Brand New Eyes
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Brand New Eyes
Brand New Eyes (stylized brand new eyes) is the third studio album by American rock band Paramore, released on September 29, 2009 through Fueled by Ramen in the United States and Canada. The album was produced by Rob Cavallo and recorded in Hidden Hills, California from January to March 2009. It was written by band members Hayley Williams and Josh Farro, with guitarist Taylor York who co-wrote on four tracks, as a follow-up to Riot! (2007).-Wikipedia
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NME
Third album maturity amounts to the anger being turned up, and effectively so.
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Rolling Stone
But some of the sweeping moments blunt the band’s fresh-faced immediacy —as if the cute kids from the sticks have had a hard time turning pro.
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BBC Review
However, as forceful, commercial emo-pop goes – and it does – brand new eyes is very good. It is brash and gauche, but charming.
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Sputnik Music
A slightly safe album from one of the most popular bands out there right now, but it's still great.
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DROWNED IN SOUND
Guilty pleasure or not, brand new eyes sees Paramore glad to be alive, and as Williams so aptly puts it, just getting started.
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SLANT
It’s also an opportunity, at least on Brand New Eyes, to hear how these tropes, while not made new or even subverted, can still yield relatively impressive results.
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SPIN
The singer hunts slightly bigger game on Paramore’s follow-up, brand new eyes, which, at a moment of wet-and-wild Warped Tour cynicism (see Cobra Starship and 3OH!3), offers a principled reminder of a more earnest, honest age.
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sputnik music (album review 2 - 2016)
Brand New Eyes features Paramore at their absolute best, merging the heavy rock of All We Know, the pop-punk sensibilities of Riot!, and a sudden shot of musical and lyrical maturity to the heart.
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HM Magazine
Musically, producer Rob Cavallo (who’s worked with Green Day, among others) gives Brand New Eyes a crisp, clear sound.
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ALL MUSIC
. . Brand New Eyes is the band's most credible album to date, a blend of melody and muscle that packs a punch in spite of its tumultuous origin.
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SLATE
Brand New Eyes is the group's best record yet, and one of 2009's most exhilarating releases.
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PUNK NEWS
If nothing else, brand new eyes is a solid punk-twinged alternative rock release. It won't make the band any new fans, but those who already enjoy them are in for a treat.
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Billboard
But the band's new album, "Brand New Eyes," marks its full-fledged introduction to rock's elite class.
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MIND EQUALS BLOWN
Paramore is back, and that’s all you need to know. Brand New Eyes has everything you’ve ever loved about the band, and then some.
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PRETTY MUCH AMAZING
brand new eyes is a fun bunch of songs, and we'll enjoy it as such.
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ALT PRESS
But where eyes truly trumps its predecessor is in its balance, , , ,
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antiquiet
Brand New Eyes is precisely the sort of album we regretted buying before the internet came along; a couple good tracks with a lot of filler in between
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MOOKYCHICK
All in all, Brand New Eyes is a great album from a band that is pushing itself artistically with every new release, a rarity for most bands considered to be in the realm of pop music today.
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Entertainment
The confident brand new eyes is the rare punk album that’s not afraid to smile.
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music OMH
With instantly infectious attitude and a seemingly unending supply of irresistible hooks, Brand New Eyes comes close to perfecting the emo-rock art
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The Escapist
The conclusion that I've come to gather is, if you want some really repetitive songs with a couple of great songs at the end of the album. Pick this up.
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Common Sense Media
The perfect mix of high energy rock balanced with sincere, but not obligatory ballads, signals a new level of maturity for the hipster group.
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ROCKHAQ
I enjoyed every song on the album, the instrumentation is fantastic and Hayley’s vocals are outstanding as usual.
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Ranting About Music!
All in all, brand new eyes failed to do much for me.
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A DIVERSE SOUND
Brand New Eyes isn’t overly experimental or progressive but an album doesn’t need to be to be considered a masterpiece. Brand New Eyes was one of the few records that brought a band’s sound to its ultimate conclusion.
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POP DOSE
. . . and ultimately, brand new eyes is more of a punishing than a rewarding experience.
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seattle pi
But the album ends with a song that seems to sum up the album. "All I Wanted" is a melodic rock tune that seems to offer us an idea of what Brand New Eyes is about: lighter and more diverse, but still edgy.
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MELODIC NET
"Brand New Eyes" may take a little bit longer to get into but its seriousness and power will suck you right in.
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Mibba
In 2009, Paramore released their third studio album, which is their most popular and critically acclaimed album to date.
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The Seattle Times
Paramore is confidently maturing, and it shows on “brand new eyes.”
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elusive disc
Arguably one of the most anticipated releases of 2009, "brand new eyes" is by far the band's most personal album.
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Herald Extra
The finished "Brand New Eyes" represents a solid step forward for the band.
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