Panic! At the Disco is going dark on "This is Gospel."
Whoaaa. Is this Panic! At the Disco? The rock act's "This is Gospel" opens with a vocoder-filtered vocal worthy of Imogen Heap and electro-pop verses featuring exactly zero electric guitars. The band's toyed with electronics before (see the drum machine tease of Vices & Virtues' "Hurricane"), but never like this. Talk about letting go. The band's back to rocking by the chorus, as singer Brendon Urie bursts through the effects with a full emo roar.
Watch Panic! At The Disco's "This Is Gospel" video after the jump.
The beat-driven track's a surprise after the crunchy guitars of the band's previous single, "Miss Jackson," and the video makes a dramatic impact. "Don't try to sleep through the end of the world and bury me alive," Urie sings, and the "This is Gospel" visual goes dark: first doctors holding him on the operating table, then a shot of a black-tie makeover that ends six feet under. The song ends with a heartbeat monitor flatlining. Ready to die: not just a Biggie album.
From music to video, no element's overlooked in "This is Gospel," which could be the band's most ambitious, intense song ever. Looks like the group will have a lot to share on their new album, Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die!, which lands on Oct. 8. Hallelujah.
+ Watch Panic! At The Disco's "This Is Gospel" video.
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