Lana Del Rey, A&W | Track Review 🎵
![Lana Del Rey, "A&W" [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Interscope; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/lana-del-rey-aw.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Lana Del Rey surprises, showcasing innovative spirit on “A&W,” the lengthy second single from her ninth LP, Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd.

Sifting through all of the musical hype

Sifting through all of the musical hype
![Lana Del Rey, "A&W" [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Interscope; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/lana-del-rey-aw.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Lana Del Rey surprises, showcasing innovative spirit on “A&W,” the lengthy second single from her ninth LP, Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd.
![Cattle Decapitation, "We Eat Our Young" [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Metal Blade; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/cattle-decapitation-we-eat-our-young.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Cattle Decapitation remains true to their extreme metal ways on the dark and damning promo single from Terrasite, “We Eat Our Young.”
![Niall Horan, "Heaven" [📷: Capitol]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/niall-horan-heaven-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Irish pop singer/songwriter Niall Horan steps up his game on the sweet, utterly celestial “Heaven,” the promo single from his third LP, The Show.
![Saint Levant, “FaceTime” [📷: 2048 LLC]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/saint-levant-facetime-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Versatile rapper Saint Levant, who incorporates his diverse background into his music, delivers cool energy on his ‘dedicated’ first bop of 2023, “FaceTime.”
![Omar Apollo, “3 Boys” [📷: Omar Apollo / Warner]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/omar-apollo-3-boys-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On his alluring first single of 2023, “3 Boys,” versatile singer/songwriter Omar Apollo tackles monogamy, polyamory, and unrequited love simultaneously.
![Whitney Houston, "Testimony" [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Sony Music Entertainment; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/whitney-houston-testimony.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Ahead of the posthumous gospel compilation, I Go To The Rock, the estate of Whitney Houston unveils the previously unreleased, “Testimony.”
![Paramore, This Is Why [📷: Atlantic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/paramore-this-is-why-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Grammy-winning band Paramore make a compelling return with their sixth studio album, This Is Why following a six-year hiatus.
![Lizzo, “Special (Remix)” (Ft. SZA) [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Nice Life / Atlantic; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/lizzo-special-remix-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Grammy-winning pop sensation Lizzo taps Grammy-winning R&B standout SZA for a fabulous remix of her uplifting anthem, “Special.”
![Jessie Ware, "Pearls" [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Universal Music Operations Limited; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/jessie-ware-pearls-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Soulful English pop artist Jessie Ware shines once again on “Pearls,” the second single from her fifth studio album, That! Feels Good!
![Depeche Mode, "Ghosts Again" [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Columbia; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/depeche-mode-ghosts-again.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Following the loss of Fletch, Depeche Mode makes a stellar return in 2023 with “Ghost Again,” the promo single from their first LP in six years (Memento Mori).
![Jake Shears, “Too Much Music” [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Boys Keep Swinging / Mute Artists Ltd.; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/jake-shears-too-much-music-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Jake Shears kicks off his sophomore album, Last Man Dancing, with a surefire, infectious bang with single, “Too Much Music.”
![Smokey Robinson, "If We Don't Have Each Other" [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype;;OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/smokey-robinson-if-we-dont-have-each-other-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Motown legend Smokey Robinson makes a strong return with “If We Don’t Have Each Other,” the promo single from his 2023 LP, Gasms.