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Dermot Kennedy, Better Days | Track Review 🎵

Irish pop singer/songwriter Dermot Kennedy provides much needed encouragement to assuage the pain on “Better Days.”

R&B duo Silk Sonic – Anderson .Paak and Bruno Mars – shine once more on their old-school, yet refreshing single, “Skate.”

Billie Eilish exceeds expectations on Happier Than Ever, her authentic, more intimate and personal sophomore album.

Iconic heavy metal/hard rock band Iron Maiden makes a stellar return on “The Writing on the Wall,” the promo from their 17th LP, Senjutsu.

Alternative singer/songwriter Clairo ‘ups the ante’ on her incredibly mature and artful sophomore album, SLING.

R&B artist Leon Bridges releases his most ‘contemporary’ album to date in Gold-Diggers Sound, while retaining the soulful cues and touches.

Pop/R&B singer Normani ‘delivers the goods’ on her risqué, sexy single “Wild Side,” featuring Grammy winning rapper, Cardi B.

L.A. alt-rock band Badflower return superbly on “Family,” the personal promo single from their sophomore LP, This is How the World Ends.

Alternative pop artist Lorde shines once more on “Stoned at the Nail Salon,” the second single from her third studio album, Solar Power.

Jennifer Hudson shines on her remake of the Aretha Franklin classic, “(You Make Me Feel Like a) Natural Woman” from RESPECT.

Openly gay Danish pop musician Asbjørn ‘brings the heat’ on his impressive, third single from 2021, “Remember My Name.”

Camilo enlists Shawn Mendes for 🎵 “KESI (Remix).” Here, the remix does what it’s supposed to – enhance a record that was already great.