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13 Songs That Feature Names, Vol. 7 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; AcatXIo, Pete Linforth from Pixabay; Fahad Khan on Unsplash, Gabriel Dizzi on Unsplash, Houcine Ncib on Unsplash, Jennifer Marquez on Unsplash, Kingsley Osei-Abrah on Unsplash, Pierre Bamin on Unsplash, Mihaela Claudia Puscas on Unsplash, Tide_trasher_x on Unsplash]

13 Songs That Feature Names, Vol. 7 | Playlist 🎧

13 Songs That Feature Names, Vol. 7 features songs by bbno$, Brent Faiyaz, Fountains of Wayne, Frankie Grande, ROLE MODEL, and Tyler Childers.

By the musical hype, 3 monthsSeptember 12, 2025 ago

13 Rad Fitting, Clothing-Related Songs (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Daria Liudnaya, Edmond Dantès, fauxels, Luân Phan, Michael Obstoj, Tazz Vaughn, TMA Management from Pexels; AcatXIo from Pixabay]

13 Rad Fitting, Clothing-Related Songs | Playlist 🎧

13 Rad Fitting, Clothing-Related Songs features songs by Kane Brown, Kehlani, KETTAMA, Kim Petras, Leon Thomas, and Lizzo.

By the musical hype, 3 monthsSeptember 1, 2025 ago

Owen Pallett, Lewis Takes Off His Shirt: Wacky Wednesday No. 28 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Domino Recording Co Ltd; Rich The Barber Font from Font Space; Wendel Natan from Pexels; AcatXlo, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]

Owen Pallett, Lewis Takes Off His Shirt | Wacky Wednesday

In the 28th edition of Wacky Wednesday (2025), we break down the unique “Lewis Takes Off His Shirt,” performed by Owen Pallett.

By the musical hype, 5 monthsJuly 9, 2025 ago

Bon Iver, i,i [Photo Credits: Jagjaguwar]

Bon Iver, i, i | Album Review 💿

Alternative collective Bon Iver, fronted by Justin Vernon, delivers a gorgeous and intriguing fourth studio album with i,i.

By the musical hype, 6 yearsDecember 30, 2019 ago

8 Songs About Whiskey [Photo Credits: Bad Boy, Big Loud, Epic, Mercury, Pixabay, Republic]

8 Songs Fueled by Whiskey | Playlist

Chris Stapleton, French Montana, and Post Malone are among musicians ‘fueling the fire’ on the drunken playlist, ‘8 Songs Fueled by Whiskey.’

By the musical hype, 7 yearsJuly 4, 2018 ago

Lykke Li, I Never Learn [Photo Credit: RCA]

Lykke Li, I Never Learn | Album Review

Swedish alternative-pop singer/songwriter Lykke Li brilliantly captures heartbreak on her third studio album, I Never Learn.

By the musical hype, 12 yearsMay 8, 2014 ago

Neon Trees, Pop Psychology © Mercury

Neon Trees, Pop Psychology | Album Review 💿

Alternative pop collective Neon Trees excel at ‘neo-, New Wave’ on their third album, Pop Psychology.

By the musical hype, 12 yearsApril 30, 2014 ago

Against Me!, Transgender Dysphoria Blues [📷: Total Treble]

Against Me, Transgender Dysphoria Blues | Album Review

Against Me! delivers one the 2014’s most honest and captivating efforts with the incredibly ambitious ‘Transgender Dysphoria Blues.’

By the musical hype, 12 yearsJanuary 27, 2014 ago

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