

We all thought that once Zac came back in February there was bound to be news soon, but nope. No one knew when they were going to announce anything. Paramore finished recording in late summer and thus began the painful waiting period. Zac was always one of my favorite members before the split in 2010, so I couldn't be happier that he's back. Fast forward to February 2017 and Zac has rejoined as an official member. At the time it seemed like he was just doing them a favor and was only going to play on the record.

Shortly after they went into the studio, they asked former member Zac Farro to play drums on the record. But in June of last year they got back in the studio and started making what would become "After Laughter". They had no idea if they were even going to write another record again. So at the start of 2016, Paramore was a duo Hayley Williams and Taylor York. Since the end of the self-titled album cycle, bassist Jeremy Davis left the band in December 2015 and Paramore is now involved in a lawsuit with him over Davis getting writing credit for songs, it's really messy. Their fourth, self-titled album "Paramore" was their first number one record and their first without founding members Josh and Zac Farro. Paramore started recording this album back in June 2016, after taking a pretty long break after the end of their fourth album's cycle ended in May 2015.

On Wednesday, April 19, we finally got the news that Paramore would be releasing their 5th studio album "After Laughter" on May 12 through Fueled By Ramen Records. It's been another exciting week for the Paramore fanbase.
