Absolute Punk wrote that "Don’t Panic" is All Time Low’s “best album to date” and they weren’t stretching the truth. "Don’t Panic" is All Time Low’s fifth album and the best by far. After the split from Interscope, All Time Low returned to Hopeless Records where they have had their most success. It’s obvious that they went for a more mature sound with this album. The diversity and lyrics are proof. The album starts out with “The Reckless and the Brave,” an anthem about leaving suburbia and making it as a band. Going along with that, in “So Long Soldier” Gaskarth sings about coming to the United States from England and All Time Low’s journey as a band by saying, “You can’t shake the noise from their bones." Many songs are about staying young and living in the moment such as “Outlines,” “For Baltimore,” and “Somewhere In Never Land” where they write about “Sticking it out and trying to feel forever young." In contrast, “Thanks To You," “Paint You Wings,” “To Live and Let Go,” and “Let Me Be” are about being used, moving on, and being your own person. It wouldn’t be an All Time Low album without a song about a one night stand, which is “Backseat Serenade.” Cassadee Pope, formerly of Hey Monday, provides vocals for "Backseat Serenade." On a more personal note, Gaskarth writes about missing someone and how he “Can’t sleep without you pressed up against me.” Not only are the lyrics well written, but the instrumental music is flawless. This album shows All Time Low headed in a new, more mature direction.
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