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13 Indelible Songs That Reference Social Media (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Mykhailo Petrenko from Pexels; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]

13 Indelible Songs That Reference Social Media | Playlist

13 Indelible Songs That Reference Social Media features songs by Central Cee, Djo, Gorillaz, KATSEYE, RAYE, and The Chainsmokers.

By the musical hype, 1 weekSeptember 18, 2026 ago

Metric, Doomscroller: Wacky Wednesday No. 33 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Metric Music International, Inc. / Thirty Tigers; Vitaly Gorbachev from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]

Metric, Doomscroller | Wacky Wednesday

In the 33rd edition of Wacky Wednesday (2026), we break down the unique “Doomscroller,” performed by Canadian indie-rock band Metric.

By the musical hype, 1 monthAugust 19, 2026 ago

🎧 11 Utterly Compelling Seventeen Songs [📷: Anna Shvets, Artem Podrez, Brent Faulkner, cottonbro, Erin Li, mododeolhar, Monstera, The Musical Hype, Pexels]

11 Utterly Compelling Seventeen Songs | Playlist 🎧

🎧 11 Utterly Compelling Seventeen Songs features Dave East, Lauren Sanderson, Pink Sweat$, Sam Fender & Stevie Nicks.

By the musical hype, 5 yearsMarch 14, 2022 ago

17 Thrilling Songs Infused with Darkness [Photo Credits: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay]

17 Thrilling Songs Infused with Darkness | Playlist 🎧

17 Thrilling Songs Infused with Darkness features music courtesy of Bring Me the Horizon, John Legend, Lorde, Madonna, and YG.

By the musical hype, 7 yearsJanuary 15, 2020 ago

Metric, Dark Saturday [Photo Credits: MMI / Crystal Math Music / BMG Rights Management]

Metric, ‘Dark Saturday’ | Track Review

Award-winning Canadian alternative band Metric brings the ‘darkness’ on “Dark Saturday,” the promo single from their forthcoming 7th studio LP.

By the musical hype, 8 yearsJuly 26, 2018 ago

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