After Six Years Off, a Refreshed Paramore Returns With Offbeat Post-Punk Energy in ‘This Is Why’: Album Review

After six years of Paramore’s members doing solid solo work and being away from each other as a band, they’ve crafted a sixth album, “This Is Why,” that takes all that anyone loved about them in the past and made it craggier and cattier, allowing themselves to face the concerns that come with age and social change without being heavy-handed about it. To that end, Paramore has probably made its best-ever album, or at least one that embraces present-day anxiety without fitting easily into any Hot Topic playlist. Never truly content to be an atypical Fueled by Ramen band on… Read Full Article