Paramore This Is Why Vinyl LP 2023
"This Is Why is a truly relatable yet inspiring work of art. This is Paramore’s 6th studio album after a 5 year hiatus, with only 3 remaining original members of the band. The record tells a story of what it’s like to be an adult woman in the 2020’s, especially through the tracks “Running Out Of Time”, “This Is Why”, “Big Man, Little Dignity”. The band worked closely with the members of boygenius to achieve a softer sound for this record, which is a welcome change to their known for sound. Hayley Williams is a master at telling a story through her songs to make the listener feel as though they have gone on the same journey. Overall, as a returning band with a new sound, this album ticks all the boxes and leaves nothing left to decode."
Tracklist:
1. This Is Why
2. The News
3. Running Out of Time
4. C'est Comme Ça
5. Big Man, Little Dignity
6. You First
7. Figure 8
8. Liar
9. Crave
“This Is Why was the very last song we wrote for the album. To be honest, I was so tired of writing lyrics but Taylor convinced Zac and I both that we should work on this last idea. What came out of it was the title track for the whole album. It summarizes the plethora of ridiculous emotions, the rollercoaster of being alive in 2022, having survived even just the last 3 or 4 years. You’d think after a global pandemic of fucking biblical proportions and the impending doom of a dying planet, that humans would have found it deep within themselves to be kinder or more empathetic or something.
The public sphere we find ourselves re-entering after 4 years at home, in our comfort zones, is an entirely different thing than the one we knew. The restlessness, the anxiety, and the compulsion to take action— it all feels like a contradiction. On one hand, we have a legitimate platform to use which makes me want to march at every protest for social justice and devote every waking second to every single cause I believe in. On the other, I just want to go home, plant a garden, and become a distant memory to the outside world.”