March 2011
2 posts
Panic! At the Disco - Mona Lisa (Single)
As a jaded twenty-something when Panic launched their career in the mid 00’s, I was completely against their sound and that of their peers Fall Out Boy. “Super sleek, over wordy and devoid of substance (sonic or otherwise)”. That was until I heard they’re 2009 opus “Pretty Odd” with an intoxicating blend of pitch perfect production and a “Sgt....
The Get Up Kids - These Are Rules
Back after quite a long break, the Get Up Kids actually released an E.P. last year to test the waters, to see if there was still a market for a band who, at the end of their last run, had become something of a punchline. At the forefront of the indie/emo movement of the late nineties, the GUKs went from stripped down, emotional and confessional to being a bit of a parody of themselves. Not...