Jacob Sartorius, The Last Text (EP) | Album Review 💿

On debut EP The Last Text, Jacob Sartorius embraces the bag of modern pop tricks but falls short of proving legitimacy as an artist.

Sifting through all of the musical hype

Sifting through all of the musical hype

On debut EP The Last Text, Jacob Sartorius embraces the bag of modern pop tricks but falls short of proving legitimacy as an artist.
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Texas pop heartthrob Austin Mahone returns respectably on his fun, suggestive 2016 EP, For Me + You.
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Midwest rapper Machine Gun Kelly and up-and-coming pop star Camila Cabello showcase mad chemistry on pop megahit, “Bad Things.”

They say third time’s charm. The same fortune can’t be said for a third Jacob Sartorius single, “Last Text.”

Up-and-coming teen-pop artist Daniel Skye woos the ladies on enjoyable new single, “No Party.”

Just ahead of debut album ‘Sit Still, Look Pretty’, Teen-pop newcomer Daya releases her final pre-release single, “Cool.”
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Canadian teen-pop heartthrob Shawn Mendes goes bigger, more mature on enjoyable, respectable, sophomore album, 'Illuminate'.
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On his final pre-release single “Don’t Be a Fool,” pop singer/songwriter Shawn Mendes proves he’s aiming for the ‘big-time’ with sophomore LP, ‘Illuminate’.
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Up-and-coming pop singer/songwriter Jacob Whitesides impresses on his independently released, debut studio album, 'Why?'
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After compelling with singles “Focus” and “Lovesick,” Teen pop musician Jacob Whitesides shines on a third single, “Open Book,” ahead of debut album Why?.
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Teen pop musician Jacob Whitesides shines on soulful promo single “Lovesick,” which appears on his forthcoming album, Why?.
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With latest single “Mercy,” Shawn Mendes continues to successfully build momentum up to the release of sophomore album ‘Illumination’.