Panic! At the Disco: Vices and Virtues
Album: Vices and Virtues
Artist: Panic! At the Disco
Label: Fueled by Ramen
Released: March, 2011
Produced by: John Feldman & Butch Walker
Reviewer: Kialynne Wood
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Track Listing
- The Ballad of Mona Lisa
- Let’s Kill Tonight
- Hurricane
- Memories
- Trade Mistakes
- Ready to Go (Get Me Out Of My Mind)
- Always
- The Caledar
- Sarah Smiles
- Nearly Witches (Ever Since We Met…)
Vices and Virtues is the latest release by alternative pop band Panic! At the Disco. The return of their infamous exclamation mark is paired with a return to their electronic roots, after the folksy deviation of their second album (Pretty Odd). The album features upbeat hits such as their first single “Mona Lisa” and the second, the sweet “Ready to Go”, along with some rebellious tracks, and a love song for singer Brendon Urie’s girlfriend.
The band’s line up changed with the departure of bassist Jon Walker and lyricist/guitarist Ryan Ross last year and with them goes any Beatles knock offs, and some of the catchier lyrics, but the departure has allowed for more reflection from the two remaining members.
An added treat for any avid Fall Out Boy fans, and also a spunky pop song for any newcomers, is the final track on the album, Nearly Witches. This is a remix of a demo released in 2008 for Fall Out Boy’s Welcome to the New Administration mixtape, as part of a viral campaign for their fans. Panic! released the steampunk-inspired track as an unfinished, catchy hit and it has now been recreated into a pop piece which includes brighter lyrics, and a feature for the Los Angeles Childrens’ Choir.
While a tad disjointed, the album is a fun affair from start to finish. It doesn’t seem possible to listen to Vices and Virtues without ending up with at least one of the tracks swimming around in your head.
