Badflower, Don’t Hate Me | Track Review 🎵
![Badflower, "Don't Hate Me" [📷: Big Machine, Brent Faulkner, John Varvatos, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/badflower-dont-hate-me.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
L.A. alt-rock band Badflower don’t miss a beat on “Don’t Hate Me,” the second single from sophomore LP, This is How the World Ends.

Sifting through all of the musical hype

Sifting through all of the musical hype
![Badflower, "Don't Hate Me" [📷: Big Machine, Brent Faulkner, John Varvatos, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/badflower-dont-hate-me.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
L.A. alt-rock band Badflower don’t miss a beat on “Don’t Hate Me,” the second single from sophomore LP, This is How the World Ends.
![Machine Gun Kelly, "papercuts" [📷: Bad Boy / Interscope]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/machine-gun-kelly-papercuts-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Machine Gun Kelly brings ample energy and keeps it punk with respectable success on “papercuts,” but lacks innovative spirit.
![Badflower, “Family” [📷: Big Machine, Brent Faulkner, John Varvatos, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/badflower-family.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
L.A. alt-rock band Badflower return superbly on “Family,” the personal promo single from their sophomore LP, This is How the World Ends.
![Lorde, “Stoned at the Nail Salon” [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay, Universal Music New Zealand Limited]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/lorde-stoned-at-the-nail-salon.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Alternative pop artist Lorde shines once more on “Stoned at the Nail Salon,” the second single from her third studio album, Solar Power.
![Peter Jessy, “Daydream” [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay, Pierre Jessy Sirois]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/peter-jessy-daydream-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Canadian singer/songwriter Peter Jessy delivers an uber relatable, love-centric, must-hear, indie-pop single in “Daydream.”
![Omar Apollo, “Go Away” [📷: Omar Apollo, Warner]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/omar-apollo-go-away-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Rising alternative Chicano musician Omar Apollo shines once more on his groovy, love-fueled single, “Go Away.”
![Billie Eilish, "NDA" [📷: Darkroom / Interscope]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/billie-eilish-nda.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Billie Eilish exhibits honesty and authenticity on “NDA,” the fifth advance single from her sophomore album, Happier Than Ever.
![Big Red Machine, "Renegade" Ft. Taylor Swift [📷. : Jagjaguwar]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/big-red-machine-renegade.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Big Red Machine – Justin Vernon & Aaron Dessner – have a surefire hit with “Renegade,” featuring and co-written by Taylor Swift.
![Imagine Dragons, “Wrecked” [📷 : KIDinaKORNER/Interscope]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/imagine-dragons-wrecked.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Dan Reynolds and Imagine Dragons have their hearts in the right place on “Wrecked,” even if execution holds them back to a degree.
![Clairo, "Blouse" [📷 : FADER Label / Republic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/clairo-blouse.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Clairo makes a compelling return with “Blouse,” a single where she seeks a deeper, emotional connection as opposed to merely physical.
![Lorde, "Solar Power" [📷: Universal Music New Zealand Limited]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/lorde-solar-power-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Grammy-winning alternative pop artist Lorde returns in a big way with her electrifying, summery single, “Solar Power.”
![Arrlo,“Blood Art” [📷: Existing Weather]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/arrlo-blood-art-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Riverside, CA alternative-indie pop/rock band Arrlo drop a captivating, ear catching third career single with “Blood Art.”