![]() Beyond Moriondo, the band’s sound and snarl can be heard in the gleeful middle finger that is Olivia Rodrigo’s No. ![]() A few years ago, the band’s sound and spirit encouraged indie rockers like Snail Mail and Soccer Mommy to pick up guitars, and rapper Lil Uzi Vert once referred to Williams as “the best… of my generation.” Now, Paramore’s influence is being felt by a new group of artists navigating the turbulence of youth, when every heartbreak and setback can feel apocalyptic. Since breaking through with 2007’s Riot!, Paramore, led by frontwoman Hayley Williams, have consistently used a combination of emotional honesty, optimism, and spiky guitar hooks to both mirror and smash through the walled-off world of teen angst. Why, she asks herself, is she wasting her time with some aloof wet blanket when she could be “at home with my headphones and Paramore.” Then, with yearning in her voice, she makes her allegiance even clearer: “And Hayley just gets me/The way you never did.” On her charming kiss-off “Favorite Band,” 18-year-old singer-songwriter Chloe Moriondo has an epiphany.
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