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    Parsa Sleighter, Az Mills [📷: Parsa Sleighter]
    LGBTQ

    Parsa Sleighter, Az Mills | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Often sans shirt, a beautiful sight in its own right, ‘alternative princess’ Parsa Sleighter creates a beautiful song with the hypnotic and mesmerizing “Az Mills.”

    By the musical hype, 13 hoursJune 17, 2026 ago
    Steve Lacy, Oh Yeah? [📷: RCA Records / L-M Records]
    LGBTQ

    Steve Lacy, the feeling | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️½ Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Steve Lacy strikes gold once more with “the feeling,” the lead single from his third LP, Oh Yeah?.

    By the musical hype, 1 weekJune 10, 2026 ago
    Lola Young, From Down Here [📷: Day One Music Limited / Universal Music Operations Limited]
    LGBTQ

    Lola Young, From Down Here | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Grammy-winning South East London singer-songwriter Lola Young shines on her authentic,  introspective single, “From Down Here.”

    By the musical hype, 3 weeksMay 27, 2026 ago
    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, 1 monthMay 5, 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
    Lana Del Rey, First Light [📷: Lana Del Rey / Universal Music Operations Limited]
    Music

    Lana Del Rey, First Light | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️½ Grammy-nominated alternative pop singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey drops a James Bond Theme for the ages with “First Light.”

    By the musical hype, 2 monthsApril 23, 2026 ago
    13 More Songs Where It’s All in a Kiss (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Amanda Regnel, cottonbro studio, Daniel Duarte, Dealakshmii, Ketut Subiyanto, Kool Shooters, Lamar Belina, Maddu Ogeda, Victoria Strelka_ph from Pexels; Gordon Johnson, Kate from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    13 More Songs Where It’s All in a Kiss | Playlist

    13 More Songs Where It’s All in a Kiss features songs by ADONXS, Artemas, Enrique Iglesias & Whitney Houston, Olly Alexander, Reneé Rapp, and Steam.

    By the musical hype, 2 monthsApril 17, 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, 2 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
    Noah Kahan, The Great Divide [📷: Mercury Records]
    Music

    Noah Kahan, Porch Light | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Porch Light” is another triumph from Noah Kahan, thanks to a well-rounded vocal, top-notch songwriting & rhythmic, vibrant musical accompaniment.

    By the musical hype, 3 monthsMarch 23, 2026 ago
    Lana Del Rey, White Feather Hawk Tail Deer Hunter [📷: Lana Del Rey / Universal Music Operations Limited]
    Music

    Lana Del Rey, White Feather Hawk Tail Deer Hunter | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️½ Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey released one of the most captivating songs of her career with “White Feather Hawk Tail Deer Hunter.”

    By the musical hype, 4 monthsFebruary 26, 2026 ago
    Jonah Kagen, Talkin’ About Jesus [📷: Arista Records]
    Music

    Jonah Kagen, Talkin’ About Jesus | Song Review

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️½ Georgia alternative singer-songwriter Jonah Kagen delivers a marvelously penned, performed, and produced single with “Talkin’ About Jesus.”

    By the musical hype, 4 monthsFebruary 23, 2026 ago

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