.jpg?fit=768%2C960&ssl=1)
George James: “Dreaming Of You” by Mike Zito a track that grabs your attention & doesn't let go; a solid blues classic that will go down in history.
Jacques Strange, Breathe | Track Review 🎵
![Jacques Strange, “Breathe” [📷: Jack Strange]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/jacques-strange-breathe-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
“Breathe” is sure to leave you breathless as Welsh pop artist Jacques Strange blesses us with the gift of a certified summer B-O-P.
Kane Brown & blackbear, Memory | Track Review 🎵
![Kane Brown x blackbear, "Memory" [📷: Sony]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/kane-brown-blackbear-memory-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Although an unlikely pairing, country artist Kane Brown and pop artist blackbear successful collaborate on the catchy single, “Memory.”