Killer: The 2nd Album Repackage
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Album • Feb 13 / 2023 • 14 songs, 47m 58s • 50%
Somewhere between The Weeknd’s heart-racing ’80s synth-pop, Dua Lipa’s reimagining of Olivia Newton-John’s “Physical,” and *Speed Racer* is KEY’s uptempo “Killer,” one of three new tracks on the new edition of the SHINee member’s solo 2022 LP, *Gasoline*. That relentless energy continues onto “Heartless,” with its dive-bar-ready swaggering emo rock-pop, coming to a full stop on the atmospheric R&B of “Easy,” the final new track and the record’s sexiest ballad. If the original version of the album took influence from retro horror flicks of the ’80s and ’90s, this repackaging refocuses the listener’s attention to the most action-filled moments of each.