Yes,
Panic at the Disco come off as prancing dandies, with all that guyliner and circus shit. But they also write some catchy tunes, despite burdening them with Oklahoma-sized titles like “There’s a Good Reason These Tables Are Numbered Honey, You Just Haven’t Thought of It Yet” and “The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide Is Press Coverage.”
Panic’s 2005 debut,
A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out, sounded a bit like Fall Out Boy’s baby brother – little surprise since the group was signed to Fall Out Boy’s label and pretty much mentored by Boy’s Pete Wentz. But on the new
Pretty. Odd, Panic (now without that misplaced exclamation point) dig through their parents’ record collections and come out sounding like
Magical Mystery Tour-era Beatles …
This article appears in May 14-20, 2008.
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