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Hayley Williams performs with Paramore during the When We Were Young music festival on Oct. 23, 2022, in Las Vegas. Las Vegas Review-Journal/TNS hide caption

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'This Is Why' it was a tough road to Paramore's new album

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From the album's imagery to her lyrical prowess, Hayley Williams' Flowers for Vases / descansos recalls folk tales from Clarissa Pinkola Estés' 1992 book Women Who Run With the Wolves. Lindsey Byrnes/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Hayley Williams. Her surprise new solo album, Flowers for Vases – descanos, is on our list of the best new albums out on Feb. 5. Lindsey Byrnes/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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New Music Friday: The Top 10 Albums Out On Feb. 5

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Hayley Williams. Her debut solo album, Petals For Armor, tops this week's list of the best new albums out on May 8. Lindsey Byrnes/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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New Music Friday: The Top 9 Albums Out On May 8

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Hayley Williams of Paramore performs onstage in Chicago, Ill. in 2013. Photo Illustration: Timothy Hiatt/Getty Images for Clear Channel and Angela Hsieh/NPR hide caption

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