After rolling out singles “Halleluljah,” “Victorious” and “Emperor’s New Clothes,” Panic! at the Disco have announced their fifth studio album Death of a Bachelor, to be released on January 15th via DCD2/Fueled by Ramen.
“When I was a little kid and I heard a song I liked on TV, I would jump up and run to the piano to try and figure it out by ear,” sole member Brendon Urie wrote to fans on Facebook. “When I was 10 or 11, I built myself a drum kit in the garage made out of empty laundry detergent buckets, old lawn chairs, pain cans and old trash cans. Around that time, my parents got me my first guitar. A baby acoustic. I jumped between all of these instruments constantly to satisfy the ideas I heard in my head. At this young age, I realized that music would play a huge part in my life. I had no idea.”
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Death of a Bachelor will be the first Panic! at the Disco album without founding member and drummer Spencer Smith, leaving only Urie. Smith officially departed in April of this year following two years on hiatus after his struggles with drug and alcohol abuse. On Facebook, Urie explained the title and how it connected to his solitude in recording the new album.
“Death of a Bachelor is in honor of those times I spent alone as a kid,” he wrote. “Allowing music to consume me. Playing everything myself just to get the idea right and out of my head. It’s a beginning to a new era. And an homage to how it all began. This album is me. Running to the piano. Building a drum kit. Strumming a guitar. Some things never change.”
Smith formed Panic! At the Disco with former member Ryan Ross. Together with Urie, they released their baroque-emo debut album, 2005’s A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out. Bassist Jon Walker joined for the more acoustic, Beatles-inspired Pretty. Odd. in 2008 before Ross and Walker left the band due to creative differences. Together, Urie and Smith released two albums as a duo, including 2013’s Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die!
Panic At The Disco is coming back with a brand new album called Pray For The Wicked, and it’ll be out this summer!
The album, which was produced by Jake Sinclair, will be released on June 22.
“After being away in New York for months doing Kinky Boots, I just wanted to hang out at home when I got back to LA. I was so revved up that I asked some friends to come over to my home studio to help me write about all the incredible things I’ve experienced the last couple of years. Pray For The Wicked is my ‘thank you’ to our fans and the most fun I’ve ever had making an album,” said Brendon Urie.
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There will also be an arena tour in celebration of the album, kicking off on July 11 in Minneapolis, Minn. For tour info, head to PanicAtTheDisco.com.
Watch the music video for “Say Amen (Saturday Night)” below, which is the prequel to “This Is Gospel” and “Emperor’s New Clothes” as part of a trilogy.
See the track listing inside…
1. (F–k A) Silver Lining
2. Say Amen (Saturday Night)
3. Hey Look Ma, I Made It
4. High Hopes
5. Roaring 20s
6. Dancing’s Not A Crime
7. One Of The Drunks
8. The Overpass
9. King Of The Clouds
10. Old Fashioned
11. Dying In LA
2. Say Amen (Saturday Night)
3. Hey Look Ma, I Made It
4. High Hopes
5. Roaring 20s
6. Dancing’s Not A Crime
7. One Of The Drunks
8. The Overpass
9. King Of The Clouds
10. Old Fashioned
11. Dying In LA
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Pray for the Wicked is the sixth studio album by American rock band Panic! at the Disco. The album was released on June 22, 2018[7] on Fueled by Ramen and DCD2. It is the follow-up to the band's fifth studio album, Death of a Bachelor (2016). The album was produced by Jake Sinclair and promoted by the singles 'Say Amen (Saturday Night)', 'High Hopes' and 'Hey Look Ma, I Made It', with '(Fuck A) Silver Lining', 'Dancing's Not a Crime' and 'King of the Clouds' released as promotional singles. It received generally positive reviews upon release, with many critics noting Urie's Broadway influences following his performance in Kinky Boots.
- 2Critical reception
- 4Track listing
- 6Charts
Background[edit]
Panic! at the Disco released their fifth studio album, Death of a Bachelor, on January 16, 2016. To promote the record, the band embarked on a co-headling tour with Weezer that summer and a United States tour the following year. On April 11, 2017, it was reported that vocalist Brendon Urie would be making his Broadway debut as one of the lead roles in Kinky Boots. Urie performed in the show for ten weeks from May until August 2017.
Following the success of Death of a Bachelor, Urie was given the rest of 2017 off by the band's record label, Fueled by Ramen. However, Urie felt compelled to continue writing music during his time off. The writing process began a month before Urie made his debut in Kinky Boots when he wrote the chorus of 'High Hopes'. Urie stated that writing the record took about four months total in the span of a year and a half.
Urie teased the band's then-unannounced sixth studio album sporadically throughout late 2017 and early 2018, typically through Instagram Live broadcasts. On March 8, 2018, the band began teasing the release of a lead single and a subsequent album with a two minute long video of Urie brushing his teeth beside an alarm clock reading '3:19' for the video's entirety, accompanied by an orchestral version of 'King of the Clouds'. The time on the clock led fans to believe that the band would be releasing new material on March 19. Over a week later, fans received packages sent from Urie's P.O. box containing a white bottle reading 'Pray for the W!cked / 3:21 / Unholy Water', once more leading to speculation over a release date of March 21. On March 19, the band announced a surprise show at the Grog Shop in Cleveland, Ohio that night. The band unveiled their new touring bassist, Nicole Row, who would be replacing their former member and touring bassist, Dallon Weekes, following his departure on December 27, 2017. No new material was performed at the show.
The album was announced on March 21, 2018, alongside the release of the lead single 'Say Amen (Saturday Night)' and a B-side, '(Fuck A) Silver Lining'.[8]
The second single 'High Hopes' was released on May 23, 2018,[9] followed by the pre-release track 'King of the Clouds' on June 18, 2018.[10]
The singles for the album were released in three Spotify combinations: Say Amen for Silver Linings, High Hopes on Saturday Night, and King of High Hopes.
Critical reception[edit]
Professional ratings | |
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Aggregate scores | |
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 70/100[11] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
The A.V. Club | B−[12] |
DIY | [13] |
The Guardian | [14] |
The Independent | [4] |
Kerrang! | 3/5[15] |
Newsday | [16] |
NME | [1] |
Q | [17] |
The Times | [18] |
Pray for the Wicked has received generally positive reviews from music critics. It holds an average score of 70 out of 100 on Metacritic based on nine reviews, indicating 'generally favorable reviews.'[11] In a positive review, The Independent said, 'Panic! have never released the same album twice, but on Pray For The Wicked it feels as if they've finally managed to channel that frenetic, slightly chaotic attitude into a studio album that is at once eclectic and coherent.'[4] In another positive review, NME commented on the influence of Brendon Urie being involved in Kinky Boots on the sound of the album, adding that 'while it's fair to say he's always had a flair for theatrics, the experience has injected these tracks with unprecedented levels of sass and drama.'[1]Newsday suggested that Urie's 'Broadway stint brings him a creative burst and a theatrical bent.'[16]The album, though, received a poor rating from long term supporters of the band: Kerrang! magazine saying that the album was, 'stiff and trying too hard'.[19]
Accolades[edit]
Publication | Accolade | Rank | Ref. |
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Alternative Press | The 50 Best Albums of 2018 | N/A | |
Billboard | Billboard's Best Rock Albums of 2018 | ||
Genius | The Genius Community's 50 Best Albums of 2018 | ||
Kerrang! | The 50 Albums that Shook 2018 | ||
Rock Sound | Rock Sound's Best Albums of 2018 |
Commercial performance[edit]
Pray for the Wicked debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with 180,000 album-equivalent units, of which 151,000 were pure album sales.[5] It is the band's second US number-one album.[5] The album also debuted at number one on the ARIA Albums Chart, making it the band's second Australian number-one album.[25] According to Billboard, Pray for the Wicked was the 10th best selling vinyl album of 2018 in the US with sales of 59,000.[26] The album was also certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in the United States.
Track listing[edit]
Track listing adapted from iTunes.[27] All songs produced by Jake Sinclair, except where noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | '(Fuck A) Silver Lining' | 2:48 | ||
2. | 'Say Amen (Saturday Night)' |
| 3:09 | |
3. | 'Hey Look Ma, I Made It' |
| 2:49 | |
4. | 'High Hopes' |
| 3:10 | |
5. | 'Roaring 20s' |
| 3:06 | |
6. | 'Dancing's Not a Crime' |
| 3:39 | |
7. | 'One of the Drunks' |
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| 3:18 |
8. | 'The Overpass' |
| 2:57 | |
9. | 'King of the Clouds' |
| 2:40 | |
10. | 'Old Fashioned' |
| 2:46 | |
11. | 'Dying in LA' |
| 3:49 | |
Total length: | 34:11 |
Japanese bonus tracks[28] | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
12. | 'Nine in the Afternoon' (live from Orlando, Florida) | |
13. | 'I Write Sins Not Tragedies' (live from Orlando, Florida) | |
14. | 'Victorious' (live from Orlando, Florida) |
Track notes
- ^[a] signifies a co-producer
- ^[b] signifies an additional producer
Samples[edit]
- '(Fuck A) Silver Lining' contains elements from 'Oh What a Night' by The Dells.
- 'Say Amen (Saturday Night)' contains interpolations of 'Aphasia' by The Budos Band and 'Crying Pine Grove Blues' by Nathan Abshire.
- 'Roaring 20s' contains elements of 'Latino Lovewalk' by Maynard Ferguson.
- 'Dancing's Not a Crime' contains samples from 'Get Down' by Chris Bernard.
- 'The Overpass' contains elements of 'Chase' by James Brown and an interpolation of 'Mama Feelgood' by Lyn Collins.
Personnel[edit]
Personnel per album booklet.
Panic! at the Disco
- Brendon Urie – vocals, guitar (track 3), bass (tracks 1–3), drums (tracks 2–7, 9 and 10), piano (tracks 2–4 and 11), background vocals (tracks 1–7, 9 and 10)
Additional musicians
- Jake Sinclair – background vocals (tracks 1–7, 9 and 10), bass (tracks 4–9), organ (tracks 5 and 6), guitar (track 4), acoustic guitar (track 10)
- Rob Mathes – conductor, string and horn arrangements
- Kenneth Harris – guitar (tracks 1–7, 9 and 10), background vocals (tracks 1–7 and 10)
- Suzy Shinn – background vocals (tracks 1–7, 9 and 10)
- Scott Chesak – drums (tracks 1 and 8), keyboards (track 1 and 8), guitar (track 8), bass (track 8), percussion (track 1)
- Morgan Kibby – background vocals (track 3)
- Ilsey Juber – background vocals (track 4)
- Sam Hollander – background vocals (tracks 5, 7, and 10)
- Alex Kresovich – piano (track 9), organ (track 9)
- Rachel White – background vocals (track 9)
- Kate Micucci – background vocals (track 9)
- Thomas Bowes – string leader, concertmaster (London), violin
- Bruce Dukov – concertmaster (Los Angeles), violin
- Charlie Bisharat – violin
- Julie Gigante – violin
- Jessica Guideri – violin
- Lisa Lui – violin
- Maya Magub – violin
- Serena McKinney – violin
- Helen Nightengale – violin
- Katia Popov – violin
- Tereza Stanislav – violin
- Warren Zielinski – violin
- Jackie Hartley – violin
- Rita Manning – violin
- Peter Hanson – violin
- Tom Pigott-Smith – violin
- Emlyn Singleton – violin
- Cathy Thompson – violin
- Brian Dembow – string leader (Los Angeles), viola
- Robert Brophy – viola
- Shawn Mann – viola
- Zach Dellinger – viola
- Peter Lale – string leader (London), viola
- Bruce White – viola
- Steve Erdody – string leader (Los Angeles), cello
- Jacob Braun – cello
- Eric Byers – cello
- Caroline Dale – string leader (London), cello
- Tim Gill – cello
- Jason Fabus – saxophone
- Peter Slocombe – saxophone
- Morgan Jones – saxophone
- Mike Rocha – trumpet
- Jonathan Bradley – trumpet
- Ryan Dragon – trombone
- Peter Cobbin – strings (track 9)
Additional personnel
- Rosanna Jones – album illustrations
- Jimmy Fontaine – photography
Production
- Jake Sinclair – production
- Suzy Shinn – additional production (tracks 2 and 6–9), engineering
- Scott Chesak – production (track 1 and 8)
- Dillon Francis – production (track 3)
- Chill Pill – co-production (track 7), engineering (track 7)
- Alex Kresovich – co-production (track 9)
- Claudius Mittendorfer – mixing
- Emily Lazar – mastering
- Chris Allgood – assistant mastering
Charts[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
| Year-end charts[edit]
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Certifications[edit]
Region | Certification | Certified units/Sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[58] | Gold | 40,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[59] | Gold | 100,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[60] | Platinum | 1,000,000 |
*sales figures based on certification alone ^shipments figures based on certification alone sales+streaming figures based on certification alone |
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Panic At The Disco New Album Track List
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Panic! At the Disco will release a new live album, All My Friends We’re Glorious, on December 15th. The career-spanning, 21-track LP documents the pop-rock band’s tour behind their fifth LP, 2016’s Death of a Bachelor. The record will be available as a limited-edition double-vinyl and digital download, with a pre-sale launching Tuesday, November 21st at noon EST at the band’s website.
All My Friends We’re Glorious includes material throughout Panic! at the Disco’s catalog, from a medley of their emo-styled 2005 debut, A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out, to their baroque-pop hit “Nine in the Afternoon” to the majority of Death of a Bachelor. The LP also features cover versions of several songs, including Billy Joel’s “Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song)” and Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody.”
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Death of a Bachelor – the band’s first release following the departure of founding drummer Spencer Smith and bassist Dallon Weekes – debuted at Number One on the Billboard 200 and earned a Grammy nomination for Best Rock Album at the 2017 ceremony.
Singer Brendon Urie recently made his Broadway debut in a summer production of Cyndi Lauper’s musical, Kinky Boots.
Panic! At the Disco – All My Friends We’re Glorious Track List
1. “Don’t Threaten Me With A Good Time”
2. “LA Devotee”
3. “Ready To Go (Get Me Out Of My Mind)”
4. “Golden Days”
5. “Vegas Lights”
6. “A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out Medley”
7. “Hallelujah”
8. “Nine In The Afternoon”
9. “Miss Jackson”
10. “This Is Gospel”
11. “Death Of A Bachelor”
12. “The Ballad Of Mona Lisa”
13. “Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song)”
14. “Emperor’s New Clothes”
15. “Nicotine”
16. “Crazy = Genius”
17. “Let’s Kill Tonight”
18. “Girls/Girls/Boys”
19. “Bohemian Rhapsody”
20. “I Write Sins Not Tragedies”
21. “Victorious”
2. “LA Devotee”
3. “Ready To Go (Get Me Out Of My Mind)”
4. “Golden Days”
5. “Vegas Lights”
6. “A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out Medley”
7. “Hallelujah”
8. “Nine In The Afternoon”
9. “Miss Jackson”
10. “This Is Gospel”
11. “Death Of A Bachelor”
12. “The Ballad Of Mona Lisa”
13. “Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song)”
14. “Emperor’s New Clothes”
15. “Nicotine”
16. “Crazy = Genius”
17. “Let’s Kill Tonight”
18. “Girls/Girls/Boys”
19. “Bohemian Rhapsody”
20. “I Write Sins Not Tragedies”
21. “Victorious”
Pray For The Wicked by Panic! at the Disco
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Panic! At The Disco’ frontman Brendon Urie is one of the most irrepressible characters in music, and nothing sums that up better than new album Pray For the Wicked; the follow-up to the band’s first number one album, 2016’s Death Of A Bachelor. Stuart little 2 full movie.
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Panic! have never released the same album twice, but on Pray For The Wicked it feels as if they’ve finally managed to channel that frenetic, slightly chaotic attitude into a studio album that is at once eclectic and coherent.
The album opens with two previously released singles: “(F**k a) Silver Lining” and “Say Amen (Saturday Night)”; each with a very different mood. “Silver Lining” is like a grown-up version of Veruca Salt’s tantrum “I Want It Now” from Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory; whether Urie is the greedy child or sceptical candy man is debatable, and either works.
Meanwhile “Say Amen” features one of Urie’s strongest vocal performances to date, thanks in most part to that ludicrous high note (he undertook breathing training for his role in musical Kinky Boots) as the song reaches its climax; a note that seems so impossible that it is explained in the accompanying music video with a kick to the groin.
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“Dancing’s Not A Crime” is a joyful, uplifting pop song that wouldn’t sound out of place on a Robbie Williams Best Of. Indeed, Urie, an unabashed fan of Williams, recalls the former Take That frontman’s swagger and bounding energy on the resplendent chorus, backed by a fantastic brass band. There are plenty of self-deprecating jabs at his eccentric character (“can’t take me anywhere”) but also his urge to just let loose and have fun, and not give a s**t about what anyone else thinks.
Urie – who grew up in the City of Sin (Las Vegas) and moved as an adult to the City of Angels (Las Angeles) – spoke recently in an interview withThe Independent about how his Mormon upbringing instilled an inherent sense of guilt over anything that might be considered the slightest bit “bad” (“the first time I swore, I thought God was going to hit me with a lightning bolt”). But he doesn’t shy away from his background on Pray For The Wicked. Rather, he embraces it, and melds it with his experience of living in LA and astute observations of all its contradictions and hypocrisies, plus a general tone of hedonistic glee that listeners are encouraged to join in on.
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On “Roaring 20s” Urie makes references to Broadway and adopts a theatrical delivery and a New Orleans-style swing that harks back to his stint in Kinky Boots – or the baroque style pop from earlier albums – while “One Of The Drunks” is distinctly electro-pop; “Old Fashioned” starts out with a hip-hop beat before dropping into more of a Latin American influence with a fantastic, raspy sax. Throughout the album there is a distinct Oliver Twist vibe of rags-to-riches, despite the odds: the single “High Hopes” speaks of “Shootin’ for the stars when I couldn’t make a killin’/Didn’t have a dime but I always had a vision” while “King Of The Clouds” is a psychedelic '..Mr Kite' trip to the heavens: “Some only live to die, I’m alive to fly higher.”
Finally, “Dying In LA”, a standout song on the album, is a subtle piano ballad that Urie wrote with American actress and singer Morgan Kibby; here he abandons the bolshie instrumentation and opts instead for sweeping, cinematic strings and stark, emotive vocal work. On Death Of A Bachelor, closing track “House Of Memories” felt slightly misplaced and oddly produced. “Dying In LA” atones for that with subtle, deft touches and a poignant, lingering final note that drifts out into the sound of birds. Pray For The Wicked is as sinfully good as anything Panic! have done before, so we might as well indulge.