Paramore - This Is Why

  by Zena Grieg

published: 20 / 3 / 2023

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Almost two decades after their acclaimed debut album ‘All We Know Is Falling’, the Tennessee rock band Paramore has brought out a new record, their sixth. Fronted by Hayley Williams, herself an accomplished solo artist (‘Petals Of Armor’), this new collection traverses a range of modern themes from war through the snares of social media and societal malaise, the shadow of age a leitmotif throughout. Highlights of this ten-track album include: the opener, menacing title track and lead single bemoaning the lack of empathy in the world; the world-weary ‘The News’ about the unrelentingness of 24-hour news coverage; ‘Running Out Of Time’ a wry dig at the me-generation and its excuses; the catchy ‘C’est comme ca’ with its acerbic lyrics: “Lucky for me, I run on spite and sweet revenge”; the claustrophobic, self-destructive cycles of ‘Figure 8’; the moody love ballad ‘Liar’ with its unabashed lyrics: “Love is not an easy thing to admit/But I’m not ashamed of it/Love is not a weakening if you feel it rushing in”; the emotive ‘Crave’ with Williams grieving for a lost self: “I romanticize even the worst of times/When all it took to make me cry/Was being alive; and the slow-building closer ‘Thick Skull’ with its message of stubborn resilience through vulnerability. An album of contrasts, reflective, at times dissonant, ‘This Is Why’ sonically captures contemporary unease.

Track Listing:-

1 This Is Why
2 The News
3 Running Out Of Time
4 C'est Comme Ça
5 Big Man, Little Dignity
6 You First
7 Figure 8
8 Liar
9 Crave
10 Thick Skull

Band Links:-

https://www.paramore.net/
https://www.paramore.net/
https://twitter.com/paramore

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