Paramore has aged so much more gracefully than pretty much any other big band in that scene they came up in, and quite frankly it’s not even close. The way they’ve continued to grow and evolve is just leagues better than their contemporaries.
@@Soybean13 I’m of the opinion that up until this album, all their albums got progressively better. Not that this album isn’t great, but I think After Laughter edges it out. I love their self-titled though. I grew up with their first three but I thought it was a huge jump in quality when I first heard their self-titled. Taylor York becoming more involved in the writing process was a godsend. I don’t think there’s anything inherently wrong with pop music. I think when Paramore makes pop music, it’s good pop music. I think Proof is one of the best hooks they ever wrote. Anklebiters just has so much energy. Gospel section in Ain’t it Fun warrants it being their biggest commercial hit. Last Hope has some of the best lyrics Hayley’s ever wrote. One of Those Crazy Girls is so much fun. Future is this crazy post-rock foray, the least commercial song they’ve ever done to this day to close out their most commercial album. The whole record just has so much variety and it really made me so excited for the future of the band cause that self-titled album presented so many different sounds and pathways they could continue to go down in the future. And so far the following two albums delivered on that promise.
@@razrv3lc I think that you're a tad off-base. To me, the former are the kinds of Paramore fans that actually listen to albums (who Fantano specifically caters to) and the latter are the nostalgia crowds (aka. the "I loved them on the radio when I was a kid" crowds). A successful band kind of needs both to stay as relevant as Paramore still does.
@@Soybean13 besides anit it fun and still into the self titled album was literally so different then that all and not pop. If anything afterllaughteris more hard on pop especially 80s pop
As someone who loves every Paramore album, it’s amazing to see how Hayley is evolving vocally throughout the discography. It always sounds like Hayley Williams but at the same time she sounds slightly different on every album, in a very nuanced and fitting way, and I love it.
Dude I’ve been telling everyone, this is bar none the best Paramore album if we’re talking about Hayley’s vocal performance. Her control and touch is insane
In her early years as a teenager and early 20 something, her voice was pure power and it was so awesome. She still has that power now but she’s weaved in more delicate and cerebral singing at the same time to balance it out. She’s incredible. Complete BS she wasn’t on that Rolling Stone list.
Looking forward to checking this one out. I personally only ever found After Laughter resonated with me out of all their albums. None of the earlier stuff does much for me and often feels too immature or not fully formed. I do love After Laughter though and respect Hayley Williams a lot. I thought her two solo albums were pretty great also.
Honestly I kinda feel like everyone has the last few years. Even people that didn't care for them before are starting to go "....actually this shit kinda slaps."
at the same time that yes I wish there was more paramore for me to dig in for the next years before they release their next, the album being short is kind of a charming thing about it, It's hits fast, hard, it's easily digestible and makes for a pretty good compact experience
Back half was really strong, I thought I wasn't going to like it after the opening track but it really picked up for me starting with Cest Comme Ca finishing strong with the back half, which really did justify the rave reviews this LP was getting.
Yep, the album took this slow turn and became something else almost entirely, while also fitting so well with the first half. Beautiful record. Not that awards mean anything, but I hope it wins a ton. They deserve a lot of respect for this one.
Paramore constantly impresses me. They've had such an incredible career and are i think the only case where i can say they're a favorite band of mine. I don't have favorite bands or artists, just favorite albums. But paramore might be my favorite band
Yeah, they are the only band that I can call my favorite band of all time, I've been a fan of them since 2007, since I was 11 and unlike a lot of other bands I never grew out of their music, they never stopped releasing music even with all of the problems, they never released bad music and they even got better in certain ways through the years.
@@jessepowell5750 Yeah but what I'm saying is that I might call a band that I listen to a lot currently my favorite, but my all time favorite stays Paramore even though I might not actively listen to them. I mean it took them like 6 years to release this album, in the mean time I completely shifted my music taste and what I listen to, but I can still come back to Paramore and enjoy basically all of their music. I can't say that for a lot of music that I used to listen to the last time they released an album.
@Randuski Which albums? My favorite bands are Linkin Park and Radiohead. And favorite album is In Rainbows by Radiohead, I recommend it 😊 And I recommend Rate Your Music charts
@@petarpetar it's a long list 🤣 but some favs are ...is a real boy by Say anything, 3 rounds and a sound by blind pilot, artist in the ambulance by thrice (the OG, not the remake they just dropped), walk the moon self titled. I honestly haven't really ever tried radiohead 🤣 i know i need to, but I'm never in that kinda vibe i feel like haha
Paramore might be the only band from my childhood to maintain it's relevance throughout my life. As a fellow Nashville kid I loved hearing Paramore on the radio on the bus to middle school. Now that I am nearly 30 it's wild to me that Paramore is still a mainstay on my more recent playlists.
Same! , well im not from nashville but i create new playlist every 3 or 4 months, and paramore is still showing till this day on my newest playlist. Such a great band, I wish Spotify had good recommendations when I am listening to them.
It's kind of funny that Jon from ARTV, who's a huge Paramore fan, was more mixed on the album and considers it to be either their weakest or second weakest album. Meanwhile, Anthony only got into Paramore with After Laughter and he considers this album to be their best. I respect both guys opinions and I've watched both their videos for years. It's just interesting how the Paramore fan and the non-Paramore fan had the opposite opinions you would expect.
baffling reaction, but given what they have done before, if you were over the moon about that, then I can kind of get why this fabulousness for the rest of us would feel weird.
Jon is not even the paramore fan he claims to be. He's a fan of who they were when they came out. He's always having the "where's the old Paramore" attitude. It's very telling that he doesn't understand the band at all.
That’s the diversity of opinion for ya😌 Personally I was shocked he wore the yellow flannel because in my mind he probably possessed the same criticisms
@@ksoolina I don't quite have him down as one of those fans because he really likes After Laughter. I think it might be that he hoped the rest of the album would be like the first two singles, but it turned out more subdued than he expected.
Liar and Crave getting the least attention and praise while they’re also my faves off the album 🫣 I guess people really need to know the band to understand Liar in its intended context. But CRAVE! It makes me sob because I feel so connected to the lyrics. Paramore really did put their whole paramussy into this album.
It's so nice to see basically everyone raving about this album. Having loved them since before Brand New Eyes, it's wild to me seeing them go from just another band in that emo rock era to critical darlings. The way they've continued to evolve is so impressive and I'm so happy for them that they're getting the recognition they deserve. You First in particular is incredible.
The fact that Paramore can still grow and evolve so well, despite all of the lineup changes they’ve been through, really speaks to resilience and drive this band has. So glad Zac Farro is back in the band, too. Him and Hayley sound like they haven’t missed a beat, and his drumming on this album is fantastic.
i didn’t expect anything from this album and every song i listened to i loved and i was like “are people gonna think I’m crazy when i say this is a 8-9/10?” guess not. Paramore just got a lifelong fan. SO GOOD
@Jessie same as well, the singles took me off guard and didn't really like them but hearing them on album felt so different, the album is pretty solid and I love they kept evolving their music after After Laughter.
I've been listening to Paramore since I was twelve and I feel like I've grown up along with their music. Being in my late twenties now, the themes on this album just hit so hard. Love this band
BNE still is their best. Not just nostalgia talking. That album was just immaculately written, performed, and produced. I think even people who weren't into the pop punk/emo scene can enjoy that album.
BNE feels like if Riot! grew up and became a highschool senior. Not quite shedding its teenage angst and immaturity, but still showing progress toward adulthood.
BNE is their Rumours. An album by people aspiring for the same goal of rock music success, made by people who didn't like each other. You can hear the volatile aggression and anger at the beginning of the album, and the attempts to find compromise and peace towards the end of it
Liar is actually one of my favorite tracks on the whole record, definitely my favorite out of all the slower ones. The lyrics hit so hard every single time. The realization that you've been trying to hide your feelings from someone for so long but they always knew how you felt, so even in the confession there's a place of safety. "Oh my love, I lied to you, but I never needed to. Oh my love, I lied to you, but you always knew the truth." The bridge moves me too not only for personal reasons but also because it's a beautiful realization for Hayley and the journey she has been on with understanding and accepting love. It's such an honest, vulnerable, and mature lyric. "Love is not an easy thing to admit, but I'm not ashamed of it. Love is not a weakening if you feel it rushing in, don't be ashamed of it."
For me, the back half of the album gut punches you and by the time you finish reeling from how emotional it was, the album has looped around from the start back to the gut punch again. The Paramore product cycle babyy
So happy that Paramore has an 8/yellow flannel from you! Surprised you only mentioned Figure 8 once, probably my favourite track, love the bell motif and that chorus hits me in the feels and gives me goosebumps by the end when all those chaotic guitar sounds close it out!
Paramore is definitely one of the most consistent modern bands. Even if “After Laughter” wasn’t really my taste, it’s hard to say it wasn’t a great album for what it was going for. They just always seem to tackle a new sound and nail it every time.
as a longtime paramore fan, i completely loved this album. it has something for everyone in my opinion. it feels like the perfect eclectic mix of every place they’ve ever been, musical or otherwise.
Liar is a grower. I don’t find it sullen. For me, it’s beautiful and redemptive. I’ve seen a lot of commentary about how it doesn’t ever come through with a ‘release’ or big chorus, which is probably rooted more in the context of the entire album (and Paaramore more generally) than the internal movement of the song. The tension/release is subtle for a reason.
Paramore, on average, had been the most artistically-viable pop-rock group from that late 2000s era of music for some time now. I think it's great that the music critic world has finally come to recognize that fact as their music has matured over the years. Side note: somewhat sad that Paramore chose to tour in Charlotte instead of Raleigh this year, but that's OK. Pretty sure that they'll come here eventually.
Watching Paramore slowly slip away from the 'emo trinity' kind of scene has been so satisfying for me. I've been saying for half a decade that this band is above that
@@p.n__ They were also simply young kids at the time of Riot/Brand New Eyes. Their palates naturally expanded and their music became more complex the longer that they evolved as musicians. One thing that I give Paramore huge credit for is that they didn't fall into the trap of thinking that their best years were in high school/college. I mean, sure, this album won't have the massive viral impact that a track like, say, Misery Business had at the time, but the overall sound of the experience is generally way more fulfilling than any of their old scenester-era records ever were. It's albums like this that actually give your music career longevity for years to come.
@@SuperNuclearUnicorn I tend to not go to shows unless I hear about a concert soon enough to get to the pre-sale. I unfortunately didn't hear about the Paramore tour until it was too late.
This was the album I was most anticipating,and it did not disappoint. It sounds like their older work with a touch of indie. The lyrics have been crafted well. The band's most collaborative album. Amazing vocal performance came from Hayley, Taylor nailed his solo on Thick Skull. Zac sounds amazing on drums 9/10 Favourites: You First, Thick Skull, Running out of time, Liar, Crave, Big man little dignity Brand New Eyes will forever be my favourite, but this one is definitely in second place
Haven’t even been confused or uncomfortable with a single track on a first listen Its honestly a 9/10 for me Last week had depeche mode, M83 and linkin park. Paramore has had my favourite return out of these favourites of mine. Listening to tracks like liar at night in lit-up central London at night is really cathartic and dreamy even with the often melancholic subject matter.
This is crazy, but at first I didn't like You First that much. Now, its one of my favorite songs off the album, with one of maybe me favorite lines ever, "Turns out I'm living in a horror film, where I'm both the killer and the final girl, so who, who are you?" It seems simple, but its also just genius and I can't stop like screaming that line haha. This is their best album hands down.
I remember seeing the music video for 'Misery Business' on MTV's TRL back in the day, and thought that it was way better than anything else that was on that show. Paramore remind me of Deftones the way they are a step about almost every other band in their genre.
I really loved the fate the band chose for this new album, they could go back to doing "Pop-Punk Teen" that has been resurfacing in the mainstream but they decided to go for "Real Punk" and it was the best decision, the album it's amazing.
Looking forward to checking this one out. "After Laughter" was the only Paramore album I've really loved or connected with up to this point. Their prior albums felt too immature or not fully formed. I do love After Laughter though and respect Hayley Williams a lot. I feel good about this latest record though based on this review.
I've been a Paramore fan since they broke through, and this is the most accurate review of an album that they've released. This is why I trust your opinion even when I can put a finger on why I like or hate an album. This direction is pretty amazing. I was highly jarred going from self-titled to After Laughter. From that dark and brooding to bubblegum pop, I was so smacked in the face, but I gave it a fair shake last year. I saw them live in 2022,and it was epic! They have a new energy about them and it really shows here!
Same. I didn't care all that much for their early work. But I gave this album a try, liked it a lot initially, and pretty much every song's been growing on me since. I love the mix of postpunk and jangly indie rock. It's a sound that really complements Hayley's ability to write hooks.
I've never even heard of paramore before this album dropped; I accidentally played the opening track on Spotify and from the first song I was hooked. So yeah, now I might be turning into a paramore stan
It’s a fun album, there isn’t a song that I dislike or don’t see myself going back to. They’ve clearly picked up a few things from Hayley’s solo albums and Zac’s Halfnoise work, but it’s still clearly Paramore. Plus it’s nice to have the same lineup (my favorite too) stick for two albums! I even went out of my way to get a physical copy of this, which is the first time in a few years that I’ve done that. Plus my dad likes the singles which is fun for me.
@@derekrequiem4359 only drawback of ST is that it's too long and is filled with lots of songs/fillers that's better to be left out of the album, but sonically and lyrically speaking ST is so much better than BNE.
@@catherinelim2341 agreed, Now, Grow up, Daydreaming, aint it fun, still into you, last hope, hate to see your heart break, and anklebiters are all top tier songs and could make a great short album. But on the deluxe edition of the album there are 9 more full ok songs.
As someone who had high expectations after loving After Laughter, I was surprised by how worth the wait This Is Why turned out to be. I knew the singles were all great and catchy, but my favorite tracks ended up being You First and Liar. Personally, it scratches the same itch for me that Bo Burnham's Inside did, in the sense that part of it was clearly inspired by the effect that Covid lockdowns had on us, but also on what the isolation from being in lockdown forced everyone to do: take a real long, hard look at ourselves. It's both cathartic and validating to hear someone put these feelings into words. Also C'est Comme Ca is so fucking infectious.
the emo fans were excited to hear "we're bringing back our roots because our new fans discovered that" only to realise they're not hormonal teenagers and therefore don't produce that music anymore
There's a reason Paramore has remained my favorite band for the past like 15? Years. I love every single song they've put out and both of my tattoos are Paramore ones
@@David-ct4ec I have the logo from the self titled album era on my wrist, and the lyrics "it's just a spark, but it's enough, to keep me going" from last hope on my hip.
Absolutely love this album. I grew up with Paramore’s music. Hayley is only two years older than me and her lyrics seemed to always fit so perfectly with my life. It’s like I had my own personal soundtrack.
“Showing you don’t need to tone things down to go in a more artsy, abstract, adult direction” Great point in terms of what this album does so well - and contrast’s with the bands mentioned earlier in the review that didn’t manage to pull this off e.g. bloc party
Depending on how much you couñd've connected with After Laughter's themes and style, Paramore's just pulled something for the SIXTH time in their carreer: they got better in their newest album. On their freakin' sixth album. I don't know about you, but these guys are all-time greats already.
I’ve been a Paramore fan since I was a preteen/early teen in the late 2000s. I feel like their albums have grown with me they were angsty and on the twilight soundtrack when I was angsty and consuming only twilight, their more fun poppy work came around when I was in the fun early adulthood stages, and then this captures adult angst that anyone who lived through the past few years has probably felt
This is my favourite Paramore album since Riot. I've listened to nothing else since it was released. I think I did a full 6 hours with Thick Skull in repeat. So much fun and fantastic lyricism.
When I first heard The News it gave me flashbacks to listening to Bloc Party. This is Why following up After Laughter just cements Paramore as a band that cares a lot about their craft as songwriters and creatives. It feels so heavy and dark at times and it makes a lot of sense to follow up a pop album with something more introspective musically. I don’t think reception would be so warm if those two albums were released vice versa.
i personally miss Paramore's more energetic / heavy catchy stuff. The world has enough sentimental indie rock in 2023. Hailey also picked up cursive singing / indie girl voice 10 years after it should have already died.
Beginning to end, the record really surprised me. When they were in writing/recording process they mentioned wanting to bring a bit more of their older sound back with some of the tracks. A lot of favorites on the record, no real 'skips' for me. Thick Skull stood out, as I think it's been their best closing track to any Paramore album to date. That song alone, shows a growth with their writing/lyrics. It gave me chills when I first listened to it. To me, it's one of those unforgettable Paramore songs.
I can’t be the only one that finds this album frustrating, it feels like every time it feels like a song is about take off they slow the track back down.
loved this review man. as a big paramore fan, i also noticed that “you first” felt like an og paramore song too with its chorus. instrumentals were crazy on this record.
knowing you're a paramore fan just made me like you so much more Been a fan since the band released All We Know Is Falling. My dad went to a dive bar Paramore show in Providence RI in 2004, he liked the show and said Hayley was using the ceiling fixtures like monkey bars above the crowd at one point lol. He got the CD at the show and gave it to me once he realized I liked it. Ever since I've been so connected to this band! My first concert was their show in Mansfield MA in 2010 during the Honda Civic Tour, I went with my dad :)
It's the most cohesive they ever sounded. Lyrically it just speaks to me as a 30 something millenial. I could have done with 1 or 2 more songs but I enjoy short albums.
I've been a fan of Paramore since I was 15 and saw the Misery Business video on tv after my last day of freshman year. I'm 31 now, turning 32 this year, and I still love them, still love every single album, and have never been bored with them. They're genuinely the most consistent mf's out there. Even with All We Know Is Falling, Hayley's lyrics, vocals, and the band's sound were more ahead of their time than their predecessors. It kinda amazes me. It took me a minute for this album to really grow on me (I love AL so much, it's very hard for me to not compare the two), but even then, Hayley's lyrics are still gut-punchingly relatable and the sound is fresh. Honestly, I just feel lucky that I'm alive at the same time as this band. They truly never miss.
An 8 from Fantano just means a 10. We will take this victory in stride.
Very true, if i remember right homie had an 8 [Nurture] in his top 10 albums of the year, we definitely learning his scoring exchange/translation rate
8 technically means 9, which essentially means 10.
@@abrahamlincoln1600 Cope
Nah I'm just kidding. I love Paramore.
Who’s “we”?
@@gilmillan4575 Anyone with a brain
Paramore has aged so much more gracefully than pretty much any other big band in that scene they came up in, and quite frankly it’s not even close. The way they’ve continued to grow and evolve is just leagues better than their contemporaries.
And it’s funny how the fanbase has divided between the people who grew up and the 30 year olds that think Riot! is still the pinnacle of music lol
I personally okay with change as long they're not become pop like their self titled album, after laughter was great and this album is even better
@@Soybean13 I’m of the opinion that up until this album, all their albums got progressively better. Not that this album isn’t great, but I think After Laughter edges it out. I love their self-titled though. I grew up with their first three but I thought it was a huge jump in quality when I first heard their self-titled. Taylor York becoming more involved in the writing process was a godsend. I don’t think there’s anything inherently wrong with pop music. I think when Paramore makes pop music, it’s good pop music. I think Proof is one of the best hooks they ever wrote. Anklebiters just has so much energy. Gospel section in Ain’t it Fun warrants it being their biggest commercial hit. Last Hope has some of the best lyrics Hayley’s ever wrote. One of Those Crazy Girls is so much fun. Future is this crazy post-rock foray, the least commercial song they’ve ever done to this day to close out their most commercial album. The whole record just has so much variety and it really made me so excited for the future of the band cause that self-titled album presented so many different sounds and pathways they could continue to go down in the future. And so far the following two albums delivered on that promise.
@@razrv3lc I think that you're a tad off-base. To me, the former are the kinds of Paramore fans that actually listen to albums (who Fantano specifically caters to) and the latter are the nostalgia crowds (aka. the "I loved them on the radio when I was a kid" crowds). A successful band kind of needs both to stay as relevant as Paramore still does.
@@Soybean13 besides anit it fun and still into the self titled album was literally so different then that all and not pop. If anything afterllaughteris more hard on pop especially 80s pop
“i am attracted to broken pieces, i pick them up and now my fingers are bleeding, and it looks like my fault” hayley’s pen on thick skull is unmatched
YESSSS thick skull is just. SOMETHING.
"...and it looks like im caught red-handed" AA
I don’t even think thick skull is the best song on the album but it’s by far my favorite because I relate so much to the lyrics
shit had me BAWLING during my first listen
Wouldn't say unmatched but great
The fact Paramore can make a 2000's post-punk revival album better than most post-punk revival artists nowadays is something I did not expect.
The people who lived and created punk in the 2000's know better than most people about what makes it special.
@@MemeSnack ...Did you just say punk was created in the 2000s 0.o
post punk?…
@@ihavezeroideawhattoputhere3653 Seriously.. How is this post punk lmao
@@steviegreenthumb4720 in think he means artist who made punk music in the 2000s
As someone who loves every Paramore album, it’s amazing to see how Hayley is evolving vocally throughout the discography. It always sounds like Hayley Williams but at the same time she sounds slightly different on every album, in a very nuanced and fitting way, and I love it.
Dude I’ve been telling everyone, this is bar none the best Paramore album if we’re talking about Hayley’s vocal performance. Her control and touch is insane
In her early years as a teenager and early 20 something, her voice was pure power and it was so awesome. She still has that power now but she’s weaved in more delicate and cerebral singing at the same time to balance it out. She’s incredible. Complete BS she wasn’t on that Rolling Stone list.
@@philly_sports1558 it’s pretty much universally agreed that the RS list was total crap
They really haven’t made a bad album even once.
@@johnmarcdegaard6589 I would say self titled is by far her best vocal performance
It's been so fun watching Anthony slowly becoming a Paramore stan. Now we just need him to show some love to their earlier albums.
Yeah I doubt it unfortunately lol. I think he made it pretty clear in the AL review that early Paramore wasn’t in his wheelhouse
Looking forward to checking this one out. I personally only ever found After Laughter resonated with me out of all their albums. None of the earlier stuff does much for me and often feels too immature or not fully formed. I do love After Laughter though and respect Hayley Williams a lot. I thought her two solo albums were pretty great also.
Honestly I kinda feel like everyone has the last few years. Even people that didn't care for them before are starting to go "....actually this shit kinda slaps."
Fantano hates rock music. That's a known fact by now...
Yeah I wish he liked pop punk/emo pop more
Only bad part about this album is how short it is. 10 songs 36 minutes with how good these songs are feels like a tease
Normalize albums being short
Yea. One or two more songs maybe could have driven it home a little more. But I love what we got.
@@thebatman1482 No
at the same time that yes I wish there was more paramore for me to dig in for the next years before they release their next, the album being short is kind of a charming thing about it, It's hits fast, hard, it's easily digestible and makes for a pretty good compact experience
@@thebatman1482 This. Who the hell would want to sit through an hour long album or something?
"THERE WAS A FIRE!!! (metaphorically) BE THERE IN 5!!! (hyperbolicly)" may be my favorite lyric moment of the year (so far at least)
Honestly, I hate that lyric, solely because of how unnecessary and redundant the metaphorically and hyperbolicly are
@@aceroy9195 u don’t get it. 🚬
I KNEW it would be an 8.
The back half of the record is flawless.
Big Man Little Dignity to Thick Skull, all songs between are masterpieces
Back half was really strong, I thought I wasn't going to like it after the opening track but it really picked up for me starting with Cest Comme Ca finishing strong with the back half, which really did justify the rave reviews this LP was getting.
I thought the same thing! I've been listening to the second half of the album on repeat.
absolutely 💯
Yep, the album took this slow turn and became something else almost entirely, while also fitting so well with the first half. Beautiful record. Not that awards mean anything, but I hope it wins a ton. They deserve a lot of respect for this one.
Paramore constantly impresses me. They've had such an incredible career and are i think the only case where i can say they're a favorite band of mine. I don't have favorite bands or artists, just favorite albums. But paramore might be my favorite band
Yeah, they are the only band that I can call my favorite band of all time, I've been a fan of them since 2007, since I was 11 and unlike a lot of other bands I never grew out of their music, they never stopped releasing music even with all of the problems, they never released bad music and they even got better in certain ways through the years.
@@martinjez1 well I mean, you’re only supposed to call one band your favourite band of all time hahaha
@@jessepowell5750 Yeah but what I'm saying is that I might call a band that I listen to a lot currently my favorite, but my all time favorite stays Paramore even though I might not actively listen to them. I mean it took them like 6 years to release this album, in the mean time I completely shifted my music taste and what I listen to, but I can still come back to Paramore and enjoy basically all of their music. I can't say that for a lot of music that I used to listen to the last time they released an album.
@Randuski Which albums?
My favorite bands are Linkin Park and Radiohead.
And favorite album is In Rainbows by Radiohead, I recommend it 😊
And I recommend Rate Your Music charts
@@petarpetar it's a long list 🤣 but some favs are ...is a real boy by Say anything, 3 rounds and a sound by blind pilot, artist in the ambulance by thrice (the OG, not the remake they just dropped), walk the moon self titled. I honestly haven't really ever tried radiohead 🤣 i know i need to, but I'm never in that kinda vibe i feel like haha
Nothing hits the spot like Fantano loving an album you adore after he's shot down so many of my other favorite albums and songs
Paramore and Caroline Polachek are gonna be fighting to be number 1 on my Spotify wrapped this year for real
Paramore especially because I’m going to see them on my birthday
Oh my GOD true. Blood & Butter blew me away when I first heard it
heard that
@@lurkingbanette blood and butter is INCREDIBLE I had my mouth open while listening to it
yachty is my uncontested so far, until Godcaster and 100 gecs drop
Thick Skull is a masterpiece
Paramore might be the only band from my childhood to maintain it's relevance throughout my life. As a fellow Nashville kid I loved hearing Paramore on the radio on the bus to middle school. Now that I am nearly 30 it's wild to me that Paramore is still a mainstay on my more recent playlists.
Same! , well im not from nashville but i create new playlist every 3 or 4 months, and paramore is still showing till this day on my newest playlist. Such a great band, I wish Spotify had good recommendations when I am listening to them.
It's kind of funny that Jon from ARTV, who's a huge Paramore fan, was more mixed on the album and considers it to be either their weakest or second weakest album. Meanwhile, Anthony only got into Paramore with After Laughter and he considers this album to be their best. I respect both guys opinions and I've watched both their videos for years. It's just interesting how the Paramore fan and the non-Paramore fan had the opposite opinions you would expect.
baffling reaction, but given what they have done before, if you were over the moon about that, then I can kind of get why this fabulousness for the rest of us would feel weird.
Jon is not even the paramore fan he claims to be. He's a fan of who they were when they came out. He's always having the "where's the old Paramore" attitude. It's very telling that he doesn't understand the band at all.
@@ksoolina I swear after laughter is his favourite album from them lol
That’s the diversity of opinion for ya😌
Personally I was shocked he wore the yellow flannel because in my mind he probably possessed the same criticisms
@@ksoolina I don't quite have him down as one of those fans because he really likes After Laughter. I think it might be that he hoped the rest of the album would be like the first two singles, but it turned out more subdued than he expected.
Liar and Crave getting the least attention and praise while they’re also my faves off the album 🫣 I guess people really need to know the band to understand Liar in its intended context. But CRAVE! It makes me sob because I feel so connected to the lyrics. Paramore really did put their whole paramussy into this album.
Liar sounds so much like her solo stuff. People don’t get it yet.
@@nicholasflores4220 exactly! And she does the lyric writing so it’s gonna sound like her work.
RIGHT crave is my #1 and liar is my #2
YES!!! Crave is SUCH a beautiful yet heartbreaking song. Pure art ❤
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It's so nice to see basically everyone raving about this album. Having loved them since before Brand New Eyes, it's wild to me seeing them go from just another band in that emo rock era to critical darlings. The way they've continued to evolve is so impressive and I'm so happy for them that they're getting the recognition they deserve. You First in particular is incredible.
The fact that Paramore can still grow and evolve so well, despite all of the lineup changes they’ve been through, really speaks to resilience and drive this band has. So glad Zac Farro is back in the band, too. Him and Hayley sound like they haven’t missed a beat, and his drumming on this album is fantastic.
Taylor's rhythmic instrumentals and production can't be ignored either!
Zac's drumming is absolutely flawless!
i didn’t expect anything from this album and every song i listened to i loved and i was like “are people gonna think I’m crazy when i say this is a 8-9/10?” guess not. Paramore just got a lifelong fan. SO GOOD
@Jessie same as well, the singles took me off guard and didn't really like them but hearing them on album felt so different, the album is pretty solid and I love they kept evolving their music after After Laughter.
I've been listening to Paramore since I was twelve and I feel like I've grown up along with their music. Being in my late twenties now, the themes on this album just hit so hard. Love this band
same
Same sis
That “all together our collective heart breaks” line in The News hit them feels hard.
Pretty sure it’s “every second our collective heart breaks, all together every single head shakes”
Still a banger of a lyric though 🔥
I mean, "Brand New Eyes" still takes the cake for me, although I only started listening last year. This album is great though!
BNE still is their best. Not just nostalgia talking. That album was just immaculately written, performed, and produced. I think even people who weren't into the pop punk/emo scene can enjoy that album.
Their strongest in my opinion are this one, BNE and Self Titled. Very strong work that show off what they do best.
BNE feels like if Riot! grew up and became a highschool senior. Not quite shedding its teenage angst and immaturity, but still showing progress toward adulthood.
BNE has this nostalgic feeling that I just can't describe. Songs like Playing God and Where The Lines Overlap bring me back everytime.
BNE is their Rumours. An album by people aspiring for the same goal of rock music success, made by people who didn't like each other. You can hear the volatile aggression and anger at the beginning of the album, and the attempts to find compromise and peace towards the end of it
This is why this is the best Paramore review Fantano has made to date.
Well….. why?
@@surprisinglyroomy r/ woosh
@@atomicalien4 the album is called This Is Why, I get that. No u r/woosh
This is why this is the worst Paramore album
One of my favorite albums in recent memory. Love the grooves, the drums, the guitars, the vocals, the lyrics, the everything.
The guitarwork on this one is for real some of their best stuff.
Can’t get over how good this album is
Man I loved Liar but agreed this is their absolute best.
Yeah I agree I think it's their best album but for me their best songs have been on After Laughter, just a lot of bad songs were on there too
Liar is actually one of my favorite tracks on the whole record, definitely my favorite out of all the slower ones. The lyrics hit so hard every single time. The realization that you've been trying to hide your feelings from someone for so long but they always knew how you felt, so even in the confession there's a place of safety. "Oh my love, I lied to you, but I never needed to. Oh my love, I lied to you, but you always knew the truth."
The bridge moves me too not only for personal reasons but also because it's a beautiful realization for Hayley and the journey she has been on with understanding and accepting love. It's such an honest, vulnerable, and mature lyric. "Love is not an easy thing to admit, but I'm not ashamed of it. Love is not a weakening if you feel it rushing in, don't be ashamed of it."
I appreciate the numerous Twilight references Anthony, but I think you should’ve talked about the album itself a little more
Should’ve decoded his subliminal messages better
@beepboop it ain’t that serious “bud”
For me, the back half of the album gut punches you and by the time you finish reeling from how emotional it was, the album has looped around from the start back to the gut punch again. The Paramore product cycle babyy
I agree. This album just might be their best in a while 🙌🏾 Figure 8 has been on repeat
YESSS this track doesn't get enough love
this is the only thing we've gotten "in a while"
As an Elliott Smith addict, I clicked on that one immediately when I saw the track listing last Friday. Was not disappointed.
i can already tell running out of time and thick skull are gonna be in my top songs of this whole year. this album was so fire.
'big man, little dignity' is seriously one of the best songs of the year.
Absolutely
100000%
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So happy that Paramore has an 8/yellow flannel from you! Surprised you only mentioned Figure 8 once, probably my favourite track, love the bell motif and that chorus hits me in the feels and gives me goosebumps by the end when all those chaotic guitar sounds close it out!
The fact the album is just 36 minutes is....wow. Not a lot of bands do that now, makes you want more
It really does feel like a bunch of friends making music and not some push to make the most money.
I'd love more Kids See Ghosts
@@Truthisscarierthanfiction you don’t understand how mad I am that Kanye burned his bridges with Cudi
@@fort809 Sake
Paramore is definitely one of the most consistent modern bands. Even if “After Laughter” wasn’t really my taste, it’s hard to say it wasn’t a great album for what it was going for. They just always seem to tackle a new sound and nail it every time.
It’s their second album without Jerm Beats, so that automatically makes it good in my book
Which was the first?
@@emboar7247 After Laughter
as a longtime paramore fan, i completely loved this album. it has something for everyone in my opinion. it feels like the perfect eclectic mix of every place they’ve ever been, musical or otherwise.
They've been totally knocking out of the park since their self-titled.
Liar is a grower. I don’t find it sullen. For me, it’s beautiful and redemptive. I’ve seen a lot of commentary about how it doesn’t ever come through with a ‘release’ or big chorus, which is probably rooted more in the context of the entire album (and Paaramore more generally) than the internal movement of the song. The tension/release is subtle for a reason.
I like looking at the album cover in this one. It looks like Paramore is desperate to hear what melon had to say about their album.
Paramore, on average, had been the most artistically-viable pop-rock group from that late 2000s era of music for some time now. I think it's great that the music critic world has finally come to recognize that fact as their music has matured over the years.
Side note: somewhat sad that Paramore chose to tour in Charlotte instead of Raleigh this year, but that's OK. Pretty sure that they'll come here eventually.
Watching Paramore slowly slip away from the 'emo trinity' kind of scene has been so satisfying for me. I've been saying for half a decade that this band is above that
@@p.n__ it's "only" a two and a half hour drive. I've definitely gone further for a show. Maybe make a weekend out of it if you can
@@p.n__ They were also simply young kids at the time of Riot/Brand New Eyes. Their palates naturally expanded and their music became more complex the longer that they evolved as musicians. One thing that I give Paramore huge credit for is that they didn't fall into the trap of thinking that their best years were in high school/college. I mean, sure, this album won't have the massive viral impact that a track like, say, Misery Business had at the time, but the overall sound of the experience is generally way more fulfilling than any of their old scenester-era records ever were. It's albums like this that actually give your music career longevity for years to come.
@@SuperNuclearUnicorn I tend to not go to shows unless I hear about a concert soon enough to get to the pre-sale. I unfortunately didn't hear about the Paramore tour until it was too late.
Kinda sad they aren’t coming to Montreal too
This was the album I was most anticipating,and it did not disappoint. It sounds like their older work with a touch of indie. The lyrics have been crafted well. The band's most collaborative album. Amazing vocal performance came from Hayley, Taylor nailed his solo on Thick Skull. Zac sounds amazing on drums 9/10
Favourites: You First, Thick Skull, Running out of time, Liar, Crave, Big man little dignity
Brand New Eyes will forever be my favourite, but this one is definitely in second place
Haven’t even been confused or uncomfortable with a single track on a first listen
Its honestly a 9/10 for me
Last week had depeche mode, M83 and linkin park. Paramore has had my favourite return out of these favourites of mine.
Listening to tracks like liar at night in lit-up central London at night is really cathartic and dreamy even with the often melancholic subject matter.
No more hard times since this dropped the way it’s actually so good
gonna make you wonder why you even try !!
HARD TIMES
This is crazy, but at first I didn't like You First that much. Now, its one of my favorite songs off the album, with one of maybe me favorite lines ever, "Turns out I'm living in a horror film, where I'm both the killer and the final girl, so who, who are you?" It seems simple, but its also just genius and I can't stop like screaming that line haha. This is their best album hands down.
I remember seeing the music video for 'Misery Business' on MTV's TRL back in the day, and thought that it was way better than anything else that was on that show. Paramore remind me of Deftones the way they are a step about almost every other band in their genre.
They were actually super inspired by Deftones when they were starting out. You won't hear it in their first album though.
The flute at the beginning and end of Big Man, Little Dignity >>>
I really loved the fate the band chose for this new album, they could go back to doing "Pop-Punk Teen" that has been resurfacing in the mainstream but they decided to go for "Real Punk" and it was the best decision, the album it's amazing.
Looking forward to checking this one out. "After Laughter" was the only Paramore album I've really loved or connected with up to this point. Their prior albums felt too immature or not fully formed. I do love After Laughter though and respect Hayley Williams a lot. I feel good about this latest record though based on this review.
listened to this album non stop, glad i can finally like it ! thank you fanthony antano !
I’ve got Running Out Of Time, This Is Why, and The News in my head since the album came out
I loved the sweetness in the sound of Crave, feels like self-titled era. It does have like, 1 too many choruses
Crave was my favorite. The lyrical content was so beautiful to me and the sound complimented it so well
@@OliverHeikkinen idk how people place that song so high , id easily put it last .. to me it’s just really boring and harmless
It reminds me of Daydreaming. Which is crazy since that one’s about craving a better future and Crave is about daydreaming about the past.
@@edwinam1362 no fr, and I love the sound of both songs, they both have that pillowy sound they had on that whole album
I've been a Paramore fan since they broke through, and this is the most accurate review of an album that they've released. This is why I trust your opinion even when I can put a finger on why I like or hate an album. This direction is pretty amazing. I was highly jarred going from self-titled to After Laughter. From that dark and brooding to bubblegum pop, I was so smacked in the face, but I gave it a fair shake last year. I saw them live in 2022,and it was epic! They have a new energy about them and it really shows here!
This is a really great album, they have consistently been putting out strong stuff since day one
Never was a Paramore fan but after laughter's sound really clicked with me. Love this album too!
Same here
Really loving this album. Haven't really gotten into the band before but I immediately connected with this one.
Same dude, always had a nostalgia factor for their earliest stuff and they fell off for me but this is gonna be on a year end list for me probably
Same. I didn't care all that much for their early work. But I gave this album a try, liked it a lot initially, and pretty much every song's been growing on me since. I love the mix of postpunk and jangly indie rock. It's a sound that really complements Hayley's ability to write hooks.
As a over decade long paramore stan, they have literally saved the 2020s for me
I've never even heard of paramore before this album dropped; I accidentally played the opening track on Spotify and from the first song I was hooked.
So yeah, now I might be turning into a paramore stan
"I've never even heard of Paramore" was a punch to the face
It’s a fun album, there isn’t a song that I dislike or don’t see myself going back to. They’ve clearly picked up a few things from Hayley’s solo albums and Zac’s Halfnoise work, but it’s still clearly Paramore. Plus it’s nice to have the same lineup (my favorite too) stick for two albums! I even went out of my way to get a physical copy of this, which is the first time in a few years that I’ve done that. Plus my dad likes the singles which is fun for me.
They’ve gotten better with every album
Not really this one wasn't good enough than the older stuff
After laughter and s/t were significantly worse than BNE but other than that I agree
self-titled was not better than BNE lol
@@derekrequiem4359 only drawback of ST is that it's too long and is filled with lots of songs/fillers that's better to be left out of the album, but sonically and lyrically speaking ST is so much better than BNE.
@@catherinelim2341 agreed, Now, Grow up, Daydreaming, aint it fun, still into you, last hope, hate to see your heart break, and anklebiters are all top tier songs and could make a great short album. But on the deluxe edition of the album there are 9 more full ok songs.
As someone who had high expectations after loving After Laughter, I was surprised by how worth the wait This Is Why turned out to be. I knew the singles were all great and catchy, but my favorite tracks ended up being You First and Liar.
Personally, it scratches the same itch for me that Bo Burnham's Inside did, in the sense that part of it was clearly inspired by the effect that Covid lockdowns had on us, but also on what the isolation from being in lockdown forced everyone to do: take a real long, hard look at ourselves. It's both cathartic and validating to hear someone put these feelings into words.
Also C'est Comme Ca is so fucking infectious.
Lets go!!! Next step is you getting an interview with Hayley!
Thank you for the positive review of this banger Paramore album Melon now I wont have to burn my house down if our opinions differed.
funny how fans have been divided on this album and then theres melon calling it their best to date
the emo fans were excited to hear "we're bringing back our roots because our new fans discovered that" only to realise they're not hormonal teenagers and therefore don't produce that music anymore
There's a reason Paramore has remained my favorite band for the past like 15? Years. I love every single song they've put out and both of my tattoos are Paramore ones
What kind of tattoos. Trying to get my first one and need ideas
@@David-ct4ec I have the logo from the self titled album era on my wrist, and the lyrics "it's just a spark, but it's enough, to keep me going" from last hope on my hip.
Let me guess. The only exception is one of them?
Same!! I have the 3 bars logo from self titled and a petals for armor inspired one!
I also have 2 Paramore tattoos :D
Can we get a shoutout for Zac’s amazing drumming on this album? The percussion is top-notch!
Absolutely love this album. I grew up with Paramore’s music. Hayley is only two years older than me and her lyrics seemed to always fit so perfectly with my life. It’s like I had my own personal soundtrack.
album of the year so far
bro how is Liar in least fav tracks, that's a beautiful song. would we have had a 9 or 10 if it had been where it should be 😭
my fav track
it’s terrible
HELL YEAH PARAMORE GETS A YELLOW FLANNEL
Nice "Home, Like No place was there" pfp
crazy that out of all the pop-punk bands from the 2000s wave paramore is the only one that evolved and is still making good music
Maybe mcr will release a new album, they did book studio time
Smooth work with the description there Anthony. Very impressed
I really enjoyed the Kanye feature on Running out of Time too !
“Showing you don’t need to tone things down to go in a more artsy, abstract, adult direction”
Great point in terms of what this album does so well - and contrast’s with the bands mentioned earlier in the review that didn’t manage to pull this off e.g. bloc party
Depending on how much you couñd've connected with After Laughter's themes and style, Paramore's just pulled something for the SIXTH time in their carreer: they got better in their newest album. On their freakin' sixth album. I don't know about you, but these guys are all-time greats already.
Wow this is glowing praise. Looking forward to giving this a proper listen
Yeah this rocked real hard. Slowly becoming a Hayley Williams stan.
There’s no coming back
I still listen to their debut album almost every other week.
Their one of the few bands of the 2000s that have remained timeless.
I’ve been a Paramore fan since I was a preteen/early teen in the late 2000s. I feel like their albums have grown with me they were angsty and on the twilight soundtrack when I was angsty and consuming only twilight, their more fun poppy work came around when I was in the fun early adulthood stages, and then this captures adult angst that anyone who lived through the past few years has probably felt
This is my favourite Paramore album since Riot. I've listened to nothing else since it was released. I think I did a full 6 hours with Thick Skull in repeat. So much fun and fantastic lyricism.
When I first heard The News it gave me flashbacks to listening to Bloc Party. This is Why following up After Laughter just cements Paramore as a band that cares a lot about their craft as songwriters and creatives. It feels so heavy and dark at times and it makes a lot of sense to follow up a pop album with something more introspective musically. I don’t think reception would be so warm if those two albums were released vice versa.
i personally miss Paramore's more energetic / heavy catchy stuff. The world has enough sentimental indie rock in 2023. Hailey also picked up cursive singing / indie girl voice 10 years after it should have already died.
Beginning to end, the record really surprised me. When they were in writing/recording process they mentioned wanting to bring a bit more of their older sound back with some of the tracks. A lot of favorites on the record, no real 'skips' for me. Thick Skull stood out, as I think it's been their best closing track to any Paramore album to date. That song alone, shows a growth with their writing/lyrics. It gave me chills when I first listened to it. To me, it's one of those unforgettable Paramore songs.
This review is a decent to strong Valentine gift, thank you Anthony ❤️
this is why? why melon? why? whats wrong? are you okay?
I can’t be the only one that finds this album frustrating, it feels like every time it feels like a song is about take off they slow the track back down.
Do an interview with the band melon, I beg you
This band ages like fine wine
Liar is my favorite song on the album! It's so beautiful!
Crave hits so hard . Instant classic literally song of the year
I think it's time to do a Paramore tier list, Anthony. I'm actually curious where you would place their previous albums.
loved this review man. as a big paramore fan, i also noticed that “you first” felt like an og paramore song too with its chorus. instrumentals were crazy on this record.
knowing you're a paramore fan just made me like you so much more
Been a fan since the band released All We Know Is Falling. My dad went to a dive bar Paramore show in Providence RI in 2004, he liked the show and said Hayley was using the ceiling fixtures like monkey bars above the crowd at one point lol. He got the CD at the show and gave it to me once he realized I liked it. Ever since I've been so connected to this band! My first concert was their show in Mansfield MA in 2010 during the Honda Civic Tour, I went with my dad :)
Lol liar is one of my favorite tracks on it. The first leg of the of track reminds me of Cocteau Twins a little bit.
LETS GOOOOOOO WE WONNNN PARAMORE FOLKS LETS GOOOOOOO
It's the most cohesive they ever sounded. Lyrically it just speaks to me as a 30 something millenial. I could have done with 1 or 2 more songs but I enjoy short albums.
woahhh this is a better score than i expected. i am thrilled thank you melon
I liked this album a lot
Decent 8 is well deserved! This album is great!!!
I've been a fan of Paramore since I was 15 and saw the Misery Business video on tv after my last day of freshman year. I'm 31 now, turning 32 this year, and I still love them, still love every single album, and have never been bored with them. They're genuinely the most consistent mf's out there. Even with All We Know Is Falling, Hayley's lyrics, vocals, and the band's sound were more ahead of their time than their predecessors. It kinda amazes me. It took me a minute for this album to really grow on me (I love AL so much, it's very hard for me to not compare the two), but even then, Hayley's lyrics are still gut-punchingly relatable and the sound is fresh. Honestly, I just feel lucky that I'm alive at the same time as this band. They truly never miss.
I'd give it a 9.5. The only track I dislike is C'est Comme Ca.