Death of a Bachelor
Recorded just before his wedding, Brendon Urie bids farewell to bachelordom with quite the blowout. A turbo-charged romp through his box of tricks, it’s an album that sounds like a spectacular Broadway musical, love letter to Los Angeles, and celebration of his band’s mighty achievements all at once. That’s not to say this is a nostalgic retread of past glories: “Victorious” is a blistering pumped-up anthem, “The Good, the Bad and the Dirty” adds some attitude to the party, while “LA Devotee” is an electro surf into another majestic Urie chorus.
Over a decade since Panic! At The Disco’s emergence, central figure Brendon Urie stands alone as the sole remaining founding member of the group. Now Panic! officially functions as Urie’s nom de plume—which unofficially, it always was. With no one to answer to, Urie, aided by producer and co-songwriter Jake Sinclair…
At The Disco - Death of a BachelorInstead the singer and multi-instrumentalist attacks the fifth Panic! album with a level of pep that borders on the irritating.
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