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    2023 track reviews

    Depeche Mode, "Ghosts Again" [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Columbia; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]
    Music

    Depeche Mode, Ghosts Again | Track Review 🎵

    Following the loss of Fletch, Depeche Mode makes a stellar return in 2023 with “Ghost Again,” the promo single from their first LP in six years (Memento Mori).

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsFebruary 13, 2023 ago
    Jake Shears, “Too Much Music” [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Boys Keep Swinging / Mute Artists Ltd.; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]
    LGBTQ

    Jake Shears, Too Much Music | Track Review 🎵

    Jake Shears kicks off his sophomore album, Last Man Dancing, with a surefire, infectious bang with single, “Too Much Music.”

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsFebruary 10, 2023 ago
    Smokey Robinson, "If We Don't Have Each Other" [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype;;OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]
    Music

    Smokey Robinson, If We Don’t Have Each Other | Track Review 🎵

    Motown legend Smokey Robinson makes a strong return with “If We Don’t Have Each Other,” the promo single from his 2023 LP, Gasms.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsFebruary 9, 2023 ago
    Anne-Marie, “SAD B!TCH” [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; A Major Toms / Asylum; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]
    Music

    Anne-Marie, SAD B!TCH | Track Review 🎵

    For UK pop singer Anne-Marie, she’s throwing her sadness out the door on the short but enjoyable, fun single, “SAD B!TCH.”

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsFebruary 6, 2023 ago
    GloRilla, “Internet Trolls”[📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; CMG / Interscope; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]
    Music

    GloRilla, Internet Trolls | Track Review 🎵

    Grammy-nominated Memphis rapper GloRilla cries foul about those “Internet Trolls” on her first solo single of 2023.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsFebruary 6, 2023 ago
    Macklemore, "HEROES" (Ft. DJ Premiere)[📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Bendo, LLC; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]
    Music

    Macklemore, HEROES, | Track Review 🎵

    Grammy-winning rapper Macklemore, assisted by DJ Premier, comes out guns blazing on “HEROES,” a promo single from his 2023 LP, BEN.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsFebruary 6, 2023 ago
    Charmaine Wohlmann, "Avalanche"
    Guest Posts

    Charmaine Wohlmann, Avalanche | Track Review 🎵

    After devoting most of her career to studying classical music, Charmaine Wohlmann, the singer-songwriter from the United Kingdom hits it home with a bang.

    By George James, 2 yearsFebruary 3, 2023 ago
    Chlöe, “Pray It Away” [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Parkwood Entertainment LLC / Columbia; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]
    Music

    Chlöe, Pray It Away | Track Review 🎵

    Angry, pissed off Chlöe is incredibly effective and ultra-compelling on her short but potent R&B single, “Pray It Away.”

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsFebruary 2, 2023 ago
    Daniel Caesar, “Do You Like Me?” [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Hollace Inc. / Republic; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]
    Music

    Daniel Caesar, Do You Like Me? | Track Review 🎵

    Grammy-winning R&B singer/songwriter Daniel Caesar brings the heat on his first single of 2023, “Do You Like Me?”.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsJanuary 31, 2023 ago
    P!nk, "TRUSTFALL" [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; RCA; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]
    Music

    P!nk, TRUSTFALL | Track Review 🎵

    Grammy-winning pop superstar P!nk delivers the goods on “TRUSTFALL,” the second single, and title track from her ninth studio album.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsJanuary 31, 2023 ago
    The Chewgs, Let It Out [📷: The Chewgs]
    Guest Posts

    The Chewgs, Let It Out | Track Review 🎵

    Guest Contributor, George James: UK folk duo The Chewgs surprise with their new indie-folk track, “Let It Out.”

    By George James, 2 yearsJanuary 31, 2023 ago
    ROSALÍA, LLYLM [📷: Columbia]
    Music

    ROSALÍA, LLYLM | Track Review 🎵

    Once again, Grammy-winning Spanish singer/songwriter ROSALÍA brings the heat on her bilingual single, “LLYLM.”

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsJanuary 30, 2023 ago

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