Panic! At the Disco Return to Take You to Church With "Hallelujah"
Following Panic! At the Disco's loss of drummer Spencer Smith (a.k.a. the outfit's last original member), the theatrical rockers have revealed the first taste of the current lineup—longtime frontman Brendon Urie and current keyboardist/bassist Dallon Weekes—via the new single "Hallelujah."
With its religious undertones, the track recalls 2013 single "This Is Gospel," but the laid-back vocal approach feels like a nod to "Nine in the Afternoon" from 2008. It's a breezy enough tune to blast throughout spring and summer while the lyrics, in true P!ATD style, are disparate phrases of young love and self-discovery. Urie sings:
I love the things you hate about yourself
Just finished a daydream, who were you trying to be?
And the time for being sad is over and you miss them like you miss no other
And being blue is better than being over it
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