Panic at the Disco - Pretty. Odd.
Honestly, the Onion AV Club just reviewed “Pretty. Odd.” last week, and I picked it up out of curiosity. I had a ton of admiration for their first record (two years ago?) and their surprise win for Best Video (18 months ago?), but never really thought of them as a favorite band of mine. I have to go back to their first record and make sure I didn’t miss something - this new one is amazing. They’ve pitched some electro-diddling to pick up a hearty chunk of 60’s psychedelic rock and 70’s AM jams, but it’s the Sgt. Pepper’s tribute done exactly right. I’m sorry if you’ve been inundated with “Nine in the Afternoon” lately, but it’s one of maybe five insanely catchy songs on the record.
