Paramore Begin Follow Up album to 2007’s Riot!

Paramore have begun work writing material for the as-yet-untitled follow-up to 2007’s Riot!.

Speaking to US magazine Billboard, guitarist Josh Farro said the new material is taking a more mellow direction, and they hope to have it finished for a mid 2009 release.

“The first record (2005’s All We Know Is Falling) and Riot! seemed to stay at the same level,” said Farro. “But now we’ve got some really, really mellow songs that you’d never expect to hear out of our band.

“But then we’ve got even heavier songs than we’ve ever had,” he continued. “It’s gonna be a little different.”

I think one of the great things about Paramore is the skill to have loud/heavy songs as well as soft/mellow songs. We Are Broken and Hallelujah are beautiful songs, yet All We Know, Misery Business, and Born For This are as energetic as anything you will hear. And THEN their are songs like My Heart which are a mix of both. Bring on 2009!