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After Laughter

Paramore

After Laughter

Fifth album from the Tennessee pop punk / emo band produced by guitarist Taylor York and previous collaborator Justin Meldal-Johnsen

ADM rating[?]

7.9

Label
Fueled by Ramen
UK Release date
12/05/2017
US Release date
12/05/2017
  1. 9.0 |   God Is In The TV

    After Laughter is a human album where the catchy, upbeat tunes often feel like a coping mechanism for anxious and depressive thoughts
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  2. 8.7 |   Paste Magazine

    The Williams everyone loves is still there, but she’s become a little bit better at letting go. She’s not dwelling, so why should we? It’s time we matured with Paramore
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  3. 8.2 |   Sputnik Music (staff)

    They definitely haven’t perfected this new sound yet, but for the first time since their debut we can look at Paramore and truly say they are doing something different
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  4. 8.2 |   Gig Soup

    With 'After Laughter,' Paramore take the retro '80s step a lot of bands are taking without stumbling, delivering one of the year's best pop albums
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  5. 8.0 |   Evening Standard

    The US trio have replaced their sound with Eighties-style off-kilter pop
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  6. 8.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    Paramore have always been a pop band. They’ve just never been this proud of it
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  7. 8.0 |   No Ripcord

    Not only does After Laughter regenerate Paramore's sound, but it rejects the cult of personality surrounding the group
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  8. 8.0 |   NME

    Paramore’s fifth album is a pop triumph – but there’s some serious sadness underneath all the bangers
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  9. 8.0 |   Rolling Stone

    A gorgeously produced, hook-studded record with cocked-eyebrow trepidation adding a jittery edge – a combination that's very of-the-moment in 2017, even if it veers outside of pop's rigid lines
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  10. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    Bitter candy-coloured pop
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  11. 8.0 |   The Observer

    Could be one of the year’s best pop albums
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  12. 8.0 |   All Music

    Anthem after infectious anthem, each euphorically designed to grab you where it counts - melodically and emotionally
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  13. 8.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    Paramore’s move away from their roots delivers one of the pop LPs of the year
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  14. 7.5 |   Consequence Of Sound

    Colorful instrumentation and insistent hooks overpower the uneven parts of the band's fifth studio outing
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  15. 7.5 |   Pitchfork

    After years of merrily keeping the Paramore lights on, Hayley Williams considers her life and lets go of her grin on her latest album, a fizzy yet despondent piece of ’80s pop-rock
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  16. 6.0 |   Punk News

    It's not a bad record at all if you want candy in a nutshell
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