I was caught off guard.
I listen to metal, almost exclusively these days. Prior to this album, I was listening to a steady rotation of Harm's Way, Nails, Power Trip, Iron Reagan, etc.
The only time I listen to anything else is when my daughter plays stuff in the car. I know she likes Paramore, so I took her to the concert (see previous post).
In preparation for the show, I put a playlist together, and just totally got into this band. Their songs are amazing, and the guitar playing is inventive and unusual, but always appropriate for the song.
After Laughter is a great album. Like their most recent stuff, the songs are bass driven in a Motown kind of way. I'm sure this had something to do with producer Justin Meldal-Johnsen, who is an experienced bass player who has played with Beck and Nine Inch Nails.
I think after listening to so much heavy stuff, it's refreshing for me to listen to stuff that has guitar playing that's subtly awesome. Paramore has that in spades.
Oh, and Hayley Williams is a pretty good singer too. :)
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