The Young Veins was an American

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band from

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. The band was composed of

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and

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, two former members of the Las Vegas band

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, along with bassist Andy Soukal, drummer Nick Murray and keyboardist Nick White.Exclusive: Former Panic! At The Disco Members Become The Young Veins

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, July 28, 2009.

History

On July 6, 2009,

and

left

, citing creative differences as the reason for their departure. Soon afterwards, it was announced that their new project would be a retro-leaning rock band called The Young Veins. Their song "Change" debuted on the duo's Myspace page, and their first album, ''

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'', was announced. In late 2009 three additional members joined the band: Nick Murray on drums, Andy Soukal on bass and Nick White on keyboards. Three songs from ''Take a Vacation!'' were released as singles in April and May 2010, and the album itself was released in June 2010. On December 10, 2010, guitarist

announced via

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that the band is currently on hiatus: "The Young Veins has been on hiatus and will remain that way for the time being. Thanks for getting the album and coming to the shows." In 2019, the band released a deluxe edition of ''Take a Vacation!'' online.

Musical style

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biographer Andrew Leahey described the band's sound as being "vintage pop/rock", influenced by

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, and

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. AllMusic reviewer Mark Deming considered ''

'' (2010) as being inspired by "early British Invasion era pop/rock", specifically listing bands such as the Kinks,

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and

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Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Members

– vocals, guitars (2009–2010) *

– vocals, guitars (2009–2010) * Andy Soukal – bass guitar, backing vocals (2009–2010) * Nick Murray – drums, percussion (2009–2010) * Nick White – keyboards (2010)

References

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