Paramore – Paramore

Double vinyl LP pressing. 2013 album from the Alt-Rock band fronted by Haley Williams. The band members holed up to write over a year and a half and emerged with a collection of songs that retains Paramore’s youthful spirit, but clearly shows their evolution. It’s the most musically adventurous set they’ve released to date. Which isn’t to say the album won’t thrill longtime fans. Still present is a ferocious, churning energy (a hallmark of Paramore’s sound) on “Now, ” “Fast in My Car, ” “Proof, ” “Ankle biters, ” and “Be Alone. ” But the album should also earn Paramore new listeners, thanks to the trio’s willingness to explore uncharted sonic territory, like the funky, high-stepping “Ain’t It Fun”, the Doo Wop-inflected ” (One of Those) Crazy Girls, ” and the lilting, string-filled “Hate to See Your Heart Break. “

1Fast in My Car
2Now
3Grow Up
4Daydreaming
5Interlude: Moving on
6Ain’t It Fun
7Part II
8Last Hope
9Still Into You
10Anklebiters
11Interlude: Holiday
12Proof
13Hate to See Your Heart Break
14(One of Those) Crazy Girls
15Interlude: I’m Not Angry Anymore
16Be Alone
17Future