Concerns about the band’s future swirled for years when Josh and Zac Farro, the band’s founding guitarist and drummer, left the band in 2010, calling it “a manufactured product of a major label.”īut Paramore returned as a trio in 2013 with Paramore, a sprawling, 17-track album that saw them explore the worlds of pop, funk, new wave, and everything in between. “You’re not the big fish in the pond no more/ You are what they’re feeding on.” With that salty-sweet self-awareness, Paramore entered a new era. Years later, it’s clear they do, but God, it just feels so good to sing that chorus. “Second chances, they don’t ever matter, people never change,” Williams quips. From its compressed horns and “Hit that, hit that snare!” opening to its signature staccato guitar riff, the song’s tale of finally getting the guy you want out from under his no-good ex is a perfect hit of pop punk bite and petty, adolescent snarl. But a bop is a bop, and “Misery Business” became a hit for a reason. Paramore don’t play this song live anymore, with Williams citing its slut-shaming lyrics, written when she was 17. With this, “Conspiracy” laid the groundwork for Paramore’s success. With the belted “Tell me how I’ve lost my power” at song’s end, it becomes clear that the girl could sing, and she wouldn’t be confined to a nasally, pop punk whine or a hardcore scream. “Conspiracy” reveals Williams’ desire for kinship early on, as she asks, “When all security fails, will you be there to help me through?” Most importantly here, however, is Williams’ voice. Paramore’s had a tumultuous history, and the idea of finding lasting bonds through music became a central issue - especially as these bonds fractured. “Please speak softly for they will hear us/ And they’ll find out why we don’t trust them,” Williams sings, looking over her shoulder. Inspired by emo like Thursday and alt-metal like Deftones, quiet, chiming guitar builds to chugging power chords in this suspicious All We Know is Falling track. The first song Williams wrote with Taylor York established the Paramore ethos right away.
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