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This Is Why is the upcoming sixth studio album by American rock band Paramore, set to be released on February 10, 2023, through Atlantic Records. It is the band's first album in nearly six years, following After Laughter (2017), as well as their first album to feature the same line-up as its predecessor. The album's lead single "This Is Why" was released alongside album announcement on September 28, 2022.

This Is Why
Studio album by Paramore
Released	February 10, 2023 (2023-02-10)
Length	36:46
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Carlos de la Garza
Paramore chronology
After Laughter (2017) This Is Why (2023)
Singles from This Is Why
"This Is Why" Released: September 28, 2022

Background and recording

In May 2017, Paramore released their fifth studio album After Laughter to critical acclaim. The album saw the return of former drummer Zac Farro, who had left the band in 2010. The band toured in support of the album from June 2017 until September 2018. Following the conclusion of the After Laughter Tour, the members of Paramore took a break from writing and recording music for the band and worked on other endeavors. Hayley Williams featured on the American Football song "Uncomfortably Numb" in 2019 and released two solo albums, Petals for Armor (2020) and Flowers for Vases / Descansos (2021);[1][2] the former produced by Paramore guitarist Taylor York. She also pivoted her attention more towards her hair dye company Good Dye Young and hosted the weekly BBC Sounds series Everything Is Emo. Farro continued his ongoing project HalfNoise, releasing an extended play – Flowerss (2018) – and two albums – Natural Disguise (2019) and Motif (2021).[3] Farro also recorded drums for the songs "Watch Me While I Bloom" and "Crystal Clear" from Williams' Petals for Armor and released an EP under his own name titled Zafari (2020).

Discussion about a sixth Paramore album began in 2020 while Williams was promoting Petals for Armor. Williams hinted that the band's next album would be more guitar-driven, stating, "We've found ourselves listening to a lot of older music that we grew up being inspired by."[4] She further commented on the sound of the album in 2022, likening it to Bloc Party: “From day one, Bloc Party was the number one reference because there was such an urgency to their sound that was different to the fast punk or the pop punk or the like, loud wall of sound emo bands that were happening in the early 2000s.”[5] In January 2022, the band confirmed they had entered the studio work on their sixth album.[6]

Release and promotion

In September 2022, Paramore archived all posts on their official Instagram page and unveiled a new design for the website. The site featured a timeline of several dates throughout the month that would be updated each date.[7] These dates saw the launch of the band's official Discord server, the announcement of new tour dates in Los Angeles and New York City, and video snippets of the band working on new material. On September 16, the band announced their first new single in four years, "This Is Why", which was released on September 28.[8] The same day as the single's release, the band announced the album of the same name to be released on February 10, 2023.[9] The band is set to embark on a brief fall tour beginning in October 2022, including headlining slots at the Austin City Limits and When We Were Young festivals.[10][11][12] The band later announced a South American leg of the tour, set to begin in March 2023.[13][14]

Track listing

Personnel

Paramore

• Hayley Williams – lead and background vocals, gang vocals
• Taylor York – guitars, gang vocals
• Zac Farro – drums, percussion, gang vocals

Additional musicians

• Brian Robert Jones – bass guitar

Technical

• Carlos de la Garza – production

Artwork

• Zachary Gray – photography

Release history

Release dates and formats for This Is Why

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label	Ref.
Various	February 10, 2023	Cassette CD digital download streaming vinyl LP	Atlantic	[16]

References

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