When the group breaks away from the chugging guitar Fall Out Boy formula, they're at their best. Meanwhile, the production is sparkling and heavily compressed due to the golden hands of David Bendeth, but these ultra-clean sonics also tend to cramp up the band - clouding the dynamics and turning the listening experience into a relatively risk-free one. Filled with crossover potential, the songs are consistant and zippy with catchy hooks in the vein of Boys Like Girls fronted by a young Shirley Manson. Contrived as this may sound, her lyrics feel authentic and representative of actual teenage puppy love, where a breakup feels like the end of the world. On 2008's Riot!, she fills the majority of her punk-pop tales with emo angst and declarations of boy woes. She may even be more of a respectable pop idol since her image isn't manufactured to be rebellious and angst-ridden instead, Williams appears to be a genuinely sweet girl, bottling up a huge voice and a heart full of lost loves. Lavigne and Williams share a similar register, but Williams belts it out with way more control and authority.
And even though Paramore's lead singer Hayley Williams is a few years younger than her predecessor, she has a way bigger set of vocal pipes. Move over, Avril there's a new gun in town.
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