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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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    A Dazzling Drove of D Songs (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; A Roy, Jonathan Goncalves, Niko Twisty, Leonardo Goncalves wild, Vanessa Loring from Pexels; AcatXIo, Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Eugene, Gerd Altmann, LapinVert [AI photo], Ribhav Agrawal [AI photo] from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    A Dazzling Drove of D Songs | Playlist 🎧

    A Dazzling Drove of D Songs features songs by Kesha, Korn, Omar Apollo, Sebastián Yatra, Victoria Monét, and The Weeknd.

    By the musical hype, 6 monthsJune 9, 2025 ago
    Youth Lagoon, Speed Freak: Wacky Wednesday No. 3 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Fat Possum; Rich The Barber Font from Font Space; Wendel Natan from Pexels; AcatXlo, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
    Music

    Youth Lagoon, Speed Freak | Wacky Wednesday

    In the third edition of Wacky Wednesday (2025), we break down the unique song, “Speed Freak,” performed by Youth Lagoon.

    By the musical hype, 11 monthsJanuary 15, 2025 ago
    G-Eazy, Nada [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; RCA; OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]
    Music

    G-Eazy, Nada | Song Review 🎵

    Rapper G-Eazy remains true to who he is as an artist on his brief, confident, and sample-fueled single, “Nada.” He doesn’t move the needle.

    By the musical hype, 1 yearDecember 2, 2024 ago
    Bops That Pop: September 2024 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; agoss, Clker-Free-Vector-Images, cragnetta, Mohamed_hassan, succo from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    Bops That Pop: September 2024 | Playlist 🎧

    Bops That Pop: September 2024 features music courtesy of Kehlani, Sabrina Carpenter, Tommy Richman, Victoria Monét, and The Weeknd.

    By the musical hype, 1 yearSeptember 30, 2024 ago
    Jamie xx, Dafodil [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Young; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]
    Music

    Jamie xx, Dafodil | Song Review 🎵

    “Dafodil” is a surefire winner from Grammy-nominated DJ/producer Jamie xx. He’s assisted by Kelsey Lu, John Glacier, and Panda Bear.

    By the musical hype, 1 yearSeptember 2, 2024 ago
    11 Incredibly Dangerous Songs (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Dmitry Abramov, ntnvnc, OpenClipart-Vectors, Sabine from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    11 Incredibly Dangerous Songs | Playlist 🎧

    11 Incredibly Dangerous Songs features music courtesy of 21 Savage, Ariana Grande, BRONZE AVERY, Busta Rhymes, and Lana Del Rey.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsApril 12, 2024 ago
    11 Engaging Songs About Leather (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Murat Esibatir from Pexels; fashionate, Juan Boche, Khusen Rustamov, Malkhai Cora, StockSnap, zhangxiaoren from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    11 Engaging Songs About Leather | Playlist 🎧

    11 Engaging Songs About Leather features music courtesy of Cody Johnson, Emi Larraud, Grace Jones, Messer, and Stevie Nicks.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsJanuary 17, 2024 ago
    11 Songs Where It’s All Lips 👄, Baby! [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype; Ali Pazani, Rodolfo Clix from Pexels; Peggy und Marco Lachmann-Anke from Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    11 Songs Where It’s All Lips 👄, Baby! | Playlist 🎧

    11 Songs Where It’s All Lips 👄, Baby! features music courtesy of Charlie Puth, Jaden Hossler, Janelle Monáe, Jessie Ware, and Lil Mama.

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsOctober 9, 2023 ago

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