Paramore Studio Update: Moving From Nashville To Los Angeles In September 2016
This last March, Paramore started recording their upcoming fifth album. At the time, the band was down to just Hayley Williams and Taylor York. Bassist Jeremy Davis left last December. However, in June their ex-drummer Zac Farro suddenly appeared in the behind-the-scenes shots Hayley shared on Twitter! That brought up a few major questions: Is he officially back with the band? Is he co-writing some of the new songs? Or is he just playing drums on the new record?
Last month, Zac spoke on Billboard’s Alt In Our Stars podcast. He talked about rekindling his friendship with both Hayley and Taylor, playing on the new album, and how the new music sounds. He has not written any of the songs, and so far is not officially part of the band again. But he’d be happy to join them again as more than just a studio drummer.
Keeping up with the habits of the last few months, the duo has continued to shared studio tidbits throughout the recording process for album #5. Here’s the latest from this September:
Toys for T pic.twitter.com/c1IjgHj8Nx
— paramore (@paramore) September 2, 2016
Moral support for the singer #friendship #fun pic.twitter.com/rRUpCL9OMQ
— paramore (@paramore) September 2, 2016
Surprise visits to the studio by my dad are pretty special #dads #outlaw #officialdriverofpmorevans
— hayley from Paramore (@yelyahwilliams) September 6, 2016
Saturday work day ended in a Saturday night dance-party meltdown bc we can't even believe we wrote that song !!!
— hayley from Paramore (@yelyahwilliams) September 11, 2016
many Yorks pic.twitter.com/BwD8qHVwul
— paramore (@paramore) September 12, 2016
Don't even worry about it, I got u… YES we are & it is safe 2 say that Pmore is still my fav band. https://t.co/60SpBDMRhe
— hayley from Paramore (@yelyahwilliams) September 14, 2016
U know, I'm sorry for ever callin ppl out. Music ppl are sensitive. That's how come we write all these damn songs. Love y'all, even meanies
— hayley from Paramore (@yelyahwilliams) September 14, 2016
L8 nights ?: @mikeschuppan pic.twitter.com/qd0lM7RuuX
— paramore (@paramore) September 15, 2016
— Adam Samiljan (@adamsamiljan) September 15, 2016
Goodbye Nashville. (shared from https://t.co/IyGsyej4uX) pic.twitter.com/UULBUqeDxi
— paramore (@paramore) September 16, 2016
Goodbye Nashville… Hello Los Angeles!
Sweet sanctuary ??#phase2 #californiaphase #LAXistheworstphase #paramorealbum5 pic.twitter.com/Nh195LDpiC
— paramore (@paramore) September 26, 2016
As of September 16th, the band finished recording in Nashville. They are now continuing the recording process in Los Angeles. It looks like we’re getting closer to hearing the new music!
With Jeremy gone and Zac kind of back, it will be exciting to hear how the music changes. Hayley and Taylor were the principle songwriters on Paramore, so there may not be a big change in style. But what about the topics? Will Jeremy’s departure and Zac’s return to the band come up?
Hayley also just married her longtime boyfriend, New Found Glory’s Chad Gilbert, in February. Will married life affect the new music? Perhaps more lovey lyrics and cheerful music? On the other hand, Hayley and Chad have been together for eight years, so maybe there won’t be much of a change after all. We’ll find out soon enough!
Check up on all we know about Paramore’s upcoming fifth album on their recording page. We’ll keep it up-to-date throughout the recording process. Keep checking back here for all the latest Paramore music news.
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