Alternative rock band Panic! at the Disco announces new album.
Artwork By: Hayden Johnson
On January 18th, Panic! At the Disco -made up of vocalist, guitarist and pianist Brendon Urie and drummer Spencer Smith- announced the release date of their third album Vices & Virtues.
The album is to be released on March 29, 2011. The first single, The Ballad of Mona Lisa, was released on February 1st. The band has produced two albums in the past: A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out (2005) and Pretty. Odd. (2008). The first album had an alternative punk-rock style similar to Fall Out Boy, but with a darker feel, while the second ventured into baroque pop, similar to the Beatles.
The band was formed in Las Vegas, Nevada in 2004 and got signed with the label Fueled by Ramen only one year later. The band had contacted bassist Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy through LiveJournal and asked him to come out and listen to them. Wentz was impressed and asked them to be the first band to sign with Decaydance, a Fueled by Ramen imprint label.
Panic! At the Disco’s first single, I Write Sins, Not Tragedies was released on September 27, 2005 and they gained a fan base through Myspace and PureVolume, a website that promotes indie musicians. In 2006, after having a consistent place in PureVolume’s top 10 signed artists list and reaching number one on Myspace’s indie charts, Panic! At the Disco was featured on MTV.
Panic! At the Disco has toured with such artists as The Hush Sound, OK Go, The Dresden Dolls, Bloc Party, Jack’s Mannequin, Plain White T’s, The Academy Is… and Cobra Starship. They share a similar style with many of those bands as well as some obvious influence from Fall Out Boy, with whom they collaborated with on a song that appeared on Fall Out Boy’s latest album, Folie A Deux.
Panic! At the Disco has been working on their latest album, Vices & Virtues, since early 2010. According to the band, each song will have a different sound. This is due primarily to the duo trying to figure out what they want to do with their style. Nonetheless, the two are very happy with their work.
Stay tuned for a review when the album is released!
