Whatever the reason for their leaving, it was a good move.
Odd.”) turned out to be such a huge departure from the first (and eventually tanked). And even fans of Panic! could have guessed something was up when their second album (“Pretty. I can kinda see why these guys became former members of that band–considering what kind of record The Young Veins’ debut album “Take A Vacation!” turned out to be, it seems there was some disagreement in the Panic! camp about which direction to take the band. One band who I believe does this fairly well is The Young Veins, the new project from former Panic! At the Disco members Ryan Ross and Jon Walker. I like it when the bands who are doing it make at least some effort, however minor, to make the sound their own. However you describe it, those old Beatle-esque jangle-pop sounds are coming back into music again, and I like it! Well, most of it. OK, so maybe a different word is necessary. WhatwhatWHAAAT? How can this be? I mean, for something to have a resurgence, it must have been popular in the past at some point, right? July 17 – S.It seems Power Pop might actually be undergoing a sort of resurgence. July 14 – New York, NY The Fillmore at Irving Plaza July 5 – New Orleans, LA Republic New Orleans July 2 – Little Rock, AR Juanita’s Cantina Ballroom June 20 – Agoura Hills, CA The Canyon Club June 19 – Los Angeles, CA Henry Fonda Theatre June 11 – Manchester, TN Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival “Doing this first tour was really interesting - in the beginning I was really worried about doing all of the parts right,” Ross says. After recently wrapping up their first headlining tour last month, Ross feels more confident than ever onstage. Ross and Walker are currently gearing up for a mammoth tour in June and July, including an opening spot with Rooney and a slot at this year’s Bonnaroo. “So a bunch of our friends came down for the last song on the album, ‘Heart of Mine.’ “ “One of our last days in the studio was on my birthday,” Ross recalls. Ross’ girlfriend Elizabeth Berg (who sings in the all-girl band the Like) also pitched in backing vocals. When it came time to record, the duo assembled an ace crew of musicians to play on the album, including Rilo Kiley drummer Jason Boesel and Phantom Planet bassist Alex Greenwald, who co-produced the disc. and dissected classic California music from the ’60s, from the Nuggets box sets to Phil Spector’s Wall of Sound production. To cut Vacation!, Ross and Walker relocated to L.A. Tracks like “Change” (check out the live clip from an Atlanta show above) feature bright harmonies that call to mind the Beatles’ “She Said, She Said” while “Young Veins (Die Tonight)” feature chiming, Byrds-inspired guitar riffs. Over 11 tracks clocking in at 29 minutes, Ross and Walker deliver loose, garage-rock gems that come off sounding like a dusty 45 you’d find at a garage sale. But the resulting disc is far more raw than fans might expect - and that’s a good thing. With their debut Take a Vacation! (out June 8th), Ross and Walker delve deeper into the ’60s pop influences they experimented with on the slickly produced Pretty. “Once we knew we were going to be doing this ourselves, it freed us up to do exactly what we wanted.” Odd., we’ve been writing songs together, so it’s been a gradual thing,” Ross tells Roling Stone. Odd., guitarist Ryan Ross and bassist Jon Walker formed such a strong songwriting partnership, they decided to soldier on with a new project dubbed the Young Veins. But some of the bandmates were clearly still seeing eye to eye: While working on Panic!’s 2008 release Pretty. Last July, emo-pop sensations Panic! at the Disco announced they were splitting up over creative differences.
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