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Paramore’s song and music video “This is Why” (released on Sept. 28)
Most young girls in the 2000s wanted to be Hayley Williams, Paramore’s lead singer-songwriter, at some point in their lives.
Her bright orange hair and voracious lyrics have spoken to the teenage angst.
Five years later, those girls are grown up but many have stayed the biggest fans of Williams and her band.
Fans have waited (not-so-patiently) for Paramore to release music and after posting teasers on social media the week prior, they have finally released the single “This Is Why” on Sept. 28.
They also announced their album of the same name which is set to be released on Feb. 10.
Girls, get ready to rage because the red-haired, fury-filled Haley Williams is back.
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Björk’s studio album “Fossora” (released on Sept. 30)
Icelandic singer Björk has been a thrilling artist ever since she released her debut album in 1977.
Experimental, surprising and weird in the best way, Björk’s latest release “Fossora” once again places her at the forefront of the current musical landscape.
In her discordant voice, she sings, “Hope is a muscle / That allows us to connect” on the first track “Atopos.” as it ends with raging drums and deep orchestral arrangements.
It’s a stunning introduction to her tenth album, released on Sept. 30. Björk is a force of nature and through “Fossora,” listeners are shown yet another vision of her dramatic world.
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M.I.A’s single “Beep” (released on Sept. 30)
British rapper and singer Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam, more commonly known as M.I.A, first took the world by storm with her 2007 single “Paper Planes.”
While listeners thought she was singing about being free, the lyrics were actually hitting upon her experiences as an immigrant.
M.I.A has an interesting past that can be heard on every single song.
Although she was born in London, she was raised in Sri Lanka where her father fought in the civil war there. Because he was part of the Tamil minority, their family fled to London.
M.I.A’s discography is largely political and “Beep” is the same way, which was released on Sept. 30.
Although the lyrics are not as clever as her previous songs, the production is still in her signature style. It’s gritty and rough.
“Beep” isn’t surprising and is a very lukewarm single but I am still curious to see what that new era of M.I.A will bring.
- Saumya’s album of the week: Hatchie’s “Giving The World Away” (released on April 22)
Released on April 22, Australian pop singer Hatchie’s sophomore album “Giving the World Away” feels like tunes from the ’90s.
Her sound is atmospheric and reminiscent of albums released in that decade’s such as “So Tonight That I Might See” by rock band Mazzy Star.
It is clear that Hatchie is heavily inspired by the shoegaze genre, a musical style that is defined by distorted guitars and warbled vocals.
“Don’t Leave Me in The Rain” is an ethereal song with Hatchie’s airy voice singing poignant lyrics including “Time is pointed at me like a gun.”
It makes me feel like I am roaming the concrete jungles of vast cities where the foggy red glow of street lights blurs my vision.
All I can hear is jumbled percussion and Hatchie’s poetic proclamations.
