Sam Hunt, ‘Downtown’s Dead’ | Track Review

Looking towards his long-awaited sophomore album, breakout country artist Sam Hunt drops his third, post-Montevallo single, “Downtown’s Dead,” with merely okay results.

Sifting through all of the musical hype

Sifting through all of the musical hype

Looking towards his long-awaited sophomore album, breakout country artist Sam Hunt drops his third, post-Montevallo single, “Downtown’s Dead,” with merely okay results.
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Shawn Mendes enters more mature territory on “Where Were You in the Morning?”, his fourth single from his self-titled third studio album.

Pop collaborative trio LSD – aka Labrinth, Sia, and Diplo – returns with a strong second single, “Audio,” following the respectable, but non-game-changing debut single, “Genius.”

Rising pop artists Noah Cyrus (sister of Miley) and MAX prove they make a formidable ‘team’ on their alluring, collaborative new single, “Team.”

Iconic 90s boy band Backstreet Boys return with a catchy, fun, and soundly executed new single, “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart.”
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After teasing us with appetizers from Liberation, a reinvigorated Christina Aguilera returns with the epic Demi Lovato duet, “Fall in Line.”

Seattle rapper-producer Banamak drops his best single yet, brilliantly capturing the millennial spirit on “Youngbloods” featuring NEIQUE.

Rising DJ/music producer Miller Guth and smooth singer/songwriter Charlie Brennan make a formidable musical pair on dance single “Blame,” which also features Emma Rae.

World pop artist and producer WNT-AL-N offers a pretty good resolution to the grind of work and life through catchy, infectious, eclectic single, “Leave It on the Floor.”

Dave Matthews Band returns after a six-year hiatus with a new LP, ‘Come Tomorrow.’ Reminiscent, spirited single “Samurai Cop (Oh Joy Begin)” was issued in advance.

A Great Big World, comprised of singer/songwriters Ian Axel and Chad King, makes reminiscent magic on their new single, “Younger.”

Back with another single,“My Teachers,” Jake Paul, assisted by Sunny and AT3 (Anthony Trujillo), rather than honoring his teachers, he criticizes them. So respectful.