RIFF’s best albums of 2023 include Olivia Rodrigo, Paramore, Lana Del Rey, Mitski, boygenius, Slowdive, Hozier, Yves Tumor, Foo Fighters, Corinne Bailey Rae, Kylie Minogue, The Clientele, Avenged Sevenfold, PJ Harvey, Depeche Mode, Caroline Polachek, Blur, Feist, Sonic Youth and Billy Woods with Kenny Segal. Our album reviews are…

Paramore performs at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View on July 21, 2018. Photo: Mike DeWald. Paramore has postponed its Saturday, July 22 show at Chase Center in San Francisco due to an illness within the band or touring party, the band announced. It will be made up on Aug.…

Paramore, “This Is Why.” This Is Why, the long-anticipated sixth album from Paramore, may be proof that absence does, in fact, make the heart grow fonder. The band went on an extended hiatus following 2017’s After Laughter. The break saw Hayley Williams drop two solo records while also struggling with mental…

Hayley Williams, “Flowers for Vases.” Hayley Williams thought she exorcised the memories of broken love on her debut solo effort, Petals for Armor, but it seems that the Paramore singer had more to uncover. Like just about every other artist, instead of touring her 2020 record, Williams was forced…

Hayley Williams, “Petals For Armor.” Hayley Williams steps out on her own with her first solo release, the expansive and emotional journey of Petals For Armor. The album is the first time Williams has put out music that’s exclusively her own, dropping any reference to Paramore, which is currently on…

Like all art, music leaves a cultural imprint representing the events, feelings, successes and failures of the time that birthed it. While various styles of music capture the experience of the groups that listen to it, Top 40 pop speaks for the masses. With 2020 around the corner, let’s…

Photos: Chloe Catajan and Mike DeWald MOUNTAIN VIEW — No artist turns personal hardships into danceable and empowering anthems quite like Paramore. Mixing rock, pop and occasionally even ‘80s glam, the Tennessee band brought its “Tour 5” to Shoreline Amphitheatre Saturday. The group went straight into “Grudges,” a catchy tune…