Today saw the official release of the first single from brand new eyes, the third studio album from the consistently astounding Paramore.
“Ignorance” is an impressive first impression of the new album. It hits hard and wastes virtually no time doing so. Hayley Williams’ lyrics and vocals bite with a vigor comparable to that of Paramore’s most recent hit, the pseudo-vampire anthem “Decode”. Meanwhile, the band, led by the guitars of Josh Farro, whose work has gotten better and better with every new release, provides its own brand of ferocity. That said, don’t think Paramore has suddenly gotten hardcore on their fans. Williams’ still wails with a girlish excitement in the chorus, and bears a striking resemblance in the chorus, as she shoves the line “Ignorance is your new best friend” down the listener’s throat. “Ignorance” is an exciting, incredibly promising initial taste of what brand new eyes is going to sound like. For what it’s worth, I picked up a leak of this track yesterday, and still shelled out the iTunes money to buy it. Paramore has now entered the very rare territory where I will still purchase the band’s material even when I’ve acquired a leak. Very few bands, among them the Foo Fighters and Green Day, have entered that category. Suffice it to say, the bar is pretty high for brand new eyes.
Paramore – Ignorance [iTunes] (YSI)
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