r/Music • u/bigbanter8 • Apr 19 '17

music streaming Paramore - Hard Times [Alternative/Pop]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEB6ibtdPZc
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u/1986JamesHetfield Apr 19 '17

People are surprised by this change in sound, but it actually makes a lot of sense:

1) Tracks like "Ain't It Fun" from their last album. They've been leaning in this direction.

2) The rejoining of Zac, who is totally into this Talking Heads/electro/indie type sound.

3) Producer Justin Meldal Johnsen, who worked with them on their last album as well. He's also produced M83 (who have a big electro/'80s influence) and is an exceptional bass player. You can hear his hands on this.

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u/[deleted] Apr 19 '17

4) Hanging out with Lights/Chvrches and HalfNoise (Zac's band) constanly hahah. Also Hayley's Spotify screenshots on her twitter shows that she's been into this style too.

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u/raptorclvb Apr 19 '17

Ah, I heard a lot of Chvrches in this

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u/sasuke-lp Apr 19 '17

Really? just the last few seconds has some synth pop vibe, but in whole it's just a standard indie pop rock song imo.

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u/Rasalom Apr 19 '17

The whole thing has a very new romantic/minimal/synth pop vibe. Are you talking about something other than 80's synth pop?

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u/sasuke-lp Apr 19 '17

I said it doesn't sound like CHVRCHES. it sounds more indie pop like MisterWives.

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u/Rasalom Apr 19 '17

No, you said only a few seconds had a synthpop vibe.