8 Hotly Anticipated 2016 Albums (And Why They'll Be Disappointing)

8. Panic! At The Disco €“ Death Of A Bachelor

Panic! At The Disco are something of a musical curiosity. Their first album, A Fever You Can't Sweat Out, released in 2005, and took the emo/alternative rock scene by storm. With so much whiny, depressing music being released at the time, their unique sound and incredible theatricality was instantly latched on to. Songs like I Write Sins Not Tragedies and Lying Is The Most Fun A Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off were wildly successful, and received constant radio play. Their follow up album Pretty. Odd. changed the band's sound completely, and was met with fan and critical confusion. Gone was much of the theatricality, replaced with a light, airy pop sound. Rolling Stone described the release of the album as one of the boldest moves in rock history. Their third album, 2011's Vices & Virtues received a mixed response, but their fourth album, 2013's Too Weird To Live, Too Rare To Die received very positive reviews. The band appear to have finally found a sound that works, and so hype for their next album has grown. Now that they've found their sound, their next album will surely brilliantly refine it. If only that were the case. At this point, lead singer Brendon Urie is literally the only official band member left. Over the years, the band's formative members have dropped off one by one. Between Too Weird To Live, Too Rare To Die and the announcement of Death Of A Bachelor, the band's last member other than Urie, Spencer Smith, departed. All of the constitute creative parts that contributed to the band's diverse sound have disappeared, leaving only the face of the band as the sole writer. Rather than cut his losses and go solo, however, Urie has kept the band name and will be releasing an album that almost certainly sounds nothing like Panic! At The Disco.