nine in the afternoon.

panic at the disco's first single release off of their upcoming album pretty. odd. (march25)



first of all, i am a little upset that they are no longer panic! at the disco, and merely panic at the disco. i really did adore that exclamation point. secondly, while i do genuinely like the song (not love it mind you, with its cheesy lyrics, eg. your eyes are the size of the moon), i don't know how i feel about it coming from this band.

i fell in love with them over two years ago because they redefined, at least in my opinion, the genre of dance rock. their synthetic beats and almost techno-y style were a thing to dance, bump and throw one's hair around to. however, from what i have read, this album scraps all of that loveliness and is going for a more melodic, instrumental sound - and this song is evidence of that.

also, as theodore said when he heard the song, it kind of sounds like an imitation of the hush sound, their decaydance / fueled by ramen label mates. and while i absolutely adore the hush sound, they do what they do better than panic at the disco does.

i do like nine in the afternoon and am sure the new panic album will be solid and i am very much looking forward to it, but part of me is a little sad that what i so adored about them (the ! and the computer-generated musicalities) seem to have vanished.