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PANIC AT THE DISCO
Hyperventilating, screaming and moshing – once these three elements are happening simultaneously, it is needless to say that Panic At The Disco is in the building. Gone are its days of the exclamation mark and weird lyrics (previously called Panic! At The Disco). Now the boys are back punctuation-free and on a much happier note, with their latest album Pretty. Odd.
This Las Vegas, Nevada quartet went from imitating Blink's Tom Delonge and Travis Barker to writing their original material and eventually gigging on the local scene, earning a following for their seamlessly blended mixture of pop punk, rock and disco.
However, writing the songs on their album Pretty. Odd. was no easy task for the band. Bassist Jon Walker said in an interview with MTV.com, "Because we were writing the album in a kind of story theme, and it was constraining us from doing anything. The first song we wrote after that was 'Nine in the Afternoon,' and instantly we were like, 'All right, we were having more fun doing this."
From that point, Panic At The Disco buckled down and by the end of the year, they were well on their way to wrapping production on Pretty. Odd., flying to London's famed Abbey Road Studios to add flourishes of horns and strings, which were incredibly fitting.
Striving for perfection in differentiation, drummer Ryan Ross chimed in. "We still try to write the smartest lyrics and the best melodies possible, just in a different way. And I hope people can hear that."
Colbie has an innate talent for observing and capturing nuanced, yet significant moments, such as that first blush of love or passage into adulthood. Writing lyrics happens naturally for Caillat after a small gestation period. "I just let stuff build up inside of me and I'll write three songs in a weekend. It's a release," she says. "I don't pick something to write about. When I'm playing guitar, a melody comes out and whatever words come out, I go along with that."
On Coco, her Universal Republic debut, the songs mirror Caillat's low-key, refreshing style. Armed with her acoustic guitar and her dusky vocals, she evokes the same gentle, yet spirited style of her musical influences John Mayer, Bob Marley, Lauryn Hill and The Weepies. It is clear that Caillat's music reflects her desire to remain true to herself and indeed even the album's title, Coco, a nickname her parents dotingly called her since she was an infant, has stuck.
It has been a rapid change of climate for Colbie Caillat since her recent days on the online platform to a colossal step on the global music scene. Will this fresh faced, twenty-two year old be prepared for all that is to come her way?