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13 Songs That Denounce the Fake | Playlist

BTS, Drake, and Five Finger Death Punch are among many artists “denouncing the fake” on the colorfully-titled playlist “13 Songs That Denounce the Fake.”

James Arthur, ‘You Deserve Better’ | Track Review

Post-“Say You Won’t Let Go,” British artist James Arthur continues to build a convincing case as pop’s next big artist stateside with “You Deserve Better.”

DVBBS & Blackbear, ‘IDWK’ | Track Review

Rising Canadian EDM Duo DVBBS (Alex and Chris van den Hoef) and pop/R&B standout blackbear deliver and enjoyable dance single, “IDWK.”

Florida Georgia Line, ‘Colorado’ | Track Review

Coming off from their spelling lesson on “Simple,” Florida Georgia Line takes us on a high-flying, drunken, geography trip with “Colorado.”

Father John Misty, God’s Favorite Customer | Album Review 💿

After wowing on ‘Pure Comedy’ in 2017, Father John Misty exceeds expectations on his more accessible 2018 LP, ‘God’s Favorite Customer.’

13 Songs that Channel Greek Gods & Goddesses | Playlist 🎧

“13 Songs that Channel Greek Gods & Goddesses,” features music from Arctic Monkeys, Kacey Musgraves, Mary J. Blige, Miguel & Shinedown.

MNEK, ‘Colour’ | Track Review

Coming off from the terrific “Tongue,” rising British pop star MNEK strikes gold once more with “Colour,” featuring rising US actress-singer Hailee Steinfeld.  

Florida Georgia Line, ‘Simple’ | Track Review

If you get nothing else out of the new Florida Georgia Line single “Simple,” Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard teach us how to spell the six-letter title.

11 Uniquely-Titled, Interesting Songs from 2018 | Playlist

“11 Uniquely-Titled, Interesting Songs from 2018” features music courtesy of Artic Monkeys, CupcakKe, Ghost, Jack White, and Joji among others.

Gorillaz, ‘Humility’ | Track Review

Gorillaz finds its groove on “Humility,” the promo single for their highly-anticipated sixth studio album, ‘The Now Now.’ The legendary George Benson guests.