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.
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![Jung Kook, Golden [📷: BIGHIT MUSIC]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/jung-kook-golden-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
While GOLDEN, the brief debut album by K-Pop standout Jung Kook lacks innovation, it is an enjoyable pop LP, all in all. “3D” “I can’t touch you through the phone / Or kiss you through the universe / In another time zone.” Jung Kook kicks off GOLDEN with a Read more…
![Troye Sivan, Something To Give Each Other [📷: EMI Recorded Music Australia Production]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/troye-sivan-something-to-give-each-other-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
After a five-year-hiatus between studio albums, Troye Sivan makes a marvelous return with his brief but potent third album, Something To Give Each Other. Fans had to wait an excruciating five years between the release of his 2018 sophomore album, 💿 Bloom, and his third LP, 💿 Something To Give Read more…
![Sufjan Stevens, Javelin [📷: Asthmatic Kitty]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/sufjan-stevens-javelin-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Gifted singer/songwriter Sufjan Stevens delivers one of the best projects of his career with his 10th studio album Javelin, dedicated to his late partner.
![Thomas Cole, Late To Bloom [📷: Thomas Cole Music]](https://themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/thomas-cole-late-to-bloom-360x240.jpg)
Late To Bloom, the debut LP by Thomas Cole, is a high-octane energy booster, poised to etch its dance-pop anthemic charm into the annals of music history.
![Kirk Franklin, Father’s Day [📷: Fo Yo Soul Recordings / RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/kirk-franklin-fathers-day-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Ever consistent, Grammy-winning gospel musician Kirk Franklin delivers another anointed, contemporary gospel LP with Father’s Day.
![Mike Taveira, Bloom All Night (EP) [📷: Mike Taveira]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/mike-taveira-bloom-all-night-1.webp?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
The handsome and talented pop musician Mike Taveira delivers four fabulous songs on his 2023 EP, Bloom All Night.
![Omar Apollo, Live For Me (EP) [📷: Omar Apollo / Warner]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/omar-apollo-live-for-me-1.webp?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Omar Apollo continues to grow and exhibit superb musicianship on his 16-minute, four-track EP, Live For Me.
![Doja Cat, Scarlet [📷: Kemosabe / RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/doja-cat-scarlet-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
After dipping her toes into pop on Planet Her, Doja Cat embraces rap on her enjoyable, if imperfect, fourth studio album, Scarlet.
![Tyler Childers, Rustin’ In The Rain [📷: Hickman Holler / RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/tyler-childers-rustin-in-the-rain-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
On his brief 2023 album, Rustlin’ In The Rain, Grammy-nominated country musician Tyler Childers delivers a tour de force, never missing the mark.
![Olivia Rodrigo, GUTS [📷: Olivia Rodrigo / Geffen]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/olivia-rodrigo-guts-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
With big shoes to fill following the success of her debut album, Sour, Grammy-winner Olivia Rodrigo delivers a marvelous sophomore LP filled with GUTS.
![Victoria Monét, JAGUAR II [📷: Lovett Music, Inc. / RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/victoria-monet-jaguar-ii-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
All an all, R&B singer/songwriter Victoria Monét brings the heat on her 2023 debut studio album, 💿 JAGUAR II, which follows her 2020 EP, JAGUAR.
![Hozier, Unreal Unearth [📷: Columbia]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/hozier-unreal-unearth-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Grammy-nominated, Irish singer/songwriter Hozier releases his most ambitious album to date with Unreal Unearth.