Guest Blogger: Kendal K1

Paramore is a band I have been listening many years. They are an alternative rock band that has been playing since they were in high school. The band as a whole has three full albums out and many other singles that have been released. While each album they have created covers many different emotions based upon the song, the band has been able to keep the sounds similar, even with members of the band occasionally changing. Their second album, Riot, has songs that have a more rebellious and angry tone while still sounding confident. Their third album, Brand New Eyes¸ has a sound that is more frustrated and sad but still comes off strong. The third album had many songs that were written based on personal issues the band had experiences. For example, the first single from this album, “Ignorance” was about the lead singer, Hayley Williams’ struggle with crumbling friendships between the band members. In the lyrics from “Ignorance”, Hayley Williams sings: “We're the friends who stuck together/ We wrote our names in blood/ But I guess you can't accept that the change is good” which is a good example of the irritation she must have felt that was incorporated into the song. Also on this album, the song “Misguided Ghosts” has lyrics with strong emotions that showed how the members of the band felt lost and alone. Paramore is compared to bands like Green Day, and We the Kings. These two bands are very different but are still good comparisons because Paramore has a lot of different sounds. They can change their sound to be like Green Day which has emotions based on the band and their experiences. They can also sound similar to We the Kings which sings a lot about relationships and the emotions that go along with that. In her article on Billboard, Evan Lucy said: “Paramore has flirted with rock stardom in the past few years, thanks to hits like ‘Misery Business,’ ‘That's What You Get’ and ‘Decode.’ But the band's new album, Brand New Eyes, marks its full-fledged introduction to rock's elite class.” I would definitely agree with Evan Lucy because Brand New Eyes was very different compared to Paramore’s other albums. It had a different sound that the band seemed to have perfected making them even been than before. Overall, I would say that Paramore is definitely worth your time. They have a unique sound that no other band has been able to achieve.