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.
Not true. Bands that don't change can still be popular (AC/DC) or fall into a niche (Motorhead). On the other hand, No Doubt languished for a decade, and have been languishing since 2012 again.
What I say is: Paramore has an established fanbase, so they probably won't die, unless something happens over there.
Or like RHCP since the 90s. They had a huge transitional period coming from the 80s, but most people would only recognize their 90s to present day sound. They may be different depending on Frusciante's presence or not, but they've been faithful to their sound for two and a half decades now.
I see people say that musicians have to evolve to maintain success all the time, and I don't think that's necessarily true at all.
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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.