In lieu of a more traditional album release, Paramore frontwoman Hayley Williams has dropped 17 individual new tracks on DSPs through her Post Atlantic imprint, which is distributed by Secretly Distribution. They were produced by Daniel James and also include contributions from Brian Robert Jones, Joey Howard and Jim-E Stack.
Williams debuted the shoegaze-steeped “Mirtazapine” last weekend with Bleachers at the Newport Folk Festival after first playing it on the air at Nashville public radio station WNXP. Other highlights include the vocal trickery-laden “Glum,” the Americana-tinged “Whim” and “Ice in My OJ,” the chorus of which dates back to the song “Jumping Inside” from Williams’ pre-Paramore stint singing on the Mammoth City Messengers soundtrack.
Although not labeled as an album, the batch of fresh material follows Williams’ two pandemic-era solo releases, 2020’s Petals For Armor and 2021’s Flowers for Vases. Paramore returned in 2023 after a five-year hiatus with This Is Why, which won two Grammys.
With Paramore off the road for now, Williams recently turned up on Turnstile’s latest album and made a surprise appearance during the group’s record release show at Under the K Bridge Park in Brooklyn, N.Y.
The activity comes alongside the recent release of Paramore member Zac Farro’s first solo album under his own name, Operator, and the 20th anniversary of Paramore’s debut album, All We Know Is Falling. The milestone was celebrated last week with the first digital release of The Summer Tic EP, a 2006 collection previously only available on CD.
