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    Zuli Jr., "Blue Sky" [📷: Zuli Jr. / Nurtured Ideas]
    Music

    Zuli Jr., Blue Sky | Track Review 🎵

    Zuli Jr. delivers a must hear, surefire bop with “Blue Sky,” set to appear on his forthcoming album, Stop It God.

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsMarch 8, 2021 ago
    We Were Sharks, "Problems" [📷: Revival Recordings]
    Music

    We Were Sharks, Problems | Track Review 🎵

    Alternative collective We Were Sharks shines on their first single of 2021, “Problems,” set to appear on their 2021 album, New Low.

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsMarch 8, 2021 ago
    Elle King & Miranda Lambert, "Drunk (And I Don't Wanna Go Home)" [📷: RCA]
    Music

    Elle King & Miranda Lambert, Drunk… | Track Review 🎵

    Elle King and Miranda Lambert make sweet music together on the fun, energetic, and drunken gem, “Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home).”

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsMarch 2, 2021 ago
    AJR, "Way Less Sad" [📷: AJR Productions / BMG Rights Management]
    Music

    AJR, Way Less Sad | Track Review 🎵

    AJR remain polarizing to some degree, but “Way Less Sad” is well-produced, relative enjoyable, and ultimately, inoffensive.

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsFebruary 22, 2021 ago
    Arrlo, "WFTWTE" [📷: Existing Weather]
    LGBTQ

    Arrlo, WFTWTE | Track Review 🎵

    Riverside, CA alternative-indie pop/rock band Arrlo shine on their relatable, well-rounded second career single, “WFTWTE.”

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsFebruary 16, 2021 ago
    347aidan & Kenny Beats, "IDWK" [📷: Columbia]
    Music

    347aidan & Kenny Beats, IDWK | Single Notez 🎶

    The Musical Hype provides some quick thoughts on the song “IDWK” by up-and-comer 347aidan and producer Kenny Beats.

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsFebruary 4, 2021 ago
    Lana Del Rey, "Chemtrails Over the Country Club" [📷: Interscope]
    Music

    Lana Del Rey, Chemtrails Over the Country Club | Track Review 🎵

    Lana Del Rey shines on “Chemtrails Over the Country Club,” the second single from her 2021 album, Chemtrails Over the Country Club.

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsJanuary 18, 2021 ago
    MOD Sun, "Flames" (Ft. Avril Lavigne) [📷: Big Noise Music Group]
    Music

    MOD SUN, “Flames” | Track Review 🎵

    MOD SUN and Avril Lavigne make an unlikely collaboration work incredibly well on the short but sweet single, “Flames.”

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsJanuary 11, 2021 ago
    AJR, "Bummerland" [📷: AJR Productions / S-Curve]
    Music

    AJR, Bummerland | Single Notez 🎶

    The Musical Hype provides some quick thoughts on the song 🎵 “Bummerland,” by alternative pop brother collective, 🎙 AJR.

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsDecember 29, 2020 ago
    Music

    AJR, My Play | Track Review 🎵

    AJR fall short on “My Play,” taking the hipster-millennial aesthetic too far on the third single from their 2021 album, OK ORCHESTRA.

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsDecember 29, 2020 ago
    DARKSIDE, "Liberty Bell" [📷 : Matador]
    Music

    DARKSIDE, Liberty Bell | Single Notez 🎶

    The Musical Hype provides some quick thoughts on the song “Liberty Bell,” by alternative duo, DARKSIDE (Nicolas Jaar and Dave Harrington).

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsDecember 28, 2020 ago
    YUNGBLUD, "Mars" [📷 : Interscope]
    LGBTQ

    YUNGBLUD, mars | Track Review 🎵

    Nonconformist alternative standout YUNGBLUD shines on “mars,” the fifth advance single from his sophomore album, weird!

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsNovember 30, 2020 ago

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