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March 29, 2008,
Panic at the Disco's sophomore set has a lot more cheery moments and fewer busy elements than its smash debut, "A Fever You Can't Sweat Out," and, much like the exclamation point now absent from the band's name, the superfluous noise is hardly missed. In a Beatles nod, the album begins with the crowd-noise-enhanced intro "We Were Starving" before "Nine in the Afternoon" bursts with upbeat power chords and a singalong chorus. There's plenty of twee to go around, including tracks like "That Green Gentleman," "Behind the Sea" and ballad "Northern Downpour"—surprising, considering the band's previous penchant for darkness on "Fever." "Pretty. Odd.," indeed: 15 tracks of welcomed live drum sounds, symphonies and stacked harmonies. —Katie Hasty
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