The lyrics weave Williams’ recollections from her parents’ divorce (“Well I can’t pretend that I don’t see this/ It’s really not your fault”) with more general accusations about a dysfunctional partnership: “So, you give up every chance you get/ Just to feel new again. The chugging, distressed “Emergency,” from the band’s debut album, is a sophisticated song highlighting the stress and panic associated with relationships that aren’t working. “Emergency” (from All We Know Is Falling, 2005)Īs a teen, Hayley Williams was a preternaturally gifted songwriter who always helped Paramore stand out from the rest of the Warped Tour fray. (The latest example, a lawsuit filed by former bassist Jeremy Davis, was recently settled.) Focusing on band drama conveniently ignores the fact that Paramore not only have survived any setbacks - but the trio has thrived and emerged as one of the boldest, most consistent rock bands around. To this day, stories about Paramore tend to zero in on the band’s tumultuous existence, specifically its ever-present lineup revolving door. Like fellow ’00s emo scene survivors Fall Out Boy and Panic! At The Disco, Paramore circa 2017 bears little resemblance to their younger self.Īfter Laughter also features drummer Zac Farro, who has returned to the band years after he and guitarist brother Josh originally left amid acrimony. We were so stoked to go and see them at this really small festival in Wales, and I remember Jeremy Davis, bassist jumping over some fans. My twin heard the song and knew I’d love it so shared it with me, and from there my love for the band was born. The new After Laughter is yet another reinvention and revelation indebted to modern indie-electro, candy-coated new wave, and lo-fi folk, the record is focused on the anxieties that go hand in hand with adulthood. Emergency (All We Know Is Falling, 2005) This is the first track I ever heard by Paramore. Critical respect soon followed: 2013’s thoroughly grown-up Paramore was widely praised for taking cues from thundering post-rock, ’80s pop, and the Joy Formidable. Paramore’s ability to be both of (and apart from) the times continued with 2007’s Riot!, a muscular rock ‘n’ roll breakthrough featuring the top 40 smash “Misery Business,” and 2009’s expansive Brand New Eyes and its delicate pop crossover hit, “The Only Exception.”Īs the years progressed, Paramore grew from a side-stage Warped Tour act into a band capable of selling out a headlining gig at Wembley Arena in 10 minutes. The LP certainly has its fair share of effervescent pop-punk (“Emergency,” “Pressure”) but more often feels like a throwback to late-’90s emo and early-’00s indie rock “Franklin,” for example, resembles Rainer Maria. This level playing field quickly became evident on the band’s 2005 debut, All We Know Is Falling, an album preoccupied by romantic instability, lost friendships, and homesickness. Of course, it helped that Williams and the other members of Paramore were often the same age as their fans, which erased the distance between band and audience even more. Fronted by Hayley Williams - a rainbow-haired, wise-beyond-her-years teenager with a hollering voice - the electrifying band proved that pop-punk could be thoughtful, sincere, and resist pandering to the lowest common denominator.
When the mainstream popularity of pop-punk and emo crested in the mid-’00s, Paramore emerged as one of the movement’s leading lights.
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