Hayley Williams says Paramore will return to pop-punk on next album

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Paramore‘s Hayley Williams has said the band’s next record will see them returning to their pop-punk roots.

The singer was speaking to NME for this week’s Big Read when she said the band’s next effort will be a contrast to 2017’s ‘After Laughter‘, which saw them leaning heavily into synth-pop sounds.

Explaining the contrast between the two, Williams said: “It’s a summer/winter thing,” she explained. “When it’s winter you can’t wait to be sweating your balls off, and in the summer you’re like, ‘Fuck — I hate this!'”

She added: “After making After Laughter it’s like, ‘Okay, we’ve tried this on and it actually fits and feels great. Now lets see what else we can do to fuck this up.'”

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But despite making a move into solo stardom with her current ‘Petals For Armor’ project, Williams insisted that Paramore was still her main priority.

“That excitement and curiosity that keeps us a band,” she said. “We won’t let it happen unless we think it’s the coolest thing in the world, I mean, Paramore’s my favorite band. How dare I ever ruin it?”

In a four-star review of Petals For Armor, NME wrote: “The underlying message of Hayley Williams’ stunning solo album is this: wear your flaws like a coat of gleaming armour and find strength in being open and vulnerable. This would be a prescient message at any time, but seems even more so in today’s uncertain climate. We could all do with a little kindness.”

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