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        • Album 💿Albums & EPs  💿 of various styles are evaluated in this section of The Musical Hype – we don’t discriminate. Album reviews are also available on the home page. More often than not, the album reviews on the site tend to follow a track-by-track format, commencing with an intro paragraph comprised of background information, and concluding paragraph that wraps things up. Also, GEMS – the best, highly recommended tracks – are selected at the end of each review. Each album also receives a star rating, on a scale of 0 – 5 (½ stars are used as well), that is visible at the beginning and ending of the review. = MASTERPIECE = NEAR MASTERPIECE = EXCELLENT = VERY GOOD = AVERAGE / GOOD = BELOW AVERAGE = MEDIOCRE , , , = BAD
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    15 Songs Where the Prefix is Un- (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; David Mosquera from Pexels]
    Evergreen

    15 Songs Where the Prefix is Un- | Playlist 🎧

    15 Songs Where the Prefix is Un- features songs by Alicia Keys, D’Angelo, Hozier, Sam Smith, Toni Braxton, and XG.

    By the musical hype, 5 monthsJanuary 3, 2025 ago
    Bops That Pop: April 2024 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; agoss, Clker-Free-Vector-Images, FreeFunArt, Mohamed_hassan, succo from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    Bops That Pop: April 2024 | Playlist 🎧

    Bops That Pop: April 2024 features music courtesy of David Archuleta, Debbii Dawson, Drake, Fred again.., Shaboozey, and WILLOW.

    By the musical hype, 1 yearApril 29, 2024 ago
    XG & VALORANT, UNDEFEATED [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; XGALX; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]
    Music

    XG & VALORANT, UNDEFEATED | Song Review 🎵

    Japanese girl group XG and VALORANT bring ample confidence, the heart of a champion, and epic energy on their single, “UNDEFEATED.”

    By the musical hype, 1 yearApril 18, 2024 ago
    11 Intriguing Forest, Woods & Outdoors Songs (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Sergey Zhumaev from Pexels;  Peter H from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    11 Intriguing Forest, Woods & Outdoors Songs | Playlist 🎧

    11 Intriguing Forest, Woods & Outdoors Songs features music courtesy of The Beatles, Jhené Aiko, Jimmy Clifton, Kayne The Lovechild, and Taylor Swift.

    By the musical hype, 1 yearJanuary 1, 2024 ago
    The O’Jays vs. Fujii Kaze: Head 2 Head 🗣️ No. 45 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Epic, Universal Music LLC; Hernán Toro, Los Muertos Crew, RDNE Stock project, Thomas Ronveaux from Pexels]
    Columns

    The O’Jays vs. Fujii Kaze | Head 2 Head 🗣️

    In the 45th edition of Head 🗣️ 2 Head 🗣️ (2023), The O’Jays and Fujii Kaze contend for the best rendition of “Back Stabbers.”

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsNovember 11, 2023 ago
    Fujii Kaze, Back Stabbers: Covers No. 44 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner /The Musical Hype; Universal Music LLC; cottonbro studio, MART PRODUCTION, Ron Lach from Pexels; Paul Brennan from Pixabay]
    Columns

    Fujii Kaze, Back Stabbers | COVERS

    In the 44th edition of COVERS (2023), Fujii Kaze delivers a compelling rendition of “Back Stabbers,” originally performed by The O’Jays.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsOctober 25, 2023 ago
    Getting to Know… Ginger May: Interview No. 294 [📷: Alfred Derks from Pixabay, Brent Faulkner, Darkmoon_Art from Pixabay, Ginger May, The Musical Hype]
    Columns

    Getting to Know… Ginger May | Interview 🎤

    In the 294th Q&A in our Getting to Know… series, we get the inside scoop from multi-national, Japanese electronic/industrial rock band, Ginger May.

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsJuly 25, 2022 ago
    Awesome Songs: June 2022 [📷: Adrian “Rosco” Stef, Brent Faulkner, Kelly Sikkema, The Musical Hype, Unsplash]
    Evergreen

    Awesome Songs: June 2022 | Playlist 🎧

    Awesome Songs: June 2022 features Beyoncé, Isaac Dunbar, Joji, Pharrell Williams, & Rina Sawayama.

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsJuly 1, 2022 ago
    Thought: 5ive Songs No. 30 (2022) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Clovis Cheminot, Magnus Mueller via Pexels, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    Thought | 5ive Songs

    On the 30th edition of 5ive Songs (2022), we select five songs that are associated with THOUGHT in some form or fashion.  

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsJune 16, 2022 ago
    Music

    Joji, “Glimpse of Us” | Track Review 🎵

    Versatile Japanese musician Joji delivers one of the year’s most gorgeous songs with his authentic, honest, and relatable ballad, “Glimpse of Us.”

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsJune 15, 2022 ago
    Countries: 5ive Songs No. 101 (2021) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Clovis Cheminot, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    Countries | 5ive Songs

    On the 101st edition of 5ive Songs (2021), we select five songs that are associated with COUNTRIES in some form or fashion.

    By the musical hype, 3 yearsDecember 30, 2021 ago
    🎤 Getting to Know… The Lamb: Interview No. 224 [📷: The Lamb, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype]
    Columns

    Getting to Know… The Lamb | Interview 🎤

    On our 224th interview in our Getting to Know… series, we get the inside scoop from Japanese band The Lamb.

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsNovember 22, 2021 ago

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