Hayley Williams - 2025 Singles
posted 2 days ago #
The band Paramore has always been on my periphery. They're from the same town I grew up in (Franklin, TN). They had a song mashed up with Apollo Up! - one of my favorite local bands. They even, supposedly, had a run in with my old boss as their potential manager way back at the start of their career (a great, possibly apocryphal, story I will happily tell you in person). It really wasn't until the band released "This is Why" that I fully locked in.
All that to say, when Hayley Williams released 17 standalone singles as part of a new solo endeavor, I was quite intrigued! The Scene has a great rundown on the whole endeavor if you are so inclined to learn more. Mostly I'd recommend starting with "Glum" and "Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party" - the former being an excellent addition to your "Perfect Songs for Melancholia" playlist and the latter being a highly respectable scathing review of the state of affairs in Nashville.
I'd also recommend taking some time to investigate the solo works of Paramore drummer Zac Farro (who, up until recently, performed as Halfnoise).
All that to say, when Hayley Williams released 17 standalone singles as part of a new solo endeavor, I was quite intrigued! The Scene has a great rundown on the whole endeavor if you are so inclined to learn more. Mostly I'd recommend starting with "Glum" and "Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party" - the former being an excellent addition to your "Perfect Songs for Melancholia" playlist and the latter being a highly respectable scathing review of the state of affairs in Nashville.
I'd also recommend taking some time to investigate the solo works of Paramore drummer Zac Farro (who, up until recently, performed as Halfnoise).