In their fifth album, Death of a Bachelor, Panic! At the Disco manages to go in a completely different direction from any other albums while still keeping up the iconic Panic! sound.  Recorded just before his wedding, Brendon Urie bids farewell to his bachelordom with an explosion of anthems and pumped-up songs. DoaB sounds like a broadway musical with spectacular numbers like “Victorious” and “Hallelujah.” I’ve listened to P!atD since the beginning and with every album comes a new sound but still undoubtedly P!atD. The band’s first album was A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out and was described as pop-punk and appealed more to younger fans.  Death of a Bachelor definitely hits the mainstream with more force than any other album. Now I can say for the fifth time, I love Panic! At The Disco’s new album.

The album opens with “Victorious,” a song that definitely gets you in the spirit to listen to the rest of the album – plus it gets stuck in your head very easily.  The first four songs are very loud and upbeat and it really doesn’t calm down until after the album’s namesake plays, “Death of a Bachelor.” I can say without a doubt that this is my favorite song on the album. Urie gives the song a distinctly Frank Sinatra, big-band feeling without getting rid P!atD’s quirks. “LA Devotee” makes me feel strangely nostalgic for a time I’ve never experienced and for places I’ve never been.  The album closes with the quiet “Impossible Year.” This song, I believe, is Urie’s final look at his past year and a goodbye to being a bachelor.  In this song, Urie’s most sincere singing voice comes out. The melody is beautiful as well as the lyrics. It is an amazing way to end an album.

There is no denying that Death of a Bachelor is a different sound than Panic! At The Disco’s previous music, but it was revered on iTunes and Spotify for being another great release from Urie.  This will definitely be an album I revisit often.