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    Death Cab For Cutie, I Built You A Tower [📷: DCFC, LLC / Anti]
    Music

    Death Cab For Cutie, Punching the Flowers | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Death Cab For Cutie delivers another compelling song with “Punching the Flowers,” the second single from their 11th LP, I Built You A Tower.

    By the musical hype, 2 monthsMay 5, 2026 ago
    Striking Bops from April 2026 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    Striking Bops from April 2026 | Playlist

    Striking Bops from April 2026 features songs by BTS, Durand Bernarr, Jack White, John Summit, Lady Gaga & Doechii, and Ravyn Lenae & Dominic Fike.

    By the musical hype, 2 monthsApril 29, 2026 ago
    Malcolm Todd, I Saw Your Face [📷: Columbia Records]
    Music

    Malcolm Todd, I Saw Your Face | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Gen-Z alternative singer-songwriter Malcolm Todd captures heartbreak superbly on “I Saw Your Face,” a single that sounds brighter than it should.

    By the musical hype, 2 monthsApril 27, 2026 ago
    13 Songs Where YOU Are the Focus, Vol. 6 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; VICO ORTIZO from Pexels; Gordon Johnson, Niek Verlaan, OpenClipart-Vectors  from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    13 Songs Where YOU Are the Focus, Vol. 6 | Playlist

    13 Songs Where YOU Are the Focus, Vol. 6 features songs by Artemas, Bleachers, Joji, Michael Bolton, Sasha Keable, and Tammi Terrell.

    By the musical hype, 2 monthsApril 24, 2026 ago
    Arlo Parks, 2SIDED: Beaming with Pride No. 32 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; Transgressive Records Ltd.; Cristyan Bohn, Ketut Subiyanto, Luis Morales Torres, SHVETS production, Uriel Mont from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson, Wolfgang Eckert from Pixabay]
    Beaming with Pride 🏳️‍🌈

    Arlo Parks, 2SIDED | Beaming with Pride

    In the 32nd edition of Beaming with Pride (2026), we highlight “2SIDED” performed by alternative singer-songwriter Arlo Parks.

    By the musical hype, 2 monthsApril 22, 2026 ago
    They Might Be Giants, Istanbul (Not Constantinople): Covers No. 11 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Elektra Entertainment; Alan Cordero, Flávia Vicentini from Pexels; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
    Columns

    They Might Be Giants, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) | COVERS

    In the 11th edition of COVERS (2026), They Might Be Giants delivers a compelling rendition of “Istanbul (Not Constantinople),” originally by The Four Lads.

    By the musical hype, 2 monthsApril 15, 2026 ago
    Keli Holiday, horsepower: Wacky Wednesday No. 15 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Keli Holiday; Vitaly Gorbachev from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]
    Columns

    Keli Holiday, horsepower | Wacky Wednesday

    In the 15th edition of Wacky Wednesday (2026), we break down the unique “horsepower” performed by Australian musician Keli Holiday.

    By the musical hype, 2 monthsApril 15, 2026 ago
    Jack White, G.O.D. And The Broken Ribs / Derecho Demonico [📷: Third Man Records]
    Music

    Jack White, G.O.D. And The Broken Ribs | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Grammy-winning musician extraordinaire Jack White continues to flex his innovative spirit with a biblical single, “G.O.D. And The Broken Ribs.”

    By the musical hype, 2 monthsApril 7, 2026 ago
    Bleachers, everyone for ten minutes [📷: Dirty Hit]
    Music

    Bleachers, the van | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ With their reminiscent song “the van,” Bleachers delivers another engaging advance single from their sixth studio album, everyone for ten minutes.

    By the musical hype, 3 monthsApril 6, 2026 ago
    Suki Waterhouse, “Back in Love” [📷: Confidence River, Inc. / Island Records]
    Music

    Suki Waterhouse, Back in Love | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Talented English singer-songwriter Suki Waterhouse is happy again, thanks to being “Back In Love.” She eats on this fun, well-rounded single.

    By the musical hype, 3 monthsApril 1, 2026 ago
    13 More Take Songs There for the Taking (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Canva AI; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    13 More Take Songs There for the Taking | Playlist

    13 More Take Songs There for the Taking features songs by CMAT, Jobriath, Lauryn Hill, The Boot Scootin’ Sissies, Twisted Sister, and Tyler, The Creator.

    By the musical hype, 3 monthsMarch 25, 2026 ago
    Edwyn Collins, A Girl Like You: 1 Hit WONDERful No. 10 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Edwyn Collins; Alexa Popovich, cottonbro studio, ds rexy, Thomas Ronveaux from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]
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    Edwyn Collins, A Girl Like You | 1 Hit WONDERful

    In the 10th edition of 1 Hit WONDERful (2026), we highlight “A Girl Like You” by Scottish singer-songwriter Edwyn Collins.

    By the musical hype, 3 monthsMarch 10, 2026 ago

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