New Panic! album due in March

December 12, 2007 Members of Las Vegas four-piece Panic! at the Disco are taking a stripped-down approach to their as-yet-untitled sophomore album, due March 25 via Decaydance/Fueled by Ramen, relying less on computer software and more on their abilities as musicians, Panic! guitarist/lyricist Ryan Ross said. Musically, the emo rock band is "working backwards," Ross said, drawing musical influence from such classic rocks acts as the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan and the Beach Boys. To help achieve the new sound, Panic! tapped producer Rob Mathes, who worked with the band on cover song This Is Halloween for the soundtrack of last winter's rerelease of Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas.

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