Brand New Eyes (CD) | Mint (M) Mint (M)

BRAND NEW

Label: Fueled By Ramen – 518250-2
Format: CD, Album, Stereo
Country: US
Released: Sep 29, 2009
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Rock

1        Careful
2        Ignorance
3        Playing God
Written-By – Hayley Williams, Josh Farro, Taylor York (2)
4        Brick By Boring Brick
5        Turn It Off
6        The Only Exception
7        Feeling Sorry
Written-By – Hayley Williams, Josh Farro, Taylor York (2)
8        Looking Up
9        Where The Lines Overlap
10        Misguided Ghosts
Written-By – Hayley Williams, Josh Farro, Taylor York (2)
11        All I Wanted
Written-By – Hayley Williams, Taylor York (2)

Recorded At – Lightning Sound Studios
Mixed At – Mix LA
Mastered At – Sterling Sound
Glass Mastered At – Cinram, Olyphant, PA – Y26441
Pressed By – Cinram, Olyphant, PA
Art Direction, Design, Co-producer – Paramore
Art Direction, Design, Photography By – Ryan Russell
Bass – Jeremy Davis
Drums – Zac Farro
Engineer – Doug McKean
Engineer [Additional For Chris Lord-Alge] – Brad Townsend, Keith Armstrong, Nik Karpen
Engineer [Assistant] – Russ Waugh, Steve Rea
Engineer [Pro Tools] – Dan Chase, Lars Fox
Guitar – Josh Farro, Taylor York (2)
Keyboards, Organ – Jamie Muhoberac
Mastered By – Ted Jensen
Mixed By – Chris Lord-Alge (tracks: 1 to 9, 11, 12), Doug McKean (tracks: 10)
Producer – Rob Cavallo
Technician [Drum] – Nate Warshowsky
Technician [Guitar] – Riley Emminger
Vocals – Hayley Williams
Written-By – Hayley Williams, Josh Farro
Recorded at Lightning Sound Studio, Hidden Hill, CA. Mixed at Mix LA. Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York, NY.

Released in standard jewel case. Booklet printed on 30% recycled post-consumer stock.
Barcode (Printed): 0 75678 96760 3

Recording information: Lightning Sound Studios, Hidden Hills, CA. With 2007's RIOT!, Paramore proved that pop hooks and a killer set of pipes can still vault a band to platinum status, economic downturn be damned. Success comes with a price, though, and Paramore struggled as media outlets reserved most of their coverage for Hayley Williams, deemed by many to be the group's leader. Released in late 2009, BRAND NEW EYES presents Paramore as a stronger, leaner, and altogether more consistent band. "Careful" and "Ignorance" are two of the group's most aggressive tunes to date, and the rest of the disc follows suit, with the guitar interplay of Josh Farro and Taylor York (who makes his studio debut here, having joined the lineup after RIOT! was recorded) receiving much of the spotlight. Drummer Zac Farro anchors the band with a flurry of snare hits and cymbal crashes, but the true MVP is Miss Williams, who sings with all the gusto of an angsty, 21st century Ann Wilson. She's fun, fiery, and altogether fantastic, a pint-sized powerhouse who attacks everyone from holier-than-thou naysayers ("Playing God") to ego-centric space cadets ("Brick By Boring Brick"). BRAND NEW EYES is the band's most credible album to date, a blend of melody and muscle that packs a punch in spite of its tumultuous origin.

• Media Condition: Mint (M)
• Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)
• Format Detail: CD
• Format: CD
• Genre: ALT/INDIE
• Format Type: CD
• Released: 09/29/2009