Killer Klassix: Blu And Exile – Below The Heavens
Blu’s debut is a spirited demonstration of his youth and the reflection of growing pains of becoming an adult dealing with the stress of success.
Killer Klassix: Hands Like Houses – Ground Dweller
Hands Like Houses use melody, aggression and sensual emotion to build a musical world that ensnares the listener and holds their attention for the full album.
The Best of the Best: Top 22 Songs of 2022
Here are the top 22 songs of 2022, as chosen by the Courier’s Managing Editor.
Killer Klassix: Bone Thugs’n’Harmony- “E. 1999 Eternal”
Rap collective Bone Thugs ’n’ Harmony’s second album showcased some of the most unique and relatable music of its time.
Killer Klassix; Thursday- “Full Collapse”
Thursday paves the way for a sound rooted in aggression and relates to fans through moments of hardship and discontent, offering solace by melody.
Killer Klassix: Vanilla Ice- “Hard To Swallow”
Taking influence from Nu-metal and pairing it with free-verse rap, Vanilla Ice’s “Hard to Swallow” is exactly that, faltering in every aspect of his departure; death-gripping his ego on the failure which re-launched his career.
Killer Klassix: Coheed And Cambria– “The Second Stage Turbine Blade”
"The Second Stage Turbine Blade” is a search for an other-worldly melody that transcends the medium.
Killer Klassix; Mock Orange’s “Sixes and Nines”
"Sixes And Nines" delivers on some of the industry’s most musically experimental elements while putting forth their best musical foot forward in order to exhibit the fruits of undiscovered talent.
Taylor Swift’s Sleepless “Midnights” Shines Bright
On her latest release, Taylor Swift welcomes listeners to her after hours world at an intersection of something new and her classic sound.
Killer Klassix; “Something to Write Home About”
Through melodies, experimental harmonies and heart-like rhythms, “Something To Write Home About” established the foundation for the following 20 years of an entire musical genre, including offshoots.
Albums Dead On Arrival- Hands Like Houses; “Anon”
If a band was to give as little effort as possible, go into a recording studio and write the simplest pop rock songs ever, it would result in this album, a couple beats short of a Maroon 5 album.
Killer Klassix: All Hallows E.P.
The EP is a classic, acting as a horror movie for the ears, attaining underground fame with gamers who indulged in “The Boy Who Destroyed the World” on the “Tony Hawk’s ProSkater 3” soundtrack, and exemplifying the experimental structure of punk music as a whole.