Description
For Panic at the Disco's sophomore follow-up to their break-through debut 2005's
A Fever You Can't Sweat Out, the band holed up in a Las Vegas studio with renowned producer Rob Mathes. What they created is nothing short of a masterpiece, the
60's pop-inspired
Pretty Odd.
This time around, the band opted for real instruments and live tracking over Pro Tools software, citing influences as The Beach Boys, Bob Dylan, and The Beatles. The band also did additional tracking at the Abbey Road Studio in London, adding a Beatles-esque flavour to their usual Vegas flare. Lead single Nine
in the Afternoon has the band showing a healthy dose of maturity, having grown as songwriters and instrumentalists.