https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIYJ7VaSxYY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSFa_wOZPXg
talk about album here
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Thursday, 9 February 2023 18:28 (one year ago) link
instant favorites are "figure 8" and "crave" but overall the second side is one of their strongest suites of songs. "thick skull" is totally indulging in the failure influence but it's more "nurse who loved me"/"another space song" than "stuck on you," no abyssal guitar drone but still drifts through space like a satellite
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Thursday, 9 February 2023 18:38 (one year ago) link
as someone who coincidentally got hard into fantastic planet's last 5 songs within the last couple of weeks...that is a lot to live up to lol
― imago, Thursday, 9 February 2023 18:43 (one year ago) link
not really weighing quality when i'm making that or any comparison, fantastic planet is one of the best rock records ever and i'm still figuring out where this record sits in my estimation of the paramore catalog. but they have been very consistent since brand new eyes and my early feeling is this album is worthy as anything they've done since. york is so good at writing these insectile guitar lines that scramble in the dark of the songs
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Thursday, 9 February 2023 18:57 (one year ago) link
"thick skull" is totally indulging in the failure influence but it's more "nurse who loved me"/"another space song" than "stuck on you," no abyssal guitar drone but still drifts through space like a satellite― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Thursday, 9 February 2023 18:38 (thirty minutes ago) link
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Thursday, 9 February 2023 18:38 (thirty minutes ago) link
!!! cannot wait
― Western® with Bacon Flavor, Thursday, 9 February 2023 19:10 (one year ago) link
extremely rude to just fade out the flute solo on "big man, little dignity"
― ufo, Thursday, 9 February 2023 20:49 (one year ago) link
This is WHY
― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 9 February 2023 21:06 (one year ago) link
anyone got a link?
― four square ups... no punches thrown (Spottie), Thursday, 9 February 2023 21:07 (one year ago) link
actually its fine ill wait til tonight
yeah great album, "thick skull" rules
― ufo, Thursday, 9 February 2023 21:09 (one year ago) link
york is so good at writing these insectile guitar lines that scramble in the dark of the songs
― Tim F, Thursday, 9 February 2023 21:20 (one year ago) link
I will never not love how Hayley’s lyrical plainspokenness allows her to express things that feel like truths staring you in the face. The conceit of “You First” is so simple and yet I can’t think offhand of another song that captures it.
― Tim F, Thursday, 9 February 2023 21:26 (one year ago) link
The plainspoken virtues are what those guitar lines need.
York could've aspired to become another boring guitar hero; instead he's become this Buckingham-esque texture guy.
― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 9 February 2023 21:29 (one year ago) link
High praise!
― Indexed, Thursday, 9 February 2023 21:31 (one year ago) link
York's work on AL had me go back and try and figure out what parts he was doing on BNE. His playing style has been so pliable with each iteration/album of the band.
― Western® with Bacon Flavor, Thursday, 9 February 2023 22:15 (one year ago) link
Current favourite is Big Man, Little Dignity. Those harmonies are just gorgeous. I do agree with ufo that it fades out too quickly.
― kitchen person, Friday, 10 February 2023 04:30 (one year ago) link
This comes out tomorrow ?
― calstars, Friday, 10 February 2023 04:32 (one year ago) link
if it's still the 9th where you are then yes
― ufo, Friday, 10 February 2023 04:39 (one year ago) link
Liar is really good
― diamonddave85 (diamonddave85), Friday, 10 February 2023 05:07 (one year ago) link
second half of this picks up where a lot of petals for armor left off, but it's much better realised overall
― ufo, Friday, 10 February 2023 06:59 (one year ago) link
"i'm living in a horror film / where i'm both the killer and the final girl" is so hayley a line it might actually be too hayley
what a song tho, like a measured adult reinterpretation of misery business
aquatic second half of this album v gorge. best band
― difficult listening hour, Friday, 10 February 2023 08:45 (one year ago) link
Completely satisfying album despite the short arc of being 10 songs / 36 minutes. The softer songs really shine (Big Man Little Dignity, Liar, Thick Skull).
― Nabozo, Friday, 10 February 2023 10:16 (one year ago) link
Yeah, on first listen, Big Man and Thick Skull were the non-single tracks that stood out to me.
― peace, man, Friday, 10 February 2023 12:42 (one year ago) link
"i romanticize even the worst of times"
― sault bae (voodoo chili), Friday, 10 February 2023 15:21 (one year ago) link
Love the woodwinds on a few songs!
― peace, man, Friday, 10 February 2023 16:18 (one year ago) link
First pass: Like-not-love. A solid album but I could do with more hooks and more energy. First time I think maybe the lyrics are stronger than the tunes? Granted my expectations are high given how much I love the previous two albums in particular.
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Friday, 10 February 2023 18:19 (one year ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSOsm1BMfC0
― gman59, Friday, 10 February 2023 19:09 (one year ago) link
i never knew york played drums on "monster" and the other singles club songs, but learning this reminded me of him saying in their recent zane lowe interview "drumming was the first instrument for all three of us" and i'm starting to think this is like a central prism through which to understand this band's music
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Friday, 10 February 2023 19:55 (one year ago) link
This album rules. The guitar rules. The drums rule. The vocals rule. This is the good shit that I want. I already had one family member gong a song or two, which I view as an affirmation of the album's in your face-ness. I wonder what the others think.
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 11 February 2023 01:08 (one year ago) link
After several listens, I really like most of the music. Only Liar feels underwhelming to me in that department. Vocally, I think Hayley's doing some great things. Lyrically though, I think listening to the entire thing has only reinforced the hesitations that I had from the pre-album singles. They really don't hit for me the way they did on previous albums. She's definitely taking a different tack in the lyric writing department, although it's a more linear change when taking her solo records into consideration. I still envision bumping it a lot this year, but I don't think I'll be doing much singing along.
― peace, man, Saturday, 11 February 2023 01:20 (one year ago) link
first thought during my listen was after the back-to-back "running out of time"/"c'est comme ca" was i want more of that version of the band.
sounds later-era radiohead indebted. "liar" through "thick skull" is a fantastic run, although the second half all told is great.
― Western® with Bacon Flavor, Sunday, 12 February 2023 22:27 (one year ago) link
"hey, hey - what's the body count up to now, captain?"
― Western® with Bacon Flavor, Tuesday, 14 February 2023 10:58 (one year ago) link
It's probably mostly just "Liar" but the final three tracks feel way more Heaven or Las Vegas than they have ever allowed themselves to get before.
― Tim F, Tuesday, 14 February 2023 12:29 (one year ago) link
"crave" definitely fits that, with the bonus new order bassline popping in around 2:30. album has been stuffed with little treasures on each new listen.
― Western® with Bacon Flavor, Tuesday, 14 February 2023 22:12 (one year ago) link
Surprised there’s no discussion of Running Out of Time which, aside from the early singles is my definitive fave track on here
― POLIZISTEN VERSINKEN IM SCHLAMM (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 14 February 2023 22:33 (one year ago) link
more than cocteau twins i thought in rainbows, but i definitely hear that now too
― ufo, Tuesday, 14 February 2023 22:59 (one year ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urV3pYW8dD4
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 15 February 2023 20:11 (one year ago) link
"Running Out of Time" from last night's Kimmel
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 15 February 2023 20:12 (one year ago) link
that works better on tape than live i think
― POLIZISTEN VERSINKEN IM SCHLAMM (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 15 February 2023 20:14 (one year ago) link
i thought paramore was a band whose audience were 15 year old mall-punk-girls
― CerebralCaustic, Thursday, 16 February 2023 01:01 (one year ago) link
That was absolutely the case when I saw them 7/8 years ago
― Half Japanese Breakfast (outdoor_miner), Thursday, 16 February 2023 01:17 (one year ago) link
i am their audience
― POLIZISTEN VERSINKEN IM SCHLAMM (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 16 February 2023 04:29 (one year ago) link
i liked that Kimmel performance actually - TV studio mixing is always bad but it's still pretty groovy.
15 yo mall punk girls usually have great taste imo. also most of them are now in their 30s.
― Roz, Thursday, 16 February 2023 04:30 (one year ago) link
that part
― POLIZISTEN VERSINKEN IM SCHLAMM (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 16 February 2023 04:34 (one year ago) link
Good album, I'll just steal Nabozo's thought:
The softer songs really shine (Big Man Little Dignity, Liar, Thick Skull).
Add "Crave" to that though
― Vinnie, Thursday, 16 February 2023 06:20 (one year ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toKJP3luQbI
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 17 February 2023 00:18 (one year ago) link
finally dawned on me that "big man little dignity" and "crave" feel pulled from Kaputt-era Destroyer.
― Western® with Bacon Flavor, Friday, 17 February 2023 00:58 (one year ago) link
The flute solo on the former sounds exactly like Kaputt, yeah
― Vinnie, Friday, 17 February 2023 01:13 (one year ago) link
This is why the album sounds so good.Carlos de la Garza | Manny Marroquin | Harriet Tam📸: Nyk Allen, Zac Farro pic.twitter.com/VvwMwD48DP— paramore (@paramore) February 22, 2023
― Indexed, Wednesday, 22 February 2023 19:37 (one year ago) link
everyone is a bad guyand there's no way NO WAY TO KNOWWHOOOOOOOOOOOOO'S THE WORRRRRRRRRST
― difficult listening hour, Wednesday, 8 March 2023 10:20 (one year ago) link
seeing them in a week hell yeah
― Murgatroid, Thursday, 1 June 2023 21:46 (ten months ago) link
they were great opening for taylor, think they only played this is why from this album, which is an awesome song live
― Spottie, Thursday, 1 June 2023 21:47 (ten months ago) link
I think they were supposed to play Lollapalooza here but something fell through. They played a really small place back in the winter, they are playing a bigger place up in Milwaukee this summer, but nothing in Chicago.I like her solo record better than this record, but the solo record was super cool.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 1 June 2023 22:21 (ten months ago) link
i think this is better than either of her solo records but tbh i prob would give any record with "figure 8" on it at least a 9.0
"liar" is one of the best things they've ever done, the way the melody swims around that broken drumbeat
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Monday, 5 June 2023 18:38 (ten months ago) link
Great show last night
though ending with “This Is Why” is odd, not the worst closer but still
― Murgatroid, Friday, 9 June 2023 12:50 (ten months ago) link
they have flipped from opening with it to closing with it. i'm a very new fan so no nothing, but it felt good to me when i saw them. best gig!
― stirmonster, Friday, 9 June 2023 17:25 (ten months ago) link
https://www.oregonlive.com/entertainment/2023/08/paramore-cancels-north-american-tour-hours-before-portland-show.html?
Hayley has a bad lung infection.
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 11 August 2023 21:18 (eight months ago) link
they played a delayed SF show a few days ago and the review mentioned there was a doctor stage-side which I thought sounded a little OTT but I guess I see why now
― I? not I! He! He! HIM! (akm), Saturday, 12 August 2023 00:25 (eight months ago) link
THIS IS THE REMIX
https://consequence.net/2023/10/paramore-remix-album-re-this-is-why/
The band described the project as “almost a remix album” in a statement on social media. “We’ve long wanted to recognize the connection we have with some of the artists who’ve influenced us as a band and/or who have cited our band as an influence,” they shared. “Some of the songs have been remixed sort of classically, while others were reworked or rewritten. It’s incredible to hear all our worlds colliding.”
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 3 October 2023 22:09 (six months ago) link
this album is just not very good
i kind of agree with this. amazing title track, the rest doesn't do it for me, compared to her two solo records and after laughter, it was a bit disappointing.
― I? not I! He! He! HIM! (akm), Tuesday, 3 October 2023 22:59 (six months ago) link
4. Running Out Of Time (Re: @zanelowe)
no
― Murgatroid, Wednesday, 4 October 2023 16:02 (six months ago) link
I still envision bumping it a lot this year, but I don't think I'll be doing much singing along.― peace, man, Friday, February 10, 2023 8:20 PM (seven months ago) bookmarkflaglink
― peace, man, Friday, February 10, 2023 8:20 PM (seven months ago) bookmarkflaglink
Narrator: he did not bump it a lot this year
― peace, man, Thursday, 5 October 2023 13:24 (six months ago) link
i really love side 1 of this album but have very little desire to hear it remixed though.
― stirmonster, Thursday, 5 October 2023 13:40 (six months ago) link
They should remix it until they sound like different songs imo
― hat trick of trashiness (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 5 October 2023 13:43 (six months ago) link
second half of this record is still devastating, i don’t know why ilm doesn’t hear it
― ivy., Thursday, 5 October 2023 13:56 (six months ago) link
i do love side 2 too but seem to listen to side 1 much more, probably as i have it on vinyl. crave live was absolutely devastating.
the title track could be a massive club hit if done right, which i'm fairly sure it won't be.
― stirmonster, Thursday, 5 October 2023 16:29 (six months ago) link
i absolutely adore hayley's vocal performance on "big man, little dignity." the tiredness of when she gets to "no offense" gets me everytime.
lol at getting the person that's been interviewing them with each new album lead-up to contribute to the remix album.
― Western® with Bacon Flavor, Thursday, 5 October 2023 17:51 (six months ago) link
I was expecting the Romy track to sound like her latest album but
― Murgatroid, Friday, 6 October 2023 12:16 (six months ago) link
― stirmonster, Thursday, 5 October 2023 16:29 (yesterday) link
qft, i wish
― ꙮ (map), Friday, 6 October 2023 12:20 (six months ago) link
Seriously, the chorus is *right there*.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 6 October 2023 13:25 (six months ago) link
important thing with this remix album is they've thrown an unreleased demo from the after laughter sessions on there and it's pretty decent. wish they'd ended up finishing it
― ufo, Friday, 6 October 2023 13:30 (six months ago) link
hey, this demo track is pretty great (even in its unfinished form)
― Murgatroid, Saturday, 7 October 2023 01:45 (six months ago) link
ok - that makes sense it's from the after laughter era because it didn't sound like it was from this album's era.
not sure any of these improved on the originals - best was for me was "thick skull" but only because i'd wished that song's epic quality was closer to the 5-6 minute mark.
― Western® with Bacon Flavor, Saturday, 7 October 2023 02:05 (six months ago) link
really excellent song exploder episode about "liar": https://songexploder.net/paramore
― ivy., Wednesday, 1 November 2023 17:57 (five months ago) link
hmm, they seem to have deleted all their posts on Twitter/IG and their website is 404'd rn
― Murgatroid, Sunday, 31 December 2023 16:13 (three months ago) link
they posted a while back that they just completed all their label obligations after the last album/tour and that things were uncertain but they’re still a band. prob just starting things over while deciding what to do next
― Roz, Sunday, 31 December 2023 17:25 (three months ago) link
Probably talking out of my ass here, but IIRC they had a 360 deal with Atlantic, so with that getting wrapped up, and the band making it pretty clear they weren't reupping might also play a part.
I saw Maura on PBS Newshour last night talking up this album in her year-end wrap up.
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Sunday, 31 December 2023 18:15 (three months ago) link
uh that’s literally what I just said
― Roz, Sunday, 31 December 2023 18:43 (three months ago) link
Didn't mean to step on your toes. Was just elaborating because I find the 360 deal aspect interesting.
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Sunday, 31 December 2023 19:07 (three months ago) link
they're spending 4 months opening for taylor swift next year, they're not even taking a break yet
― ufo, Sunday, 31 December 2023 22:17 (three months ago) link
oh wait this year lol
― ufo, Sunday, 31 December 2023 22:24 (three months ago) link
They just dropped out of a headlining slot at a music festival.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 5 January 2024 14:24 (three months ago) link
hard times
― poppers fueled buttsex crescendo (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 5 January 2024 14:53 (three months ago) link
Seeing a repeated report (from not the greatest source--The Sun) that they're rerecording 'Paramore's Versions ' of their entire catalogue.
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 8 January 2024 14:07 (three months ago) link
They should record an album of Taylor Swift covers and call it "Paramore's Versions of Taylor's Versions." And then Taylor should re-record those, and Paramore *those*, and so on, until it's just a series of hums a la Alvin Lucier.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 8 January 2024 14:11 (three months ago) link
If true, it's funny that they had a 360 deal that <didn't> have a 'no rerecording' clause.
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 8 January 2024 14:28 (three months ago) link
Looks like they've covered Burning Down The House for a new Talking Heads tribute album
We've got a tape we'd like to play you. 16 tracks from 16 artists. Track 1: Paramore. Coming soon pic.twitter.com/8fM6OLzrkY— A24 (@A24) January 10, 2024
― groovypanda, Wednesday, 10 January 2024 16:43 (three months ago) link
Talk about trading down...
https://www.stereogum.com/2248326/paramore-cancel-more-festival-appearances-replaced-by-kings-of-leon/news/
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 18 January 2024 21:57 (three months ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrjHhIGl90I
they bodied this
― ivy., Wednesday, 31 January 2024 19:33 (two months ago) link
Is that good? But yeah, the cover is good, as far as pretty faithful covers go.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 31 January 2024 19:55 (two months ago) link
I don't actually know what Record Store Day Ambassadors are, but Paramore are one now.
After a long career in the music industry we have decided to announce that… we are going to continue to have a long career in the music industry (sorry for any inconvenience). Our first order of business as a freshly independent Paramore is to shine a light on independent record stores— a vital part of our journey from music obsessed school friends to professional music makers. With that being said, we are humbled to be your Ambassadors for Record Store Day 2024. The timing feels kismet. The discovery of music was always meant to be romantic. Indie record shops are some of the only spaces we’ve got that offer a tangible, tactile experience of music discovery. In this world that feels more disconnected and hostile than ever, it feels important to remain in touch (literally) with what inspires us, empowers us, or simply brings us joy. Thankfully, for all our sakes, there still survives among the chaos, the purity and radical simplicity of a great record store.
Our first order of business as a freshly independent Paramore is to shine a light on independent record stores— a vital part of our journey from music obsessed school friends to professional music makers.
With that being said, we are humbled to be your Ambassadors for Record Store Day 2024. The timing feels kismet.
The discovery of music was always meant to be romantic. Indie record shops are some of the only spaces we’ve got that offer a tangible, tactile experience of music discovery.
In this world that feels more disconnected and hostile than ever, it feels important to remain in touch (literally) with what inspires us, empowers us, or simply brings us joy.
Thankfully, for all our sakes, there still survives among the chaos, the purity and radical simplicity of a great record store.
― peace, man, Saturday, 10 February 2024 20:18 (two months ago) link
so was that remix album just a quickie to get them out of their deal
― Murgatroid, Saturday, 10 February 2024 20:28 (two months ago) link
RSD Ambassadors work as the "face(s)" of that year's campaign, so they do press, appear in materials (posters, window decals etc.) distributed in advance to participating stores, and usually have one or more RSD exclusives devoted to them.
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 10 February 2024 20:37 (two months ago) link
https://deadline.com/2024/02/paramore-tennessee-house-resolution-grammy-wins-allison-russell-snub-1235829012/
Paramore has announced that they “will not accept any acknowledgement or honor from the TN House” for its Grammy wins after a lawmaker objected to similar honors for singer/songwriter Allison Russell.The group accuse Tennessee’s Republican-led House of Representatives of “blatant racism” after a lawmaker paused a resolution honoring Black singer-songwriter Russell’s recent Grammy win.
The group accuse Tennessee’s Republican-led House of Representatives of “blatant racism” after a lawmaker paused a resolution honoring Black singer-songwriter Russell’s recent Grammy win.
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 17 February 2024 12:18 (two months ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-3_3fWC1vg
if you're an emo band that put out an album last year, it's time to release a video for your closing track
― ivy., Friday, 1 March 2024 15:33 (one month ago) link
great video though, perfectly matches the eeriness of the song
― ivy., Friday, 1 March 2024 15:34 (one month ago) link
weird coincidence that i watched that just after reading the passage in the History of SST Records book about D. Boon's passing.
― Western® with Bacon Flavor, Friday, 1 March 2024 19:31 (one month ago) link
a message from hayley, on Discord pic.twitter.com/b8jGj8KsUd— jen (@YELYAHG00N) March 1, 2024
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 1 March 2024 19:38 (one month ago) link
here's hoping they are making their Ditch Trilogy
― Western® with Bacon Flavor, Friday, 1 March 2024 21:19 (one month ago) link
I was volunteering somewhere the other day, and one of the younger AmeriCorps employees was playing music, most of which was kind of gently quirky or nondescript emo/indie, none of which I recognized (or at least could identify). Then "This Is Why" came on ... and she walked right over to her phone and skipped it! I was shocked.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 1 March 2024 22:14 (one month ago) link