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Post-Panic! Panic Or, The new dancefloor crushes
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Let's face it, the signs are all there. The Panic! At The Disco we all fell in love with are history. The fresh-faced Las Vegas teens who exploded out of nowhere, yet all of a sudden were everywhere, are certainly not the same band they started out as. It was clear even from their first UK tour, with the band's reluctance to preform their signature tune Time To Dance, not wanting to pigeonhole themselves as 'those techno-pop kids' so early in their career. What followed, nobody - let alone the band - could have predicted. Whilst it was obvious the band's debut album A Fever You Can't Sweat Out was definitely something special, the platinum status, arena tour and cover shoot after cover shoot that followed its release and subsequent skyrocket to mainstream success and cultural influence came as quite a shock, albeit a wholly deserved one.
And over the course of their year or so at the top, the stylistic divide on A Fever... serves as a wonderfully convenient parallel for Panic!s evolution. For whilst the band started out as Palahniuk- referencing purveyors of synthesizer- laden pop flitting between drum n bass and techno intermittently, the style we find on the first half of A Fever..., the last year has seen the band publicly distancing themselves from this incarnation, and immersing themselves in the baroque burlesque style found on the latter half of their debut. Be it their (at times questionable) image, their carnivale-inspired stage set up, their recent tendency to carry themselves as a more 'serious' act in the press, stating their new record would be heavily influenced by Radiohead, Panic! At The Disco have certainly come a long way.
And, quite frankly, if the band continue in the vein of There's A Reason These Tables Are Numbered... and I Write Sins... with one eye on the charts, there is little standing in the way of album #2 seeing the band overtake their mentors in Fall Out Boy and becoming a force to be reckoned with. But where does that leave the kids who heard the sherbert mixed with cherry cola sounds of Time To Dance and fell head over heels? For the synthesizer starved masses, there truly is a panic at the disco; what will be sending them to the dancefloor in 2007 if the boys who got their teen hearts beating faster, faster have gone all bohemian?
Well, break out the discoballs, kids! Because as the dry ice clears, there are plenty of bands waiting to scuff up your dancing shoes with their filthy hooks and filthier beats. Say hello to your new favourite bands:
Forever The Sickest Kids
Packing superb pop hooks, dance party keyboard jams and irresistable vocals into seemingly everything they do, Dallas, Texas natives Forever The Sickest Kids are set for huge things in 2007. After rumours aplenty did the rounds on message boards and webzines, the band officially announced their signing with Universal Records (!!!!!) this past week, and based on the quality of the demos on their MySpace, this makes perfect sense. In a similar vein to hellogoodbye and Motion City Soundtrack, FTSK serve up power pop drenched in technicolor synthesizers and bubblegum 'n' bass beats. Your summer mixtape is not complete without this band. Get on board quickly, because this bandwagon is going to get full quicker than you'll know.
Inner Party System
For those wanting some serious dancefloor action, Inner Party System's seductive electro-pop-tronica will have strobe lights bursting out of your speakers. Taking '80s nu-wave electro and giving it a modern underpinning of trance and indie, tracks like Night Rider and The Way We Move are club smashes in waiting. With the right elements to get the indie kids' footless tights in a twist, the nu ravers breaking out the glow sticks, hell, even the dance kids demanding ringtones, Inner Party System might just live up to their heaps of promise and tear up the charts. If your playlist is made up of The Faint, Klaxons, The Killers and any '80s nu-wavers worth the vinyl they put out, get this band in your life.
The Secret Handshake
With the release of his new EP, Luis Debuc AKA The Secret Handshake might just have crafted this summer's anthem. The conveniently titled Summer of '98 is an utterly gorgeous pop gem, full of sunshine, nostalgia and a perfect chorus. Currently on the road with Hit The Lights, Debuc's charming lyrics set to faux-retro arcade game themetunes is sure to be winning friends in huge numbers. Big things expected from the debut full length.
The Higher
Lets face it, everybody went through a pop stage. Whether your era was championed by New Kids On The Block, The Backstreet Boys or *NSync, you still can't help but get sucked in by a good pop hook. The Higher are here to provide all the pop hooks your inner teeny bopper could ever desire. Sharing the same hometown as Panic!, the band are not shy in declaring their love for all things pop, and on their recent album On Fire, deliver ten tracks of sugary sweet pop perfection wrapped up in electronica and even r&b. Whether they'll be able to emerge from the sizeable shadow of their neighbors remains to be seen, but On Fire is a hugely confident and and even more hugely enjoyable record.
A Kiss Could Be Deadly
If music has taught us anything, its that having an attractive female as your singer is pretty much your golden ticket. And with A Kiss Could Be Deadly not only having a singer that's as easy on the eyes as the ears, but with a set of self-produced demos that sound better than most chart topping indie acts are putting out now, it seems the 'unsigned' status in the band's label type section on their MySpace won't be there much longer. With a sound steeped in the '80s yet thoroughly modern and fresh enough to get the NME falling over itself to say 'they brought you them first', the band wouldn't be out of place on a tour with Shiny Toy Guns and Kill Hannah, sailing similar musical waters to both acts. There's every chance that, by the time their debut hits stores, AKCBD could quite possibly be the industries next big buzz band. You've been warned.
PlayRadioPlay!
17 years old and having just released his debut EP on a major label, Dan Hunter is writing your favourite songs you haven't heard yet. Going by the name PlayRadioPlay!, Hunter's naiive and gentle vocals give life to stories of life, love, dreams and aspirations, set to Postal Service-esque 16-bit synth pop. Full of hope and wonder, with lyrics that could win over any girl, you can't help but be won over by the charm exuding from every track. Pick up The Frequency EP and fall in love.
Alex
XO
And over the course of their year or so at the top, the stylistic divide on A Fever... serves as a wonderfully convenient parallel for Panic!s evolution. For whilst the band started out as Palahniuk- referencing purveyors of synthesizer- laden pop flitting between drum n bass and techno intermittently, the style we find on the first half of A Fever..., the last year has seen the band publicly distancing themselves from this incarnation, and immersing themselves in the baroque burlesque style found on the latter half of their debut. Be it their (at times questionable) image, their carnivale-inspired stage set up, their recent tendency to carry themselves as a more 'serious' act in the press, stating their new record would be heavily influenced by Radiohead, Panic! At The Disco have certainly come a long way.
And, quite frankly, if the band continue in the vein of There's A Reason These Tables Are Numbered... and I Write Sins... with one eye on the charts, there is little standing in the way of album #2 seeing the band overtake their mentors in Fall Out Boy and becoming a force to be reckoned with. But where does that leave the kids who heard the sherbert mixed with cherry cola sounds of Time To Dance and fell head over heels? For the synthesizer starved masses, there truly is a panic at the disco; what will be sending them to the dancefloor in 2007 if the boys who got their teen hearts beating faster, faster have gone all bohemian?
Well, break out the discoballs, kids! Because as the dry ice clears, there are plenty of bands waiting to scuff up your dancing shoes with their filthy hooks and filthier beats. Say hello to your new favourite bands:
Forever The Sickest Kids
Packing superb pop hooks, dance party keyboard jams and irresistable vocals into seemingly everything they do, Dallas, Texas natives Forever The Sickest Kids are set for huge things in 2007. After rumours aplenty did the rounds on message boards and webzines, the band officially announced their signing with Universal Records (!!!!!) this past week, and based on the quality of the demos on their MySpace, this makes perfect sense. In a similar vein to hellogoodbye and Motion City Soundtrack, FTSK serve up power pop drenched in technicolor synthesizers and bubblegum 'n' bass beats. Your summer mixtape is not complete without this band. Get on board quickly, because this bandwagon is going to get full quicker than you'll know.
Inner Party System
For those wanting some serious dancefloor action, Inner Party System's seductive electro-pop-tronica will have strobe lights bursting out of your speakers. Taking '80s nu-wave electro and giving it a modern underpinning of trance and indie, tracks like Night Rider and The Way We Move are club smashes in waiting. With the right elements to get the indie kids' footless tights in a twist, the nu ravers breaking out the glow sticks, hell, even the dance kids demanding ringtones, Inner Party System might just live up to their heaps of promise and tear up the charts. If your playlist is made up of The Faint, Klaxons, The Killers and any '80s nu-wavers worth the vinyl they put out, get this band in your life.
The Secret Handshake
With the release of his new EP, Luis Debuc AKA The Secret Handshake might just have crafted this summer's anthem. The conveniently titled Summer of '98 is an utterly gorgeous pop gem, full of sunshine, nostalgia and a perfect chorus. Currently on the road with Hit The Lights, Debuc's charming lyrics set to faux-retro arcade game themetunes is sure to be winning friends in huge numbers. Big things expected from the debut full length.
The Higher
Lets face it, everybody went through a pop stage. Whether your era was championed by New Kids On The Block, The Backstreet Boys or *NSync, you still can't help but get sucked in by a good pop hook. The Higher are here to provide all the pop hooks your inner teeny bopper could ever desire. Sharing the same hometown as Panic!, the band are not shy in declaring their love for all things pop, and on their recent album On Fire, deliver ten tracks of sugary sweet pop perfection wrapped up in electronica and even r&b. Whether they'll be able to emerge from the sizeable shadow of their neighbors remains to be seen, but On Fire is a hugely confident and and even more hugely enjoyable record.
A Kiss Could Be Deadly
If music has taught us anything, its that having an attractive female as your singer is pretty much your golden ticket. And with A Kiss Could Be Deadly not only having a singer that's as easy on the eyes as the ears, but with a set of self-produced demos that sound better than most chart topping indie acts are putting out now, it seems the 'unsigned' status in the band's label type section on their MySpace won't be there much longer. With a sound steeped in the '80s yet thoroughly modern and fresh enough to get the NME falling over itself to say 'they brought you them first', the band wouldn't be out of place on a tour with Shiny Toy Guns and Kill Hannah, sailing similar musical waters to both acts. There's every chance that, by the time their debut hits stores, AKCBD could quite possibly be the industries next big buzz band. You've been warned.
PlayRadioPlay!
17 years old and having just released his debut EP on a major label, Dan Hunter is writing your favourite songs you haven't heard yet. Going by the name PlayRadioPlay!, Hunter's naiive and gentle vocals give life to stories of life, love, dreams and aspirations, set to Postal Service-esque 16-bit synth pop. Full of hope and wonder, with lyrics that could win over any girl, you can't help but be won over by the charm exuding from every track. Pick up The Frequency EP and fall in love.
Alex
XO
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