Joji, SMITHEREENS | Album Review πΏ
![Joji, SMITHEREENS [π·: 88rising / Warner]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/joji-smithereens-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Joji continues to exhibit his transformation into a gifted, truly intriguing musician on his short but utterly sweet, nine-track album, SMITHEREENS.Β

Sifting through all of the musical hype

Sifting through all of the musical hype
![Joji, SMITHEREENS [π·: 88rising / Warner]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/joji-smithereens-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Joji continues to exhibit his transformation into a gifted, truly intriguing musician on his short but utterly sweet, nine-track album, SMITHEREENS.Β
![Taylor Swift, Midnights [π·: Taylor Swift]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/taylor-swift-midnights-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Grammy-winning musician extraordinaire Taylor Swift makes an epic return to pop on her tenth studio album, Midnights.Β
![Charlie Puth, Charlie [π·: Atlantic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/charlie-puth-charlie-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Grammy-nominated pop singer/songwriter/producer Charlie Puth takes a step forward in his third studio album, Charlie.
![Joshua Bassett, Sad Songs In A Hotel Room [π·: Warner]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/joshua-bassett-sad-songs-in-a-hotel-room-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In Sad Songs In A Hotel Room, Joshua Bassett opens up about pain, sadness, and trauma, transforming his personal issues into a sweet, relatable musical soundtrack.
![Hamid J, Cycle of a Relationship [π·: Hamid J]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/hamid-j-cycle-of-a-relationship-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Los Angeles-based, Iranian American, LGBTQ+ artist Hamid J shines on his 4-star, conceptual, debut album, Cycle of a Relationship.
![Lizzo, Special [π·: Nice Life / Atlantic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/lizzo-special-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Oft-criticized, bigger-than-life, Grammy-winning pop star Lizzo delivers a consistent, sickening sophomore album with Special.
![Isaac Dunbar, Banish The Banshee [π·: RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/isaac-dunbar-banish-the-banshee-1-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
19-year-old pop wunderkind Isaac Dunbar brings the heat on his fourth EP,Β Banish the Banshee.Β
![Years & Years, Night Call [π·: Polydor]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/years-and-years-night-call-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Years & Years β now comprised of only Olly Alexander β brings the heat in 2022 with a terrific third album, Night Call.
![Eric Nam, There and Back Again [π·: The Eric Nam Company]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/eric-nam-there-and-back-again-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Eric Nam may never break a sweat on There and Back Again, but the temperature certainly rises nonetheless on this brief, pleasant LP.