In the last week, Paramore dropped their first new material in the last few years as well as making their long awaited return to the stage.
They played the new track, ‘This Is Why’ in all it’s glory in Bakersfield over at the Mechanics Bank Arena.
How amazing is it to have the band back playing music live?
Check out some fan shot footage of the performance!
The rumour mill is afoot! Are Paramore up to something in terms of a release?
The band have changed their profile pictures on their social media accounts but more specifically, their Instagrams.
As well all know though when something such as this happens, it’s about to go off.
The new photos of band members Hayley Williams, Taylor York and Zac Farro all show them pressed against water-stained glass.
Check them out below.
Earlier this year Hayley WilliamsĀ statedĀ that she wasĀ āāready for the nextĀ ParamoreĀ albumā following her two lockdown solo records:Ā 2021āsĀ FLOWERSĀ forĀ VASESĀ / descansos, andĀ last yearās Petals For Armor. And now, could the follow-up to 2017’s After Laughter be on the way?
WilliamsĀ shared aĀ screengrab of aĀ conversation with drummer Zac Farro referring toĀ āāparamoreĀ 6ā, with the pair reflecting onĀ āāgetting ooooooldā
As well as that, the vocalist has announced an Earth Day collaboration with fashion label Collina Strada, with newĀ āāRIOT!-esqueā pieces benefittingĀ closethewatergap.org.
āParamore have collaborated with fashion label and social issues/awareness platform Collina Strada to create some exclusive pieces,ā Hayley says.Ā ā
āCollina Strada partners withĀ theor.orgĀ to source upcycled tees from Kantamanto Market in Ghana where unsold/donated clothing is causing an ecological disaster. This oneās hand-dyed and features aĀ vintage Paramore design screenprinted onĀ front.
āAnd the piece de resistance: the Collina Strada xĀ Paramore circaĀ 2007reusable water bottle. Collina Strada made these bedazzled bitches famous aĀ few seasons ago or more(?) and you see em all over fashion week. Canāt believe IĀ own aĀ Pmore themed oneĀ now.ā
Check out Hayley and Zacās text exchangeĀ below:
And the Merch for Earth Day?
Fueled By Ramen are coming to celebrate their 25th anniverary and with that, Paramore have announced a reissue of their second record, ‘Riot!’.
With the release, it will see the band release the record on Silver Vinyl as well as asking fans to help design some Paramore merchants to go alongside the drop.
āFor Fueled By RamenāsĀ 25thĀ anniversary, Paramore are releasing aĀ special silver vinyl edition of Riot!ā the vocalist says in aĀ video on Twitter.Ā āāAnd around the re-issueās release, which will be in May, we wanted to do something really special with you because, you know, itās been aĀ minute. Itās been aĀ while.Ā
āSo, weāre partnering ā again ā with our friends at Creative Allies; we did aĀ contest with them back inĀ 2013ā¦ thatās almost aĀ decade ago, what?! And, basically, you go toĀ paramore.net/creativeallies, submit your design, make it Riot! related, it could be lyrics, it could be anything you want, and the winner will have aĀ design reproduced in the web store, and youāre going to win $500.ā
The full description on Creative Alliesā website explains:Ā āāCreative Allies is partnering with Paramore again to host aĀ fan art design contest. We worked with them inĀ 2013Ā for the debut of their self titled album Paramore. You can check out that contestĀ here! This art will be used for merchandise sold on their webĀ store.
āRiot! is the second studio album by Paramore. It was released in the United States on JuneĀ 12,Ā 2007Ā and Paramore wants to do something special for the albumās re-release on vinyl coming this May. Paramoreās Riot! Album gave us some amazing tracks such as Misery Business and CrushCrushCrush and we need some really great art to match all of the fantastic songs on thisĀ album.
āThe band will pick their favorite design and the grand prize winner will get $500. Please send any questions toĀ nicki@creativeallies.comā
Watch Hayleyās video updateĀ below:
And here’s what that glorious Silver Vinyl looks like:
Hayley Williams has shared that the band have three separate documentaries about them that were never completed.
Williams shared this with a fan via Twitter, confirming that the three documentaries were filmed across the past decade but āwere never finishedā.
Following the surprise release of the record, ‘FLOWERS for VASES / descansos’ earlier this month, Hayley Williams has been answering fan questions on the record in a Twitter Q&A where it’s been revealed the solo chapter is done for now and focus is shifting to Paramore.
When asked if Hayley has more material followingĀ FLOWERSĀ forĀ VASES andĀ last yearās debut Petals For Armor, the musician reveals that she does have more songs ā but she doesnāt know how theyād be used in aĀ solo capacity, or if theyād be right for her day jobĀ either.
āThere are more songs, yeah,ā Hayley writes.Ā āāBut Iām not planning on another solo album. And Iām not sure if theyād be great for Paramore. Iām ready for the next Paramore album. LetāsĀ go.ā
Having written and recorded the entirety of FLOWERS for VASES / descansos in a career first during lockdown, one fan quizzes Hayley on if she will be āāmore involved with the instrumental writing process in Paramore albums nowā, to which she responds: āāI wouldnāt say Iāve been un-involved up till now but the thing is we grew up playing together and learning (and the re-learning) how to write together. They are my favorite musicians in the world. Iām excited to see how our writing together grows for this next project.ā
Hayley also adds in another answer that, āāIām most looking forward to hearing whatever the next Paramore songs will sound like.ā
Get excited world! I wonder how long this will? I’ll be waiting in anticipation!
While Hayley Williams has been releasing new solo material in 2020 in her debut record, ‘Petals For Armor’, fans of Paramore have been suspecting she’s been working on new material with the band.
Earlier this week, the band took to Twitter to hint at this saying that they donāt want their fans woken upĀ āājustĀ yetā. If the rumors do turn out to be true, it’ll be the first release in three years since their 2017 record, ‘After Laughter’.
The rumor mill started because Jimmy Fallon joked on The Tonight Show that Taylor Swift keeps released record after record in 2020, with her second being recently released in the last month. After receiving more notifications, he then joked “Paramore just released a new record called Taylor Swift,” with it coming full circle.
Retweeting the video, the band wrote, āājimmy, donāt wake the pmore stans just yetā, sending their entire fanbase into a frenzy over those two final words: āājust yetā. Thatās got to mean something is on the way soon, surely?!
Earlier this year, Hayley reiterated the fact that her solo venture did not mean the end for Paramore.Ā āāI canāt deny thereāre frontwomen in history who went solo and didnāt go back, so thatās where IĀ have to trust that the band knows Iām not looking for greener grass,ā sheĀ said.
Paramore’s Hayley Williams have taken to Twitter recently to confirm the band’s stance with the LGBTQ+ community as well as stating that āthereās a reasonā for the bandās past line-up changes.
In the tweets, Williams assures fans thatĀ ParamoreĀ ādo not condone religiously/politically dogmatic beliefsā after saying that āthereās a reason there are only 3 people left in paramore, surprise, haters, it aināt cause of me.ā
Though Williams tweets don’t specifically mention any previous members of Paramore directly, it is assumed that they are in response and reference to ex-guitarist / vocalist Josh Farro who allegedly posted a comment on social media recently where he stated that homosexuality is “a perversion”.
Both Josh and Zac farro left Paramore in December 2010, shortly after the touring cycle for their third record, ‘Brand New Eyes’ finished.
Zac Farro returned to the band in 2017 as their drummer and does feature on the bands latest record, ‘After Laughter’.
Paramore’s ‘Hard Times Have hit a new massive milestone over on their Spotify.
The track has now surpassed over 200 Million Streams on the website.
That’s the fourth track of the bands which has hit the milestone, which follows ‘Misery Business’ from their second record, ‘Riot!’ as well as ‘Ain’t It Fun’ and ‘Still Into You’ from their Self-Titled Record.
It’s also certified Gold in the UK and US.
Check out the video for ‘Hard Times’ which surpassed 100 Million Views recently over on Youtube.
If you’re familiar with the platform TikTok or Twitter, then you’ve possibly seen the profile of Dorothea Taylor. She’s a rock drumming Grandma who’s been playing for 56 years!
She’s impressed with covers of Disturbed, Paramore and more where now, Hayley Williams has been checking her content out when she covered the bands track, ‘Ain’t It Fun’.
Previously, the drummer has inspired others by stating: āDrummers come in all ages, sizes, shapes, ethnicitiesā¦ and regardless of how good you are, how old you are, weāre all still part of a drumming family. So remember: donāt judge a drummer, or anybody, by their looks, and always, always, always keep sharing your drumming passion with theĀ world.ā
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