Panic release their second single from Pretty.Odd, That Green Gentleman. Oh, and it’s the song that features the album title in the lyrics – we love spotting those ones!
The surrealism of previous Panic At The Disco songs remains, but this acoustic tune is far more mainstream than we’ve seen the band venture to date.
Panic weren’t behind the door about wearing their Beatles influences on their sleeves for their new album, but I didn’t expect this. Nine In The Afternoon is a veritable tribute to the Not-so Fab Four, something which I’m not comfortable with.
Is this the same band that gave us the amazing I Write Sins Not Tragedies?
Panic fans, don’t get me wrong, I like the song. But it’s Beatles-esque to a disturbing degree. From the piano-pounding verses through to the cellos on the outro, it’s obscene really. And let’s not overlook the trippy video and the pretty odd (geddit?) Sgt Pepper’s style outfits.
Panic At The Disco are preparing a major assault on our charts and eardrums with a new single and album release over the next month or so. They’ve announced the title of the new album as Pretty. Odd. which at least describes their hair. Only joking Emo kids!
Pretty. Odd. will be released on 25th March 2008. To whet your appetite, Panic will be releasing the first single from the album, Nine In The Afternoon on January 29.
Funny how a great track can totally pass you by. I Write Sins Not Tragedies has been getting a load of radio play recently, so I assume it’s a new tune in the Fall Out Boy tradition.
Wrong. It was actually released in February and October last year.
I could write about how this sounds so like Fall Out Boy that it’s almost emo-by-numbers, but the truth is the song just rocks. What greater pleasure is there in life other than screaming “haven’t you people ever heard of/closing the goddamn door” at the top of your lungs?
