Panic Years

Panic Years was formed by Edward Everett and Amy Miller in Virginia Beach, Virginia in 2008. After forming, they decided to relocate and visited a few cities before deciding on Philadelphia as their favorite.{{cite web|last=Hooper |first=Emily |url=http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/the-scene/events/Panic-Years-Amped-Up-at-Musikfest-100642084.html |title=Panic Years: Amped Up! at Musikfest | NBC 10 Philadelphia |publisher=Nbcphiladelphia.com |date=2010-08-13 |accessdate=2012-04-17}}

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In 2009, the band was chosen by Philadelphia Weekly to perform at the Concerts in the Park series in Rittenhouse Square.{{cite web|author=Mary van Ogtrop |url=http://www.uwishunu.com/2009/07/music-news-concerts-in-the-park-lineup-announced/ |title=Music News: Concerts in the Park Lineup Announced | Uwishunu - Philadelphia Blog About Things to Do, Events, Restaurants, Food, Nightlife and More |publisher=Uwishunu |date=2009-07-29 |accessdate=2012-04-17}} In 2010, Panic Years was one of 5 winners of the Musikfest Amped Up competition, earning a chance to perform at the annual music festival in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.{{cite web|author=Photo Courtesy of MySpace.com |url=http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/music/index.ssf/2010/06/musikfest_announces_amped_up_c.html |title=Musikfest announces 'Amped Up' competition winners |publisher=lehighvalleylive.com |date= 4 June 2010|accessdate=2012-04-17}} Later that year, they were chosen as a finalist in the WZZO Backyard Bands competition in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

In 2011, the band performed at the Radio 104.5 Summer Block Party, along with The Airborne Toxic Event and The Naked and Famous.[http://www.rbr.com/radio/radio-programming/radio-104-5-presenting-latest-summer-block-party.html ]{{dead link|date=April 2012}}

"Sea Change" and "Farther" have both had radio success and the band has had licensing contracts with MTV and E! to play songs from their first EP on reality shows like "The City" and "Keeping Up with the Kardashians."{{cite web|url=https://www.mcall.com/2010/08/08/amped-up-competition-winners-are-amped-to-play-musikfest/ |title=Amped Up! competition winners are amped to play Musikfest - Morning Call |publisher=Articles.mcall.com |date=2010-08-08 |access-date=2012-04-17}}

The band recorded their debut LP, The Month's Mind, in Fall 2011, which was released on June 12, 2012. The band states that large portions of the album were directly influenced by the book Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse. The band co-produced the album with producer and engineer Mark Padgett, who plays bass in the band Mae.{{cite web|author=panicyears |url=http://panicyearsband.wordpress.com/2011/12/15/goodbye-2011/ |title=Goodbye 2011! « Panic Years |publisher=Panicyearsband.wordpress.com |date=2011-12-15 |accessdate=2012-04-17}}

The band combines passionate vocals, soft-then-loud transitions, clangy guitars and catchy melodies.{{cite web |url=http://archives.citypaper.net/articles/2010/03/25/kaleidoscope |title=Kaleidoscope :: Arts :: Article :: Philadelphia City Paper |publisher=Archives.citypaper.net |accessdate=2012-04-17 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120714034545/http://archives.citypaper.net/articles/2010/03/25/kaleidoscope |archivedate=2012-07-14 }} WonkaVision Magazine praised the "catchy choruses" and "big riffs" on their eponymous debut EP.{{cite web|url=http://www.wonkavisionmagazine.com/reviews09/?p=1642 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130209153557/http://www.wonkavisionmagazine.com/reviews09/?p=1642 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=February 9, 2013 |title=Panic Years – "Panic Years" at Wonka Vision Reviews |publisher=Wonkavisionmagazine.com |date=2009-08-18 |accessdate=2012-04-17}} Katherine Silkaitis of Philadelphia Weekly describes their sound as a, "blend of late-‘90s alt-rock, lurching math-rock rhythms and ‘90s emo à la Mineral and Braid."{{cite web |url=http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/music/umm-drop/Panic-Years-42223547.html |title=Panic Years | Umm … Drop | Music |publisher=Philadelphia Weekly |accessdate=2012-04-17 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120907084006/http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/music/umm-drop/Panic-Years-42223547.html |archivedate=2012-09-07 }} Other comparisons include Foo Fighters and Silversun Pickups.{{cite web |url=http://www.dc101.com/new2/artists/i/297726 |title=Panic Years | NEW! Artist - DC101 - DC's Rock Station |publisher=DC101 |accessdate=2012-04-17 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120729123204/http://www.dc101.com/new2/artists/i/297726 |archivedate=2012-07-29 }}

• Panic Years (2008)

1. "Dig In"
2. "Backs Break"
3. "Sea Change"
4. "Magic"
5. "Pace"

• Finally Today is Tomorrow (2010)

1. "Our Futures"
2. "Let It Go or Say Goodbye"
3. "Farther"
4. "I Can't Help Myself"
5. "Stay Up"

• The Month's Mind (2012)

1. Intro

2. Control the Action

3. No More Explosions, No Sparks

4. Two Hearts

5. You and I

6. Bad Faith

7. Qualia

8. Anomie

9. The Same Haunt

10. The Month's Mind

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• [http://panicyearsband.wordpress.com/ Official website]

Category:Indie rock musical groups from Pennsylvania

Category:Musical groups from Philadelphia