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.[4]
Adam Smith, Amy Miller, Kevin Kurtz & Edward Everett
"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."[8]
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 SteppenwolfbyHermann Hesse. The band co-produced the album with producer and engineer Mark Padgett, who plays bass in the band Mae.[9]
The band combines passionate vocals, soft-then-loud transitions, clangy guitars and catchy melodies.[10] WonkaVision Magazine praised the "catchy choruses" and "big riffs" on their eponymous debut EP.[11] 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."[12] Other comparisons include Foo Fighters and Silversun Pickups.[13]
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
