While much of 'This Is Why' serves as a listening ear to those frustrated by the current political and social climate, it’s also a reminder that unleashing your rage can feel damn good, too—a lesson this band has imparted on fans for 20 years now.
Beloved rock band Paramore has been in the game for 20 years, soundtracking millennials’ lives from adolescence to adulthood; fromparking lots to office cubicles. It’s not just one-sided, though—as Paramore’s fans have grown up, so have lead singer Hayley Williams, guitarist Taylor York, and drummer Zac Farro: a trio of outsiders-turned-pop culture icons.
Title track “This Is Why” highlights the agoraphobia and introversion that can creep up from living in such a politically charged time. “The News” takes that a step further, as Williams sings about the conflict of feeling like she should be doing more than sitting behind a computer digesting countless bad news stories, but knowing she can’t actually do much to change things.
Millennial burnout has clearly been on the band members’ minds—something Williams confirmed in a recent interview while discussing the new album’s themes.The Guardian . “When I was writing the lyrics, I was like, this social experiment—the internet—has been going wrong since day one. It exposes and exploits the general population’s blatant disregard for nuance. Some days I feel so over it, almost to the point of apathy. But that’s the struggle—that you have to fight.”, that fight also turns inward, with Williams not just commenting on the outside world, but also the ways in which she internalizes the tumult around her.
The album closes with a trio of ballads: the powerfully sung “Liar,” the nostalgic “Crave,” and the self-reflective “Thick Skull.” Of those, “Crave” is the most arresting, as Williams contemplates Paramore’s two-decade run, which has seesawed between the high highs of mainstream fame and the low lows of. Closing track “Thick Skull” ends on a note of insecurity and guilt; clearly, it’s not just overconsuming news that’s burning Williams out, but also her own past mistakes.
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