Paramore, a band that have received much news recently because of their massive break up. Yes, the Farro brothers are gone. Do I think it will affect their music much? Yes. Do I think it's necessarily a negative affect? No. But that's beside the point of this article.
Paramore debuted with 'All We Know Is Falling' an album filled with both incredible vibrant punk and cool rock. Their next hit album, 'Riot', was a big step up, all their songs were action-filled, with every instrument playing at peak. They were so alive, so punky. Their most recent album, 'Brand New Eyes', was both a horrific step backwards and a great step forward. They lost much of their liveliness, instead maturing. However, they don't seem to be totally aware of this, and try to play new songs as the band they once were, with mixed results. Songs like Careful and Where The Lines Overlap are stunning, but compared to the band they don't really deliver the full potential.
'Hallelujah' is just beautiful. Stunning guitar, complimentary drums, and poignant lyrics make songs like this beautiful. Likewise, the "Only Exception"'s cool simplicity and stunning complexity make it equally as good. But it's with singles like 'Turn It Off' , 'Brighter', 'All We Know' and 'Ignorance' that I feel the band really shines brightest. The electric feel of creativity, the sheer brilliance of all the parts add up to a hell of a great song, again and again and again.
Apparently, Haley Williams is a horrible, controlling and demanding person who forced her own opinion on the band and that the others were forced to "ride the curtails of her dream". This was said by one of the Farro brothers as they left the band, so I'm not quite sure how objective they are.
Sound:9/10
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