![]() ![]() They’re not exactly angsty teenagers anymore. This album in general seems to center lyrically on moving forward, looking to the future rather than hanging onto the past (like certain “fans” should do.), and being happy in your current situation. It’s an unabashedly bubblegummy power-pop tune with a nice guitar riff, infectious melodies & the aforementioned sweet & sincere message. But with that defensiveness out of the way, this is a great song. Heck, if anything this is a song for old people. Not exactly “Hey I just met you & this is crazy”. are you listening to these lyrics? They very clearly detail a long-term & mature relationship. And to those claiming this is “meant for the Katy Perry crap tween girl audience” or whatever I have to ask. Unquestionably the most controversial song here is the most recent single “Still into You”, which people are accusing of being too poppy, and even the ever-overused term “sellout” has been thrown around. This was a good move, as restricting them to the standard pop structure might’ve bogged them down a bit. Basically they’re 1-minute pseudo-lo-fi acoustic songs that couldn’t have been stretched to a more “full” length. One interesting recurring element here is a trio of interludes that appear at different points throughout. The band zig-zags from one sound or style or feeling to another between tracks in a way that makes every track notable to some degree, and there’s no sign of filler to be found. But Paramore manages to engage the listener throughout the whole length, mainly because of the aforementioned diversity. At 17 tracks and 63 minutes long (19 tracks & 70 minutes if you include the bonus tracks) it’s quite easy to make an album of such length feel bogged down or redundant. Fortunately what we’ve gotten is their most ambitious, mature & diverse album to date, and in my opinion their best, even above Riot!. Between 2/5 band members leaving, this being their first album in 4 years & more importantly showing a significant change in sound, division among fan reception would be inevitable. ![]() Between 2/5 band This is easily one of the more talked about & one of the most polarizing albums of 2013 so far, and not without good reason. This is easily one of the more talked about & one of the most polarizing albums of 2013 so far, and not without good reason. ![]()
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