ODESZA, “The Last Goodbye” | Track Review 🎵
![ODESZA, "The Last Goodbye" (Ft. Betty LaVette) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Foreign Family Collective, The Musical Hype, Ninja Tune, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/odesza-the-last-goodbye-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Seattle electronic duo ODESZA returns with a superb, six-minute single, “The Last Goodbye” which samples a Betty LaVette gem.
![ODESZA, "The Last Goodbye" (Ft. Betty LaVette) [📷: Brent Faulkner, Foreign Family Collective, The Musical Hype, Ninja Tune, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/odesza-the-last-goodbye-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Seattle electronic duo ODESZA returns with a superb, six-minute single, “The Last Goodbye” which samples a Betty LaVette gem.
![Ed Sheeran, “The Joker and the Queen” (Ft. Taylor Swift) [📷: Atlantic, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/ed-sheeran-taylor-swift-the-joker-and-the-queen-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Grammy winner, Ed Sheeran, taps fellow Grammy winner, Taylor Swift, for a gorgeous remix of “The Joker and the Queen.”
![Saweetie, "Closer" (Ft. H.E.R.) [📷: Brent Faulkner, ICY, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay, Warner]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/saweetie-closer-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Saweetie taps H.E.R. for the assist on “Closer,” a groovy, melodic/pop-oriented rap single set to appear on her debut album, Pretty B*tch Music.
![Nicki Minaj, “Bussin” (Ft. Lil Baby) [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay, Republic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/nicki-minaj-bussin-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Nicki Minaj, once more assisted by Lil Baby, brings ample attitude and energy to the short but potent single, “Bussin.”
![Pusha T, “Diet Coke” [📷: Brent Faulkner, Def Jam, Getting Out Our Dreams, Inc., The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay, UMG Recordings, Inc.]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/pusha-t-diet-coke-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
As always, Grammy-nominated rapper Pusha T brings the heat on “Diet Coke,” set to appear on his 2022 album, It’s Not Dry Yet.
![ROSALÍA, “SAOKO” [📷: Brent Faulkner, Columbia, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/rosalia-saoko-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Grammy-winning Latin pop musician ROSALÍA drops another surefire bop with her first single from 2022, “SAOKO.”
![Machine Gun Kelly & WILLOW, “emo girl” [📷: Bad Boy, Brent Faulkner, Interscope, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/machine-gun-kelly-emo-girl.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Machine Gun Kelly & WILLOW join forces on “emo girl,” a pop-punk track with a dumb chorus and no shortage of predictable, emo clichés.
![Red Hot Chili Peppers, “Black Summer” [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay, Warner]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/red-hot-chili-peppers-black-summer-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Ecology is on the minds of Red Hot Chili Peppers, who return with their first new single, “Black Summer,” in nearly six years.
![Tate McRae, “she’s all I wanna be” [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay, RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/tate-mcrae-shes-all-i-wanna-be-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Tate McRae makes Gen-Z’s (and everybody else’s) ears perk up with her fun and relatable pop/rock bop, “she’s all I wanna be.”
![Sofi Tukker, “Original Sin” [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay, Ultra]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/sofi-tukker-original-sin-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Sofi Tukker (Sophie Hawley-Weld & Tucker Halpern) drop a truly sinful single, “Original Sin,” in advance of their sophomore album, WET TENNIS.
![Nicki Minaj & Lil Baby, “Do We Have a Problem” [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay, Republic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/nicki-minaj-lil-baby-do-we-have-a-problem-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Nicki Minaj returns, assisted by ubiquitous rapper Lil Baby on the confident banger, “Do We Have a Problem?”
![Mary J. Blige, "Rent Money" [📷: 300 Entertainment, Brent Faulkner, Mary Jane Productions, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/mary-j-blige-rent-money.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Mary J. Blige continues her ‘comeback tour’ with “Rent Money” featuring Dave East, the third single from Good Morning Gorgeous.