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Sub Urban, HIVE [📷 : Warner]

Sub Urban, HIVE | Album Review

Sub Urban (Daniel Virgil Maisonneuve) does a fine job introducing himself to the world on his short but potent debut album, HIVE.

By the musical hype, 3 yearsJune 25, 2022 ago

10 Songs Loosely Associated with Playback Controls [Photo Credits: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pixabay]

10 Songs Loosely Associated with Playback Controls | Playlist

“10 Songs Loosely Associated with Playback Controls” features music courtesy of DaBaby, G-Eazy, Kehlani, Luke Combs and St. Vincent.

By the musical hype, 5 yearsMay 20, 2020 ago

11 Colorful Songs That Reference Devastating Disasters [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay]

11 Colorful Songs That Reference Devastating Disasters | Playlist

“11 Colorful Songs That Reference Devastating Disasters” features songs by Beck, Lucky Daye, Luke Combs, Mereba & Tyler, the Creator.

By the musical hype, 5 yearsJanuary 27, 2020 ago

N.E.R.D, No One Ever Really Dies [📷: Columbia]

N.E.R.D, 1000 | Track Review

N.E.R.D. returns with a wild, second single, “1000,” in advance of their comeback album, ‘No One Ever Really Dies.’ Future provides the assist.

By the musical hype, 8 yearsNovember 30, 2017 ago

Björk, Utopia © One Little Indian

Björk, the gate | Track Review

Always ‘one of a kind,’ Icelandic alternative pop musician Björk returns with a mysterious, intriguing single, ‘the gate.’

By the musical hype, 8 yearsSeptember 21, 2017 ago

Bon Iver, 22, A Million [📷: Jagjaguwar]

Bon Iver, 33 ‘GOD’ | Track Review

Bon Iver returns with the quirky, ambitiously brilliant single, “33 ‘GOD’.” It provides a sneak peak of album ’22, A Million’.

By the musical hype, 9 yearsSeptember 4, 2016 ago

Bilal, In Another Life © eOne

Bilal Delivers Killer Soul LP With ‘In Another Life’

Alternative, retro-soul artist Bilal delivers another fantastic album with killer throwback, soul project, ‘In Another Life’.

By the musical hype, 10 yearsJuly 7, 2015 ago

Nate Ruess, Grand Romantic © Fueled By Ramen

Nate Ruess, Grand Romantic | Album Review

‘Grand Romantic’ is a captivating affair, though not absent of flaws or without Fun. frontman Nate Ruess indulging too much.

By the musical hype, 10 yearsJune 23, 2015 ago

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