Rating
2.5

Fans of Paramore have waited in hopeful anticipation for the Brand New Eyes, the band’s third album. But the absence of emotion throughout Brand New Eyes is likely to cost Paramore a great deal of beloved fans.

The album begins with “Careful,” a song reminiscent of the style of the band’s debut album, All We Know is Falling’s, which was full of quick music and uninhibited vocals. Regardless of these qualities, the first track is nothing more than mediocre. “Feeling Sorry” and “Looking Up” suffer from a similar fate.

“Ignorance,” the first official single of Brand New Eyes, is exceedingly more listenable than most of the songs on the album. The track list possesses what most of the other compositions lack: a genuine compatibility of zealous vocals and lyrical composition. Although “Ignorance,” may be the first radio single released, the last two tracks on the album supersede the others in this respect.

“Misguided Ghosts,” the second to last song, is a solely acoustic ballad that contains the most fervor out of the entire album. Instead of the pop-rock alternative genre the band normally portrays, “Misguided Ghosts” is exceptionally more relative to music of the indie genre. The strange part — it actually works.

“All I Wanted,” the final song, is strictly honest and possesses sincere emotion through vocals and music.

Paramore has not steered too far away from their original sound; however, the absence of genuine emotion is capable to cause the downfall of Brand New Eyes.