Still just 31 years old, Paramore vocalist Hayley Williams has achieved a staggering amount in a relatively short space of time. This year’s Petals For Armor solo releases and her various contributions with artists as diverse as B.o.B and CHVRCHES have contributed heavily to a mainstream-straddling credibility, but Paramore (for whom Hayley has been the sole permanent member) remains her main concern. Ever since she rejected the offer to shoot for pop-stardom in favour of performing the pop-punk she loved with schoolmates Josh and Zac Farrow, and bassist Jeremy Davis, Paramore has been the vessel through which Hayley has come of age as a songwriter, a role-model, a pop-cultural icon and a simple human being. Each individual release stands as a snapshot, from the charming naïveté of 20...
