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youngveinsBy Erica Futterman
May 06, 2010 7:24 PM EDT
Last July, emo-pop sensations Panic! at the Disco announced they were splitting up over creative differences. But some of the bandmates were clearly still seeing eye to eye: While working on Panic!'s 2008 release Pretty. 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. "Ever since Pretty. Odd., we've been writing songs together, so it's been a gradual thing," Ross tells Roling Stone. "Once we knew we were going to be doing this ourselves, it freed us up to do exactly what we wanted."
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. Odd. But the resulting disc is far more raw than fans might expect — and that's a good thing. 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. 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.
To cut Vacation!, Ross and Walker relocated to L.A. and dissected classic California music from the '60s, from the Nuggets box sets to Phil Spector's Wall of Sound production. 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. Ross' girlfriend Elizabeth Berg (who sings in the all-girl band the Like) also pitched in backing vocals. "One of our last days in the studio was on my birthday," Ross recalls. "So a bunch of our friends came down [and recorded] for the last song on the album, 'Heart of Mine.' "
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. After recently wrapping up their first headlining tour last month, Ross feels more confident than ever onstage. "Doing this first tour was really interesting — in the beginning I was really worried about doing all of the parts right," Ross says. "But by the end, I was just having fun."
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May 06, 2010 7:24 PM EDT
Last July, emo-pop sensations Panic! at the Disco announced they were splitting up over creative differences. But some of the bandmates were clearly still seeing eye to eye: While working on Panic!'s 2008 release Pretty. 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. "Ever since Pretty. Odd., we've been writing songs together, so it's been a gradual thing," Ross tells Roling Stone. "Once we knew we were going to be doing this ourselves, it freed us up to do exactly what we wanted."
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. Odd. But the resulting disc is far more raw than fans might expect — and that's a good thing. 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. 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.
To cut Vacation!, Ross and Walker relocated to L.A. and dissected classic California music from the '60s, from the Nuggets box sets to Phil Spector's Wall of Sound production. 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. Ross' girlfriend Elizabeth Berg (who sings in the all-girl band the Like) also pitched in backing vocals. "One of our last days in the studio was on my birthday," Ross recalls. "So a bunch of our friends came down [and recorded] for the last song on the album, 'Heart of Mine.' "
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. After recently wrapping up their first headlining tour last month, Ross feels more confident than ever onstage. "Doing this first tour was really interesting — in the beginning I was really worried about doing all of the parts right," Ross says. "But by the end, I was just having fun."
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