During an interview in mid-2015, Panic! At The Disco leader, Brendon Urie, was asked what his next record sounded like. Urie replied, “It’s going to be a little bit different, it’s this mix between Sinatra and Queen, if that makes any sense…Every time we do a new album, for me, it’s always evolving and changing—in the best way.” Death of a Bachelor does have a little bit of everything going for it, including four solid singles that preceded the album release in January of 2016, and the summary of Frank Sinatra meets Queen does sound about right looking back on the record’s 10th anniversary. Urie was already breaking out in a big way as a solo star as more and more band members took steps away from the spotlight, but Death of a Bachelor was technically the first album completely written, recorded, and performed by Urie. Armed with a trio of producers in Jake Sinclair, J.R. Rotem, and Imad Royal, Urie leaned heavily upon his vocal prowess to make for another standout moment in his trajectory as an artist. Brendon Urie’s solo star burns brightest on Death of a Bachelor, and it remains one of the clearest realizations of his vision for Panic! At The Disco’s music.