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It's an amazing day to be a Panic! At The Disco fan, with the band revealing a new song, new album and details of a huge UK show. Full dates and ticket details are below.
Returning with the epic video for 'Emperor's New Clothes', Brendon Urie and co also announce their fifth album, Death Of A Bachelor (which he told us was made largely while naked) - due for release on 15 January.
To launch the record, Panic! At The Disco will be performing a huge show at London's Brixton Academy on Tuesday 12 January. Tickets are on sale at 9am on Friday 30 October. For tickets and more information, visit here.
Watch the video for 'Emperor's New Clothes' below
"When I was a little kid and I heard a song I liked on TV, I would jump up and run to the piano to try and figure it out by ear," says Urie of the record. "When I was 10 or 11, I built myself a drum kit in the garage made out of empty laundry detergent buckets, old lawn chairs, paint cans, and old trash cans. Around that time, my parents got me my first guitar. A baby acoustic. I jumped between all of these instruments constantly to satisfy the ideas I heard in my head. At this young age, I realized that music would play a huge part in my life. I had no idea."
He added: "Death Of A Bachelor is in honor of those times I spent alone as a kid. Allowing music to consume me. Playing everything myself just to get the idea right and out of my head. It’s a beginning to a new era. And an homage to how it all began. This album is me. Running to the piano. Building a drum kit. Strumming a guitar. Some things never change."
This will be the first album made without founding member and drummer Spencer Smith - meaning that Urie is now the only remaining original member.
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Speaking about making the album without Smith, Urie told Gigwise: "It was a little similar to the last album, when Spencer going through all of this stuff and when he didn't show up I decided to take the reigns and take the lead. I wrote that album alone as well, and this time it really was me all alone. I have a weird thing where I have a tough time writing songs with people I don't really know.
"I tried to branch out and do songwriting sessions for other bands, and it's worked out OK but I don't feel as comfortable doing that. I can be personal and have a conversation, but to try and create something and be that open and honest with someone I don't really know is a little strange."
He continued: "The most potential comes when I'm in the studio alone - I can just get up and dance, I can be naked writing a song, that influences things! This was very similar to the production of the last album - it was me branching out on my own."
Was a lot of the album made while naked?
"Yeah! It was! Actually like half the album was me naked in the studio, just hanging out. It gets warm in there!"
There you have it, folks.
