Paramore’s New Album ‘This Is Why’

Paramore’s New Album ‘This Is Why’ 

It’s the band’s first album since 2017’s ‘After Laughter.’

Paramore return today with This Is Why, the pop-punk band’s sixth studio album and first full-length since 2017’s After Laughter.Leading up to the release of the LP, the Nashville trio—comprising lead singer Hayley Williams, drummer Zac Farro, and guitarist Taylor York—shared three singles: the titular “This Is Why,” “The News,” and “C’est Comme Ça.” All three tracks climbed into the Top 20 on Genius’ Top Songs chart upon release.

Made on the heels of the pandemic, This Is Why is a reflection on how much the world has changed over the last five years. The band considers the record their most political yet—but also maybe their most emotionally charged.

“There’s a lot more aggression than we’ve had in a while,” York explained to Entertainment Weekly. “There’s different types of an emotional release in certain songs that I don’t think we’ve had in a little bit. A lot of that was a product of the times, and not only trying to reflect on what had happened, but also taking that long of a break, we were able to rediscover different sides of ourselves musically that was fun to dive into.”

This Is Why also concludes Paramore’s label contract with Atlantic Records, but that doesn’t mean the group will be done making music. “As long as we stay healthy and people continue to want to hear what we have to make and go to shows, then all eyes are just set on continuing,” York said.