Panic at the Disco, new song

A lot of people disliked Panic(!) at the Disco for starting the whole pop-punk emo thing that was popular last year (along with Fall Out Boy and 30 Seconds to Mars) and I was one of those people. I hate pop-punk and I hate emo even more. But after I found out a lot of their lyrics where based on the works of Chuck Palahniuk (Fight Club, Choke, Invisible Monsters) I thought I'd give them a go, and I was pleasantly surprised. Instead of finding a flat, prissy, pop-punk princess in "A Fever you Can't Sweat Out" I found an album with a lot of depth, variety and I saw a band with a lot of potential. Maybe it was the witty lyrics that referenced one of my favourite authors, or the catchy hooks and riffs, but I like it to my own embarrassment.

A couple of years later they drop the ! and release "Pretty. Odd" Which to my absolute enjoyment is a total Beatles rip off! And I love it. The opening song is a happy little track where they say "Don't worry, we're the same band" I love that. Just opening addressing the audience saying we have changed our sound but we are the same. The whole album is filled with a lot of fun, happy songs with that same depth, but instead of it being an electronic depth it is replaced with traditional instruments.

It was recently announced that principle song writer Ryan Ross and Bassist Jon Walker had left the band because of musical differences. Without their main songwriter they may have difficulty in the future, as my girlfriend put it "Aww, Ry Ry left? Good luck trying to make music now"

Also, new single is out if you care, it's called New Perspective and can be found on there myspace.

*note, I don't listen to any emo music apart from Panic(!) at the Disco if you want to call them emo.