On July 6, 2009, Ryan Ross and Jon Walker left Panic! at the Disco, citing creative differences as the reason for their departure. On July 28, it was announced via MTV that the duo would re-debut as a retro-leaning rock band called The Young Veins. With their first song "Change" releasing on their Myspace page,[3] the same day as Panic! at the Disco's first single without the members, "New Perspective."[5][6]MTV credited The Young Veins with "attempting to steal [Panic!'s] thunder," to which Panic! drummer
Spencer Smith responded with "No, I wasn't shocked or mad at all. We had about three weeks of people not knowing what was going on with the bands, and it's kind of nice that the music was released at the same time."[7] In October 2009, Ryan announced that the band's first album, Take a Vacation! had successfully been recorded and were looking for a new label to publish the album, following the expiration of Ryan's contract with Fueled by Ramen.[8] The band eventually signed with One Haven Music, who announced that the album would be officially released on June 8, 2010, with "Change" releasing as the first single on April 5.[9]
The band played their first show on March 15, 2010, at The Echo in Los Angeles, alongside artists such as Alex Greenwald, Z Berg, Jenny Lewis, and Edward Sharpe.[10] In May of that year, it was announced that the band would begin playing their first tour on June 11, debuting members Nick Murray on drums, Andy Soukal on bass and Nick White on keyboards.[11]
On December 10, 2010, guitarist Jon Walker announced via Twitter that the band would go on a hiatus "for the time being."[12][13]
Musical style
AllMusic biographer Andrew Leahey described the band's sound as being "vintage pop/rock", influenced by the Cookies, the Kinks, and the Cramps.[14] AllMusic reviewer Mark Deming considered Take a Vacation! (2010) as being inspired by "early British Invasion era pop/rock", specifically listing bands such as the Kinks, the Hollies and the Searchers.[15]
^Brown, August (July 4, 2010), "With Young Veins, Ryan Ross mines anew", Los Angeles Times, archived from the original on July 8, 2010. (Print edition title: "Downshifting to a different beat: In Panic! at the Disco, Ryan Ross played arenas—and was unhappy. Now with Young Veins, it's tiny clubs—and he's delighted.")
