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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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    11 Songs Where Spirituality is Sus… (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Mikhail Nilov from Pexels]
    Evergreen

    11 Songs Where Spirituality is Sus… | Playlist 🎧

    11 Songs Where Spirituality is Sus… features music courtesy of Bring Me The Horizon, Chlöe, Halle, Madonna, and Sam Smith. 

    By the musical hype, 2 yearsSeptember 6, 2023 ago
    11 Superb Sunday Songs 🎧 [📷: Aaron Burden on Unsplash, Ben White on Unsplash, Brent Faulkner, Edward Cisneros on Unsplash, Karl Fredrickson on Unsplash, The Musical Hype, James Coleman on Unsplash, Naassom Azevedo on Unsplash, Nathaniel Shuman on Unsplash, ricardo Aguayo on Unsplash, Timothy Eberly on Unsplash]
    Evergreen

    11 Superb Sunday Songs | Playlist 🎧

    🎧 11 Superb Sunday Songs features music courtesy of Kanye West, Koryn Hawthorne, Nas, The Strokes, and Surfaces among others.

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsAugust 19, 2021 ago
    Lewis Capaldi, “Before You Go” | Somber Sunday 💎 [Photo Credits: Andre Beukes, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pixabay, Stock Snap, Universal Music]
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    Lewis Capaldi, Before You Go | Somber Sunday 💎

    Lewis Capaldi ushers in Somber Sunday with “Before You Go,” a heavy song from the deluxe edition of Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent.

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsMay 31, 2020 ago
    Isaac Dunbar, “Suicide” | Somber Sunday 💎 [Photo Credits: Andre Beukes, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pixabay, RCA, Stock Snap]
    Columns

    Isaac Dunbar, Suicide | Somber Sunday 💎

    Teen alternative pop artist Isaac Dunbar ushers in Somber Sunday with the darkly poetic standout “Suicide” from his 2020 EP, Isaac’s Insects.

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsMay 24, 2020 ago
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    Columns

    Ben Platt, Honest Man | Somber Sunday 💎

    Actor and pop singer Ben Platt ushers in Somber Sunday with “Honest Man,” which encompasses the tough topic of sexuality.

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsMay 17, 2020 ago
    Clairo, “Alewife” | Somber Sunday 💎 [Photo Credits: Andre Beukes, Brent Faulkner, Fader, The Musical Hype, Pixabay, Stock Snap]
    Columns

    Clairo, Alewife | Somber Sunday 💎

    Alternative pop artist Clairo helps Somber Sunday live up to its name with “Alewife,” which features heavy subject matter – suicide.

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsMay 10, 2020 ago
    Marlon Williams, “Love is a Terrible Thing” | Somber Sunday 💎 [Photo Credits: Andre Beukes, Brent Faulkner, Dead Oceans, The Musical Hype, Pixabay, Stock Snap]
    Columns

    Marlon Williams, Love is a Terrible Thing | Somber Sunday 💎

    Marlon Williams helps Somber Sunday live up to its name exploring the plight of love on “Love is a Terrible Thing,” from Make Way for Love.

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsMay 3, 2020 ago
    Somber Sunday No. 4: Hayley Williams, “Leave It Alone” [Photo Credits: Andre Beukes, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pixabay, Stock Snap]
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    Hayley Williams, Leave It Alone | Somber Sunday 💎

    Hayley Williams helps Somber Sunday live up to its name with her grief-filled record, “Leave It Alone,” hailing from Petals for Armor.

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsApril 26, 2020 ago
    Somber Sunday [Photo Credits: Andre Beukes, Brent Faulkner, Motown Gospel, The Musical Hype, Pixabay, Stock Snap]
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    Ricky Dillard, Let There Be Peace on Earth | Somber Sunday 💎

    Ricky Dillard, joined by a mass choir and an anointed countertenor, delivers “Let There Be Peace on Earth,” optimal for Somber Sunday. 

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsApril 19, 2020 ago
    12 Songs to Celebrate the Weekend...or Not [Photo Credits: Pexels, Pixabay, Sony, RCA, Big Machine]
    Evergreen

    12 Songs to Celebrate the Weekend…Or Not | Playlist 🎧

    “12 Songs to Celebrate the Weekend…Or Not” features music courtesy of 2 Chainz, Billie Holliday, Brantley Gilbert, Foo Fighters, Kane Brown, and Khalid.

    By the musical hype, 7 yearsNovember 7, 2018 ago
    Days of the Week Songs [Photo Credit: Pixabay]
    Evergreen

    15 Songs for the Days of the Week | Playlist

    15 Songs for the Days of the Week features music courtesy of 2 Chainz, Foo Fighters, Katy Perry, Lil Dicky & Vance Joy among others.

    By the musical hype, 7 yearsMay 18, 2018 ago
    10 Songs Where The Ten Commandments Were Broken
    Evergreen

    10 MORE Songs Where the Ten Commandments Were Broken | Playlist

    “10 MORE Songs Where the Ten Commandments Were Broken” compiles songs where musicians broke one or more of the Ten Commandments.  Featured artists include Avenged Sevenfold, Mac Miller, and Machine Gun Kelly.

    By the musical hype, 7 yearsApril 24, 2018 ago

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