Paramore releases new single after five years of hiatus

This Wednesday (28), Paramore released their first single, “This is Why”, after a gap of five years. The band also announced that their next album will be released in February 2023 and will bear the same title as the new song. Announced by Atlantic Recordsthe album is the first since “After Laughter”, in 2017. During the hiatus, vocalist Hayley Williams published two solo projects: “Petals for Armor” (2020) and “Flowers for Vases” (2021).

In addition to these new features, other singles from the album “This is Why” already has a date set: “Leave the House”, for February 10, 2023 and “Tonight” on March 11 next year. In a statement, Hayley Williams said that the title track was the last song on the project to be written and that it was thanks to the guitarist's encouragement that there was motivation to work on the song. The singer commented that the song portrays the emotions of being alive after the events of recent years and being a survivor of a global pandemic.

_{Official music video for “This is Why” (Youtube)}

Release dates for new songs are updated on site group official. The band also announced the start of a tour across North America that will begin next Sunday, October 2nd and will end in Mexico City on November 19th, during the Corona Capital Festival.

Hayley Williams wrote about the importance of the break for herself and members Taylor York (guitarist) and Zac Farro (drummer), saying she doesn't believe they could have continued their careers in music if they hadn't voluntarily set aside time and space away from the industry. musical. The vocalist declares that Paramore is continuing where it left off and the next moments will be more rewarding for the group.

The band had its first studio album released in 2005 and has five albums released to date. Paramore became popular for their stage performance and participation in the soundtrack of the first film in the saga “Twilight”.

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