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    Cigarettes After Sex, Tejano Blue [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Spanish Prayers / Partisan; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]
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    Cigarettes After Sex, Tejano Blue | Song Review 🎵

    Greg Gonzalez and his ambient pop collective, Cigarettes After Sex, shine on “Tejano Blue,” the promo single from their third LP, X’s.

    By the musical hype, 1 yearMarch 7, 2024 ago
    Wallows, Your Apartment [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Atlantic; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]
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    Wallows, Your Apartment | Song Review 🎵

    Alternative collective Wallows confirm the age-old, relatable ‘breaking up is hard to do’ on their colorful, first single of 2024, “Your Apartment.”

    By the musical hype, 1 yearFebruary 20, 2024 ago
    Vampire Weekend, Gen-X Cops [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Columbia; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]
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    Vampire Weekend, Gen-X Cops | Song Review 🎵

    Captivating songwriting and high-flying music makes “Gen-X Cops,” the second single from Only God Was Above Us, the fifth LP from Vampire Weekend, electrifying.

    By the musical hype, 1 yearFebruary 19, 2024 ago
    Vampire Weekend, Capricorn [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Columbia; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]
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    Vampire Weekend, Capricorn | Song Review 🎵

    Alternative darlings Vampire Weekend make a compelling return with “Capricorn,” the first of two singles from their fifth LP, Only God Was Above Us.

    By the musical hype, 1 yearFebruary 19, 2024 ago
    Marcus King, F*ck My Life up Again [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Marcus King / Republic; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]
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    Marcus King, F*ck My Life up Again | Song Review 🎵

    Grammy-nominated, alternative singer/songwriter Marcus King impresses on his authentic, honest, and soulful single, “F*ck My Life up Again.”

    By the musical hype, 1 yearJanuary 24, 2024 ago
    Mumford & Sons + Pharrell Williams, Good People [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; ; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]
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    Mumford & Sons + Pharrell Williams, Good People | Song Review 🎵

    The unexpected collaboration between Mumford & Sons and Pharrell Williams yields a unique single, “Good People” where ‘the sun is rising.’

    By the musical hype, 1 yearJanuary 23, 2024 ago
    Declan McKenna, Mulholland’s Dinner and Wine [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Tomplicated; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]
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    Declan McKenna, Mulholland’s Dinner and Wine | Song Review 🎵

    Singer/songwriter Declan McKenna shines on “Mulholland’s Dinner and Wine,” the fourth advanced single from his third LP, What Happened to the Beach?.

    By the musical hype, 1 yearJanuary 22, 2024 ago
    The Black Keys, Beautiful People (Stay High) [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; The Black Keys / Nonesuch; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]
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    The Black Keys, Beautiful People (Stay High) | Song Review 🎵

    The musical high is legit on “Beautiful People (Stay High)”, the must-hear, promo single The Black Keys present from their 12th studio LP, Ohio Players.

    By the musical hype, 1 yearJanuary 16, 2024 ago
    MGMT, Nothing To Declare [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Mom+Pop; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]
    Music

    MGMT, Nothing to Declare | Song Review 🎵

    Alternative duo MGMT bring the musical heat on the fine “Nothing to Declare,” the third single from their fifth studio album, Loss of Life.

    By the musical hype, 1 yearJanuary 16, 2024 ago
    Emi Larraud, Religion Tonight [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; E.L.; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]
    Music

    Emi Larraud, Religion Tonight | Song Review 🎵

    It’s incredibly easy to believe and invest in what 22-year-old alternative artist Emi Larraud sells on his first single of 2024, “Religion Tonight.”

    By the musical hype, 1 yearJanuary 11, 2024 ago
    MGMT, Bubblegum Dog [📷: MGMT / Mom+Pop]
    Music

    MGMT, Bubblegum Dog | Song Review 🎵

    Alternative neo-psych duo MGMT compel on “Bubblegum Dog,” the second single from their fifth studio album, Loss of Life.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsDecember 4, 2023 ago
    Björk & ROSALÍA, Oral [📷: Wellhart LTD / one little independent LTD]
    Music

    Björk & ROSALÍA, Oral | Song Review 🎵

    Iconic Icelandic singer/songwriter Björk collaborates with Grammy-winning, Spanish standout, ROSALÍA on a marvelous single, “Oral.”

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsNovember 27, 2023 ago

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