{"id":3230,"date":"2015-10-27T11:55:07","date_gmt":"2015-10-27T15:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nowthissound.com\/ntsib\/?p=3230"},"modified":"2015-10-26T23:45:59","modified_gmt":"2015-10-27T03:45:59","slug":"video-panic-at-the-disco-emperors-new-clothes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.nowthissound.com\/ntsib\/2015\/10\/27\/video-panic-at-the-disco-emperors-new-clothes\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Panic! at the Disco, Emperor’s New Clothes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Normally at this time of year I post the video for Panic! at the Disco<\/a>‘s Almost Halloween<\/a><\/i>, because it is sweetly ridiculous and deep down I still love it.<\/p>\n

But on the surface I can’t watch it any more. The band that made that video is gone, ne’er to return. <\/p>\n

And I’m at a crossroads with my affection for the band, as it is currently incarnated. My fondness fades, but lingers, a little like a ghost. There’s a new record coming, and a tour, there have been singles, and I have watched from a bemused distance. All of my favorites are gone, but I can’t quite let go, not yet.<\/p>\n

The video below is for The Emperor’s New Clothes<\/i>, and it encompasses the things I have always liked about Panic!: Brendon’s voice and range; sumptuous theatricality; Brendon in a dramatic costume; and singing skulls. It also has neat bit at the beginning that functions as a “Previously, on Panic! At the Disco . . .<\/i>” and ties yet another disparate era of style to the one that came before.<\/p>\n

I can’t decide if my interest for their (his) constant reinvention has evaporated or merely gone into hibernation. But I am, for now, here for one more round.<\/p>\n

Panic! At The Disco: Emperor's New Clothes [OFFICIAL VIDEO]<\/div><\/div>
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