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The Young Veins
The Young Veins performing at Jack Rabbits in Jacksonville, FL on March 27, 2010. Left to right: White, Walker, Murray, Ross, Soukal
Background information
Origin	Topanga, California, U.S.
Genres	Pop rock
Years active	2009–2010
Labels	One Haven Music
Spinoff of	Panic! at the Disco
Past members	Ryan Ross Jon Walker Andy Soukal Nick Murray Nick White

The Young Veins was an American pop/rock band from Topanga, California. The band consists of Ryan Ross and Jon Walker, two former members of the Las Vegas band Panic! at the Disco, along with bassist Andy Soukal, drummer Nick Murray, and keyboardist Nick White.

History

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, the same day as Panic! at the Disco's first single without the members, "New Perspective." MTV credited The Young Veins with "attempting to steal 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." 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. 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.

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. 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.

On December 10, 2010, guitarist Jon Walker announced via Twitter that the band would go on a hiatus "for the time being."

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. 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.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Members

• Ryan Ross – vocals, guitars (2009–2010)
• Jon Walker – vocals, guitars (2009–2010)
• Andy Soukal – bass guitar, backing vocals (2009–2010)
• Nick Murray – drums, percussion (2009–2010)
• Nick White – keyboards (2010)

References

1. 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.")
2. Panic! At the Disco, The Young Veins Debut New Tracks, Rolling Stone, July 28, 2009.
3. ^ Exclusive: Former Panic! At The Disco Members Become The Young Veins, MTV, July 28, 2009.
4. Ryan Ross and Jon Walker are The Young Veins Archived 2009-12-12 at the Wayback Machine, Stereokill, July 29, 2009.
5. Julie Seabaugh (August 6, 2009). "TWO-ACT DISCO". Las Vegas Weekly.
6. Anna Hyclak (July 28, 2009). "LISTEN: Panic at the Disco Release New Song". Spin. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
7. James Montgomery (July 31, 2009). "Panic! At The Disco's Spencer Smith Wants New Music To Do The Talking". MTV News. Archived from the original on April 6, 2015. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
8. James Montgomery (October 16, 2009). "Ryan Ross' Young Veins Work Hard To 'Take A Vacation'". MTV. Archived from the original on February 27, 2023.
9. "THE YOUNG VEINS – RELEASE DEBUT TAKE A VACATION! – OUT JUNE 8TH". One Haven Music. March 31, 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-05-11.
10. hris Martins (March 15, 2010). "Panic! Offshoot Young Veins Preview New Songs". Spin.
11. Kelsey Paine (May 4, 2010). "Panic! Offshoot Young Veins Plot U.S. Tour". Spin.
12. Jon Walker. "Twitter announcement". Retrieved 12 October 2012.
13. "The Young Veins (ex-P!ATD) go on hiatus". Alternative Press. December 10, 2010. Archived from the original on December 12, 2010. Retrieved February 26, 2010.
14. Leahey, Andrew. "The Young Veins | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
15. Deming, Mark. "Take a Vacation! - The Young Veins | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
16. "Take A Vacation! by The Young Veins". iTunes. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
17. "Change by The Young Veins". iTunes. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
18. "Take A Vacation! (Single) by The Young Veins". iTunes. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
19. "Everyone But You (Single) by The Young Veins". iTunes. Retrieved December 28, 2016.

• Musical groups established in 2009
• Musical groups disestablished in 2010
• Musical groups from Los Angeles
• American pop rock music groups