This article has been imported from chorus.fm for discussion. All of the forum rules still apply. Pre-orders for the new Paramore album, This is Why, are now up. The lead single is now available everywhere along with the video. The full press release can also be found below. Paramore are back with their first new music since 2017. The beloved Nashville-based trio of Zac Farro,Hayley Williams & Taylor York have returned from their hiatus - and the global pandemic - with “This Is Why”, one of the best songs of their already impressive repertoire. In what’s widely recognized as one of the most exciting musical returns of the year, the band have also announced the release of their long awaited sixth studio album, This is Why, for February 10th 2023 on Atlantic Records. Recorded in Los Angeles, California with long-time collaborator Carlos de la Garza, the album features 10 new Paramore songs with cover art shot by Zachary Gray. Entering back into a world - and cultural landscape - very different from the one they last participated in, Paramore have returned with a song about exactly that. “This Is Why” is a deliciously infectious Paramore ear-worm for the post-truth world. Of the song, Williams says, “This Is Why was the very last song we wrote for the album. To be honest, I was so tired of writing lyrics but Taylor convinced Zac and I both that we should work on this last idea. What came out of it was the title track for the whole album. It summarizes the plethora of ridiculous emotions, the rollercoaster of being alive in 2022, having survived even just the last 3 or 4 years. You’d think after a global pandemic of fucking biblical proportions and the impending doom of a dying planet, that humans would have found it deep within themselves to be kinder or more empathetic or something.” The video was directed by Turnstile’s Brendan Yates and filmed in Malibu, California last month. Speaking on the video and collaboration, Williams says, “It was so rad working with Brendan. I’ve known the Turnstile guys for a little while and was so psyched to have our worlds collide in this way. There’s a cool kinship between the way our bands do things... Hopefully we will get to play shows with them at some point.” When Paramore revealed they were recording together in January 2022 the response from music fans around the world was immediate and celebratory. In the time since the Grammy-winning, RIAA-certified multi-Platinum band released their last album, After Laughter - and Hayley Williams unveiled two lauded solo albums - Paramore have become more popular than ever. Over the last few years Paramore’s influence and popularity has snowballed, as the age of streaming organically propelled them into a position as one of the world’s biggest, most culturally compelling rock bands. For the band, who formed as teenagers in Tennessee, their 20 year trajectory has seen them grow from youthful outsiders to bone-fide pop culture icons, permeating the musical landscape by inspiring a new generation of musical talent. Renowned for their arena-filling and festival-headlining performance prowess, the opportunity to see Paramore play their first theater shows in years created headline news. Their upcoming run of intimate live dates sold out in minutes. The band are donating a portion of their ticket sales to organizations working in areas of essential community support, including ARC Southeast, Kansas Abortion Funds, Shelter Safe Canada and Support & Feed more Not all embedded content is displayed here. You can view the original to see embedded videos, tweets, etc.
The first single felt more like Hayley's solo work than Paramore. Still dig it though, easy preorder. Edit: A Paramore & Turnstile show would be epic
This is quite good! Lots of and sounds like another creative reinvention for the band we all love to see evolve!
Like the feel, love the performances. I wish it some more melody for the chorus, but I’m hoping the rest of the album satisfies that area. Based on it being the first track I’m guessing it’s more of a tone setter for the album. edit: this one’s definitely growing on me after a few plays.
Well I pre ordered the green vinyl. I felt very impulsive on my lunch break. Looking forward to hearing the rest of this!
Agreed that it's more in line with her solo work, but it's pretty good. Not earth shattering, but it's nice.
I know they said they were influenced by Bloc Party for this album, but this chorus just screams Franz Ferdinand to me.
I didn't think I was going to like this based on a snippet I heard, but it won me over by the end of the song. That chorus is too much fun.
It’s good! Def feels like a cool progression in many of the right ways. Had me singing along 2/3 in. :)
Yeah, sort of feel the same. This song really doesn't do anything for me. Glad a lot of people love it though, excited to see what else they have in store.
What absolute trash this band has become. This band epitomizes a career of total privilege and arrogance, and for some reason people stick around to keep buying this uninspired hipster garbage.