About
With a handful of full-length albums, songs featured on soundtracks for Twilight and Superman Returns (among others), and multiple high-profile appearances on the Vans Warped Tour, Paramore seem like anything but the work of some kids from Tennessee. Singer Hayley Williams was 13 when she was enlisted by guitarist Josh Farro and his brother, drummer Zac Farro, to form the band. By 2007, Paramore were headlining the Warped Tour and had crashed into record-buyers' consciousnesses courtesy of the Florida-based scene-mongering label Fueled by Ramen. In 2009, they followed a tour opening for No Doubt with the release of Brand New Eyes, which found youthful exuberance turning to a more focused, mature take on modern rock.
- Mike McGuirk
