Source: Promo Image
In case you missed it, the ever elusive Paramore has today emerged from a three-year hiatus with a new single, video, album announcement, and European tour. Phew.
The single, ‘Hard Times’, is a vibrant, 80s-inspired extravaganza, and its music video is just as colourful.
Paramore has also announced their fifth album After Laughter which is due for release in just over three weeks on May 12th.
Although the return of Paramore no doubt came as a welcome surprise to their fans, the album’s lead single has been somewhat divisive.
Some were overcome with joy:
https://twitter.com/pinkyelyah/status/854686990771658753
listening to the new @paramore song for the first time like pic.twitter.com/8d70XyW2a5
— esmé🪩 (@esmejaneee) April 19, 2017
Others needed a moment to process:
I still can't understand if I like or hate it. But surely it won't be my favorite @paramore song! #hardtimes
— Marzia (@RoxanneCSatine) April 19, 2017
After an initial panic, decided new Paramore is fun and okay and we will all be having a nice beer while enjoying it by festival season
— Hannah Ewens (@hannahrosewens) April 19, 2017
A few were really not impressed:
It hurts me so much to say this but I hate the new Paramore track
— JUULius Caesar (@classic_pears) April 19, 2017
Maybe it's just not meant for me anymore, but god do I hate the new paramore…
— Michael (@mstepbass) April 19, 2017
But mostly it was just a whole lot of this:
PARAMORE HAS RISEN, TODAY IS A GOOD DAY, AND THE FUTURE IS LOOKING AMAZING
— jess (@thisisnotpvis) April 19, 2017
Paramore: gonna make you wonder why you even try
Me: Hard Times pic.twitter.com/UEanMtghQE
— joyce (@regieneve_) April 19, 2017
See what you think of ‘Hard Times’ below:
The band also dropped European tour dates for June, more information can be found here: www.paramore.net.
