Paramore Conspiracy Theories

The Sound

Hey guys! I decided to do a conspiracy about the sound of Paramore's new album, and what I think will influence it, because someone suggested this and I had actually been thinking about it a lot lately.

I've looked at things Hayley has tweeted, and a lot of it seems to be 80s music, really 80s Rock and New Wave music. Based on things she's tweeted, I think I can name four people Paramore will be influenced by, and I will give you the proof as to Hayley mentioning them, and also will post videos so you can hear what they sound like:

Cocteau Twins

Tweet by Hayley, telling people to follow JMJ (who mentions Cocteau Twins) on Instagram for a music education:

Parliament Funkadelic:

Hayley tweeting about Parliament Funkadelic (Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club):

Talking Heads

Hayley tweeting about watching the Talking Heads tour movie Stop Making Sense:

Tom Tom Club:

Hayley singing Genius Of Love by Tom Tom Club

Among these Hayley has also tweeted about Blondie and The Undertones, but not as much. I still stick to my prediction that this album will sound kind of like a mix of S/T and BNE, especially because S/T was inspired by electronic and funk music, which is what this stuff is as well. 

This has nothing to do with the conspiracy, but I was talking to a friend recently about being scared because I don't know if I'll like this new album or not. I love Paramore, they're my favorite band, and that would feel really shitty to not like their new album. My biggest fear I guess is that Paramore will throw out these last 12 years (will be 13 years on January 1st 2017!) and just be something totally different starting with this new album, and I don't think I could handle that. I know change and growth is good, but if Paramore decided to just totally become something else, I mean I'd probably cry, which sounds over-dramatic and babyish, but they're my favorite band! It would be a big deal to me, I don't want to hate anything they do I wanna love it, it would quite literally break my heart. I think S/T was the perfect blend of trying new things and keeping that edge that Paramore always has, and I honestly don't know if I could live with anything beyond that. I want to support them so much, and I really want to like this new album, but I'm not gonna force myself too if I don't.

Another thing I want to address is the videos going up on YouTube of supposed songs from Paramore's new album, like this one:

This song is actually called Zero Fidelity, and it's actually by a band called Anavae.

Anavae are an English rock duo consisting of a female vocalist and male guitarist, they recently lost their male bassist. I don't blame people for buying this, since the lead singer does sound a lot like Hayley, and the music sounds like Paramore, like this song would've blended seamlessly into the S/T album (in my opinion). And the lineup is the same as Paramore. However, all of these songs, including this one, are not Paramore, they are Anavae, and Anavae are pretty awesome, I totally reccomend you guys check them out. The reason I think these songs are being put up is because they sound similar to Paramore, and I think this is what people genuinely believe/want the new album to sound like.

So that's all I got, as far as Paramore's future sound. I'll see you guys next time with a new conspiracy, thank you all so much for reading and suggesting, I love you all. - H