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Paramore Article, New Paramore Merch, UK Dates, Scans & DownloadsA maturing sound for ParamoreSun Pop Music Critic
Originally published April 26, 2007
On their 2005 debut, All We Know Is Falling, the musician friends of Paramore just wanted to have fun."We wanted to tour and hope people would latch on to the music," says lead guitarist Josh Farro, the available spokesman for the teen emo-pop band.
The band, which plays Recher Theatre in Towson tomorrow night and the 9:30 Club in D.C. on Saturday, continues to build momentum for the June 12 release of its sophomore album, RIOT! But this time out, the music isn't all about being young and having fun. "We went with the title RIOT! because the definition we found was a controlled outburst of emotion," Farro says. "And we felt that went along with Hayley's lyrical format. Her lyrics are very honest about everyday relationships. They're deeper than what was on the first album." All We Know Is Falling boasted infectious, neon-colored bits of radio candy such as "Pressure" and "Emergency." The band's catchy, if predictable, approach (think Avril Lavigne tossed with a little Fall Out Boy) garnered the group a strong, mostly teen following. And although all of the members are still teens themselves, Farro says the band is eager to present a more mature, polished sound on RIOT! "Our playing is better," says the musician, who last week was playing a date with the band in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. "Our producer, David Bendeth [perhaps best known for his work with the Los Angeles rock band Ima Robot], pushed us and captured our sound. I think our growth really shows. It was totally new when we first started. We were just babies learning to walk." Paramore came together in Franklin, Tenn., in 2004. Williams, a 13-year-old aspiring singer whose family had recently moved to the Nashville suburb from Meridian, Miss., hooked up with the Farro brothers, who were forming a band at the time. Soon afterward, Davis joined. They honed their skills in school talent shows and in local clubs. Eventually, the band caught the attention of the Fueled by Ramen label and was signed in April 2005. On All We Know Is Falling, Paramore worked with James Wisner and Mike Green, best known for productions with Dashboard Confessional and Yellowcard, respectively. The CD hit stores in July of that year. "On that first tour, we did shows where five people showed up, then 50, then 100," Farro says. "But I'm glad we went that route, playing the smaller clubs. It humbled us to travel around in a 12-passenger van, and we'll remember that forever, whether we remain a band or not." Farro says the personal and musical growth on the road can be heard throughout the new album, which is currently being mixed and mastered in the studio. "There was more time to do this album than the last one," he says. "There's a lot more passion. The last one, we're proud of it. But we got a chance to say more on RIOT! We just hope the fans and even more will come on the ride." See Paramore at the Recher Theatre,
512 York Road in Towson, tomorrow night at 7. Tickets are $15 and are
available at Ticketmaster at 410-547-SEAT or ticketmaster.com. The
group also plays a 5 p.m. show Saturday at the 9:30 Club, 815 V St.
N.W., Washington. Tickets are $15 at tickets.com. To hear clips of Paramore's music, go to baltimoresun.com/listeningpost. rashod.ollison@baltsun.com [source:http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/bal-li.music26apr26,0,6528466.story?coll=bal-live-headlines] Paramore has a new
line of merchandise available at Hot Topic stores across the country.
On each, you'll find a tag with a special code that you can use to
download two songs from Paramore: 'Born For This' from the upcoming
album RIOT! and a rare, live version of 'Pressure.'    Check hottopic.com to find the store nearest you! As UK Paramore fans will know, the band are due to headline the Atrium stage at this year's Full Ponty festival in Pontypridd, South Wales. Rock Midgets.com are giving away tickets to the festival, so if you fancy some free Paramore action, there's a link to the competition below... http://www.rockmidgets.com/features.php?p Headlining Tour Videos iPod videos 01 - Misery Business 02 - Emergency 03 - Here We Go Again 04 - All We Know 05 - Never Let This Go 06 - Hallelujah 07 - For A Pessimist, I'm Pretty Optimistic 08 - Whoa 09 - My Heart 10 - Pressure (Credit to Colin) according to wikipedia & punktastic.com paramore have been announced to play download festival in the uk. download festival @ wikipedia punktastic Paramore's CD Launch Party will take place on June 15th in Nashville
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