![]() ![]() Other notable mentions are "Big Man, Little Dignity" which felt akin to a controlled party energy, soft in its execution, but clearly with energy just lurking beneath and "Liar", which at first I wasn't a fan of, the pure soft ballad style doesn't fit as well with the overall fast pace of the album (which by itself it's like anxiety musically reproduced, but with such cohesion and control it's like that one video of the roundabout with people and cars crossing without ever hitting. By the end, the energy is lost and transforms into the very real emotions, unable to be hidden behind indifference ("C'est Comme Ça") and upbeat tunes, giving way to the most vulnerable I heard Hayley Williams in the record, with the frankly excellent closer "Thick Skull". In every step of the way, this record combats those negative feelings with sheer energy and funkiness, from the very start. Incredibly smart writing, with a lot of polysemy and word plays ("Thick Skull") and a wide sense of jumping into the events of society after their previous album, namely COVID ("This Is Why"), the Ukraine War ("The News") and the overall anxiety, fear and similar negative feelings which came with them. ![]() I am a softie for psychedelic, soft and post-anything, and this album has it in spades. And God above, I think I did well in listening to Paramore a decade later. This also means this review is a one-off from my usual scheme. I grew up on Riot and Decode, but as I grew up, I forgot about them. I have to be 100% transparent and say I have not listened to them in over ten years. Tennessee giants Paramore are at it again, with their sixth album "This Is Why".
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