The Young Veins

By Julia Kazar

Now that summer has finally come to Akron many people are beginning to make travel plans for the season, The Young Veins are no exception; they want us all to Take a Vacation! and bring their debut album along too. For their first album, The Young Veins seem to be ahead of the game, they sound like they have been playing together for a lifetime.

Just one year ago Ryan Ross and Jon Walker left Panic! at the Disco for creative reasons, not long after they joined forces with Andy Soukal, Nick Murray, and Nick White to form The Young Veins.

Even though 40% of the band is made up of former Panic! at the Disco members, the sound is noticeably different. The Young Veins sound more like the 60’s pop band The Hollies then an emo band. The title track off the album especially shows this. With its upbeat sound and simple melodies, it would fit in with many earlier rock songs. “Cape Town,” a love song about a whirlwind summer romance, is another great song on the album. The lyrics do a good job of putting the listener in the scene, but what really makes it stand out is the guitar playing, it manages to stand out against the lyrics throughout the whole song and shows off just how talented this band really is.

So if you’re looking for a chill album to listen to while you are relaxing this summer, just take The Young Veins advice and Take a Vacation!

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