*Paramore - Crush, Crush, Crush (Single)

(Warner Music UK/Fueled By Ramen)

Oh Paramore, Paramore, Paramore. How I love you so. After the massive UK backlash of bands likes Panic! At the disco it seems like a guilty pleasure to love Paramore, but it would be a huge error to place them in the same category as the Panic/Fall Out Boys. For starters, what a difference a girl makes. Girls want to be her and guys want to date her. Instead of whiney acne ridden boys, Paramore is fronted by an 18-year-old powerhouse (Hayley Williams) of great vocal ability, GREAT hair and a good helping of cheeky attitude thrown in on the side. This is not to say the boys; Jeremy, Josh and Zac aren’t equally as important, after all they provide the musical undercurrent to all the catchy choruses, belting verses and carefully timed fist pumps. But by golly is Hayley good. Occasionally Paramore do risk venturing over into slightly cheesy territory, but they don’t need to be overanalysed – they’re quite clearly a young, very talented band out to put on energetic shows, make irresistibly catchy records and show the new generation how to fuse emo/rock/pop whilst wrapping it all up in a teen angst relieving package. “Crush, Crush, Crush” has a chorus that was written for audience sing-a-longs, with a constant heavy drum beat, timed with an anthem like repetition of “Crush…Crush…Crush” before launching into a stomping chorus – it’s a mini concert in your room. Paramore may only be on their second release, but with singles like this, coupled with their loyal and youthful following they could be ruling the charts, selling out shows and pumping their fists for years to come.