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    Lucy Dacus, Forever Is A Feeling [📷: Lucy Dacus / Geffen]
    LGBTQ

    Lucy Dacus, Ankles | Song Review 🎵

    On “Ankles,” the third track from her fourth LP, Forever Is A Feeling, Lucy Dacus continues to prove she is among the best singer/songwriters of the 21st century.

    By the musical hype, 1 yearJanuary 22, 2025 ago
    NLE Choppa & Imagine Dragons, Dare U [📷: NLE Choppa Entertainment Inc. / Warner]
    Music

    NLE Choppa & Imagine Dragons, Dare U | Song Review 🎵

    Memphis rapper NLE Choppa and alternative rock/pop collective Imagine Dragons join forces for the short but entertaining single, “Dare U.”

    By the musical hype, 1 yearJanuary 20, 2025 ago
    Perfume Genius, Glory [📷: Perfume Genius / Matador]
    LGBTQ

    Perfume Genius, It’s a Mirror | Song Review 🎵

    The ever-consistent Perfume Genius wows again with his authentic, emotional, and engaging single, “It’s a Mirror.”

    By the musical hype, 1 yearJanuary 20, 2025 ago
    The Lumineers, Automatic [📷: Dualtone Music Group]
    Music

    The Lumineers, Same Old Song | Song Review 🎵

    The Lumineers bring it on “Same Old Song,” the promo single from their fifth studio album, Automatic.

    By the musical hype, 1 yearJanuary 14, 2025 ago
    Japanese Breakfast, For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women) [📷: Dead Ocean]
    LGBTQ

    Japanese Breakfast, Orlando in Love | Song Review 🎵

    Michelle Zauner & Japanese Breakfast warm up 2025 with the classy & enigmatic “Orlando in Love,” the promo single from For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women).

    By the musical hype, 1 yearJanuary 13, 2025 ago
    Julien Baker & TORRES, Sugar in the Tank [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Julien Baker & TORRES / Matador; OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
    LGBTQ

    Julien Baker & TORRES, Sugar in the Tank | Song Review 🎵

    Julien Baker & TORRES make a formidable duo on their enjoyable, well-rounded debut single, “Sugar in the Tank.”

    By the musical hype, 1 yearDecember 17, 2024 ago
    Sam Fender, People Watching [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Sam Fender / Universal Music Operations Limited; OpenClipart-Vectors, from Pixabay]
    Music

    Sam Fender, People Watching | Song Review 🎵

    English singer/songwriter Sam Fender makes a marvelous return with the authentic “People Watching,” the promo single from his third album, People Watching.

    By the musical hype, 1 yearNovember 19, 2024 ago
    Bon Iver, S P E Y S I D E [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Jagjaguwar; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]
    Music

    Bon Iver, S P E Y S I D E | Song Review 🎵

    Justin Vernon and Bon Iver shine on the minimal, apologetic “S P E Y S I D E,” the promo single from the collective’s 2024 EP, SABLE,.

    By the musical hype, 1 yearSeptember 23, 2024 ago
    Halsey, Ego [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Columbia; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]
    LGBTQ

    Halsey, Ego | Song Review 🎵

    Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Halsey delivers another intriguing song with “Ego,” the fourth advanced single from their fifth LP, The Great Impersonator.

    By the musical hype, 1 yearSeptember 9, 2024 ago
    Linkin Park, The Emptiness Machine [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Linkin Park, LLC; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]
    Music

    Linkin Park, The Emptiness Machine | Song Review 🎵

    Linkin Park makes its comeback with a new co-vocalist and drummer on “The Emptiness Machine,” the promo single from their eighth LP, From Zero.

    By the musical hype, 1 yearSeptember 9, 2024 ago
    Coldplay, WE PRAY [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Coldplay / Parlophone; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]
    Music

    Coldplay, WE PRAY | Song Review 🎵

    Decorated alt-rock collective Coldplay enlists Little Simz, Burna Boy, Elyanna, and TINI for the thoughtful, uplifting faith-driven single, “WE PRAY.”

    By the musical hype, 1 yearAugust 26, 2024 ago
    Hozier, Nobody’s Soldier [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Rubyworks Ltd. / Columbia; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]
    Music

    Hozier, Nobody’s Soldier | Song Review 🎵

    Grammy-nominated Irish singer/songwriter Hozier continues an awesome year with another stellar single, the anti-war-themed “Nobody’s Soldier.”

    By the musical hype, 1 yearAugust 20, 2024 ago

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