Paramore
Paramore\'s first album since 2009’s *Brand New Eyes* is also the first without original members Josh and Zac Farro. In 2011, fans were treated to a new Paramore song, “Monster”, which appeared on the *Transformers* soundtrack and featured the new stripped-down line-up. “Now” is an urgent, pop-friendly rocker with punk edges, reminiscent of vintage No Doubt.
In the last few years, the dominant narrative surrounding alt-pop superstars Paramore has been the acrimonious 2010 departure of founding members Josh and Zac Farro. The focus on this drama has often been to the exclusion of the band’s music, which is frustrating: Over the last decade, the members of Paramore have…
Easily the band's most adventurous, experimental, and accomplished release to date, Paramore's fourth studio album, 2013's eponymously titled Paramore, is a landmark, a genre-breaking masterwork that, like Madonna's Like a Prayer or U2's Achtung Baby, finds Paramore crystallized into the seminal, cogent rock band we always knew they'd grow up to be.
Platinum-selling emo outfit Paramore try out new sounds with mixed results on their fourth album, writes <strong>Phil Mongredien</strong>
Pop-punks Paramore show off a lively new incarnation on their fourth album, and it suits them, writes <strong>Rebecca Nicholson</strong>
Hayley Williams and colleagues banish their demons on an eclectic fourth album. CD review by Lisa-Marie Ferla