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Xfm Meets Panic At The Disco
Ahead of the release of their second album, "Pretty.Odd.", Xfm caught up with Panic At The Disco to find out about the album's new direction, recording it in a casino and their summer festival plans.
With the record out on March 25 - the first single 'Nine In The Afternoon' is out now - Brendon Urie and Jon Walker (half of Panic At The Disco) also spoke exclusively about playing London's hallowed Roundhouse and, more importantly, told us why they dropped the !.
You seem to have an ambivalent relationship with punctuation. The ! in your name is gone but the new album has .. on it?
"We're just full of surprises! It never really had too much meaning, we just got a phone call..." [Listen To Full Answer]
You played the Roundhouse - said to be the best venue in London - how was that?
"It was an honour to be able to play there. It was a good show too, one of the best we've had..." [Listen To Full Answer]
You've got a massive tour coming up. Any festival plans?
"After that we are coming back to do T In The Park, Oxygen and Glastonbury..." [Listen To Full Answer]
What’s been the reaction to your new stuff at gigs?
"Surprisingly positive. Because of You Tube loads of kids know the words to the songs now..." [Listen To Full Answer]
The new stuff seems more upbeat, poppy and you've had Beatles comparisons. Is that a fair comment or are they generalisations?
"It's hard to say, our record isn't out yet and there's this hype. It might be kinda good 'coz..." [Listen To Full Answer]
The video must have been fun to make?
"The director got really drunk one night and induced by Jack Daniels came up with..." [Listen To Full Answer]
What was it like recording the album in a casino in Las Vegas?
"It was recorded in a studio at the Palms Casino but there were no slot machines up there..." [Listen To Full Answer]
We've heard 'Nine In The Afternoon' from the forthcoming album. What can be expected from the rest of it?
"I'd say 'Nine In The Afternoon' is a good introduction to the record..." [Listen To Full Answer]
You've all written the second album. Was that a better way of working?
"For the first record we didn't have Jon so this time around we got to work on any instrument..." [Listen To Full Answer]
There were a lot of songs that didn’t make it?
"They were just six ideas that were unfinished and we wanted a change..." [Listen To Full Answer]
On your myspace you've described your sound as big beat and techno!?
"Those are the three best descriptions we could find for our band! What the hell is big beat..." [Listen To Full Answer]
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