Paramore – This Is Why

[Juan Carlos]

Sixth album out February 10. Title track out tomorrow.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CikYjEfLHWj

[Envoirment]

Excited for their new album!

[Juan Carlos]

"This Is Why" is available now.

[adamalterlago]

Loving this! Really digging the 60s mod vibe.

[Juan Carlos]

South America Tour.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CjWfLqosMQ6

[Au$tin]

Seeing them tonight, so excited!!! There's 3 opening acts, though, and all of which I have no interest in seeing, so even though the show starts at 6:30, I have a feeling I can wait until like 8:30 to show up and still be fine lol. I know it's probably a hot take, but I've heard Japanese Breakfast enough through rankdowns here to know I have no interest in seeing her live. I have no idea who Claud even are. And Young the Giant would be cute to see, but... meh. Thank god we have reserved seating tickets and not general admission lol.

I really love the setist I've been seeing from the previous shows. Since they only have one new track out, it's filled to the brim with classics, and it's fairly After Laughter heavy, which is a huge plus IMO. Seems like Hayley slipped "Simmer" into the setlist too which is badass! Cannot wait!

[Au$tin]

They put on such an amazing show! Hayley seems like such a genuinely good person too. Her interactions with the crowd were amazing, and she's a top notch performer. Her energy is incredibly infectious and it spreads like wildfire through the entire crowd. Seeing them live truly is an amazing experience.

The show itself was great too. The setlist was very well put together, IMO, and despite the lack of any cool smoke/pyrotechnic/light effects or whatever, the graphics for the screen behind them were very well down and matched the vibes perfectly.

For anyone curious, this was the setlist (in spoilers ofc)

SPOILER: Click to show

This Is Why
Brick by Boring Brick
Decode
Caught in the Middle
That's What You Get
Ignorance
Forgiveness
I Caught Myself
Pool
Misguided Ghosts
Simmer (a solo Hayley song?!)
Ain't It Fun
Boogie Juice (lol at Zac getting a solo moment)
Rose-Colored Boy (the last bit Hayley threw in a bit of Whitney's I Wanna Dance with Somebody and BEP's My Humps lol)
Told You So
Misery Business (Hayley brought up like 6 fans to help sing the bridge and final chorus)

Encore:
Still Into You
Hard Times (Hayley brought a bit of Blondie's Heart of Glass into this one as well)

Also, Hayley wore a shirt that said "Abort the Supreme Court" and announced the a portion of the ticket sales would go to fund women's right to choose and the crowd erupted in cheers, it was f**king beautiful.

I also wound up catching most of Young the Giant's set too, surprisingly. They were pretty fun too. I forgot how much I enjoyed "Superposition" from them.

[Juan Carlos]

UK and Ireland Tour.

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj-uIySrPWv

North America Tour.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CkiqsZ9s-9s

[RoseColoredGirl]

An interview about the album with Zane Lowe just came out.



I thought the interview was absolutely amazing. Things really seemed to loosen up after Taylor admitted how anxious he was, and I love how Zane and all the band members were so quick to support him and lift him up. From that point on in the interview, there was such a shift in how comfortable they all were, and it's probably the most authentic and open I've seen them in an interview. Based on the snippet of "Running Out of Time," it sounds like it could be one of my favorites.

[RoseColoredGirl]

I loved the first half of the album, but the second half wasn't quite as strong for me. I'm not a huge fan of their first three albums, and it felt quite reminiscent of that in a lot of ways. That being said, it was by no means a bad album and I thought all the songs were well-made; the second half of the album just wasn't my thing. 'After Laughter' remains my favorite of their albums.

[thezatch]

A solid but not quite stellar follow-up to After Laughter. Whoever thought to sequence tracks 1-4 the way they are is a genius. Definitely the strongest songs on the album and an immediate add to my usual "everyday listening" Spotfy playlist. I agree with RoseColoredGirl, I felt the back half lacked the punch of the first and they even reminded me of the melodic meandering of Hayley's solo material (which I wasn't too thrilled with when released in 2020), where the songs don't go far but are nice to listen to as background noise while cleaning the house or cooking.

Standouts:
This Is Why
The News
Running Out of Time
C'est Comme Ca
You First
Liar (so pretty, and incredibly relateable)

Also, I prefer the Target exclusive cover over the standard retail, so I had to grab that version this morning.

[Ivy Leegue™]

IMMACULATELY produced. Also, everyone is perforning so welll. It feels more like an extension of Hayley's solo stuff, but this is a very good album. I went through hell to get the Target edition today ( SHOOTER knows), but it was worth it. I definitely see this being one of my faves of 2023.
C'est Comme Ca
Thick Skull
Figure 8
This Is Why
The News
Crave
Running Out Of Time
Big Man, Little Dignity
Liar
You First

[Au$tin]

Absolutely a step down from After Laughter, but I was fully expecting that. After Laughter is a masterpiece that would be difficult to even match again, let alone top. That being said, it's still a wonderfully solid album and I have to echo the sentiment Ivy Leegue™ mentioned about its production. It's probably, upon first listen, my third favorite album from them following After Laughter and Riot.

My highlights:
This Is Why
The News
Running Out of Time
C'est Comme Ca
You First
Figure 8

I'm ecstatic to see alternative radio embracing them so hard with "This Is Why," and I hope they continue to do so with "Running Out of Time." They deserve it so much.

[Ling-Ling]

Finally picked this up! I loved After Laughter so much, not sure what took me so long.

I do agree with previous posters that it loses steam in the back half, but there's nothing on here truly off the mark ("Thick Skull" is the only skip for me, but it's the closer and perfectly harmless). I have to commend the playing on this, some really subtle but effective work. Love the drumming especially. "This Is Why" is such a 10/10, the groove, the shuffling rhythms and changing tempos, the lyrics perfectly capturing pandemic paranoia and malaise. Should have won a damn Grammy, but whatevs! I'm really tempted to catch them on tour this time.

[RoseColoredGirl]

A new remixed version of the album was released today. A different artist is featured on each track. The album also features a previously unreleased track that was originally going to be on the album, but was removed prior to release.




Here is the tracklist:

1. "This Is Why" (Re: Foals) 5:51
2. "The News" (Re: The Linda Lindas) 3:26
3. "Running Out of Time" (Re: Panda Bear) 4:23
4. "Running Out of Time" (Re: Zane Lowe) 4:44
5. "C'est Comme Ça" (Re: Wet Leg) 2:24
6. "Big Man, Little Dignity" (Re: DOMi & JD BECK) 3:00
7. "You First" (Re: Remi Wolf) 3:54
8. "Figure 8" (Re: Bartees Strange) 3:35
9. "Liar" (Re: Romy) 4:36
10. "Crave" (Re: Claud) 3:30
11. "Thick Skull" (Re: Julien Baker) 4:54
12. "Sanity" (demo) 3:30

Hayley was also a guest on The Tonight Show last night and did an interview about the remix album.

[SHOOTER]

This Is Why wins the Grammy for both Best Alternative Music Performance and makes history by becoming the first by a female-fronted band to win Best Rock Album.

[Ivy Leegue™]

Legit floored that they won, but good for them! It's also cool that they won in both rock and alternative categories.