Panic At The Disco! - 10/03/08

Written by Jess Collings | Friday, March 14, 2008 |

On Monday 10th march Camden’s acclaimed roundhouse venue saw the return of Panic At The Disco, exclamation markless, in a UK tour promoting their forthcoming second album “Pretty.Odd”(released on 24th March).
 
Upon first arrival in the venue Panic’s trademark theatrics seemed to have remained intact, with animal-masked people milling about the crowds and audience members adorned in red sashes bearing the new albums name. The grandeur of the roundhouse itself presented the band with the ideal outlet for the kind of Cabaret themed show on their previous UK tour - and yet, as the band opened their performance with two adjoined tracks off the new album, “We’re So Starving” and latest single “Nine In The Afternoon” it became apparent that a punctuation mark was not the only the remnant of the Panic of “A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out” that they wish to distance themselves from.
 
Gone were the theatrics, the expensive staging and the ’show’ element - upon a stage void of any décor apart from a simple backdrop displaying the album’s name stood a band obviously intent on proving something to everyone, critics and fans alike. Without any distractions in terms of staging the audience were left alone with the band and their music, swiftly moving through favourites such as “But It’s Better If You Do” and “I Write Sins Not Tragedies” as well as five tracks off the upcoming album - of which “That Green Gentlemen” was the most memorable: a positive change in direction for Panic which hinted at real quality for their second album.
 
The tone of the previous album’s songs had been altered to create a more acoustic feel, culminating in the band’s encore consisting of an acoustic version of electro/pop song “It’s Time To Dance” which changed the track entirely, adding a new charm and sense of ambience to what was already one of the better songs off of the album.
 
It is obvious that Panic want to lose the ‘Emo’ brand and the lack of credibility in the alternative music scene this can bring - and Monday’s gig suggests that the new album and their new touring ethos will give them every chance of doing so.

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