Paramore have been teasing fans lately with cryptic messages on their social media. On September 25th, the band shared a screen recording of text being written on Apple’s Notes app that read the following:
“Re: This Is Why
9.28 – This Is Why
10.2 – Why Is This?
10.6 – Is This Why?”
— paramore (@paramore) September 25, 2023
The Tennessee trio didn’t keep fans waiting long, as they announced a companion album to their 6th LP This Is Why, released earlier this year on February 10th, that will feature remixes, reworked and rewritten tracks, as well as some collaborations and an unreleased demo.
Earlier today, Paramore revealed the track list for their upcoming release, which showed a variety of artists taking on a song from the album and making it their own. Artists featuring on Re: This Is Why include UK acts such as Wet Leg, Foals and The xx singer Romy.
Re: This Is Why. The Tracklist.
1. This Is Why (Re: @foals)
2. The News (Re: @thelindalindas)
3. Running Out Of Time (Re: @pandabear)
4. Running Out Of Time (Re: @zanelowe)
5. C’est Comme Ça (Re: @wetlegband)
6. Big Man, Little Dignity (Re: @DOMiAndJDBECK)
7. You First (Re:… pic.twitter.com/flTS59qSH6— paramore (@paramore) October 4, 2023
The band took to Twitter to share “We’ve long wanted to recognize the connection we have with some of the artists who’ve influenced us as a band and/or who have cited our band as an influence. Re: This Is Why is almost a remix album. Some of the songs have been remixed sort of classically, while others were reworked or rewritten. It’s incredible to hear all our worlds colliding. Out 10/6.”
We’ve long wanted to recognize the connection we have with some of the artists who’ve influenced us as a band and/or who have cited our band as an influence.
Re: This Is Why is almost a remix album. Some of the songs have been remixed sort of classically, while others were… pic.twitter.com/X3BpsFhD7s
— paramore (@paramore) October 2, 2023
Oxford based band Foals, who joined Paramore on their North American tour earlier this year, are taking on the album’s title track. Back in 2022, Paramore front-woman Hayley Williams praised the English band on an episode of her podcast Everything Is Emo, and spoke of their evolution.
Williams stated “I really respect this band’s journey and how they continue to evolve. I think it takes a lot of guts too. I think of every time we’ve gone home to write a new album, or we have an album in the can but haven’t presented it to the world, it’s a really scary feeling. It can be nerve-wracking to present yourself in a new way and essentially, grow in front of the world. Any time a band re-emerges with a new picture, a new frame of mind, I think it’s courageous and cool and I’m really enjoying their evolution.”
Re: This Is Why will be released this Friday (October 6th).
