Hayley Williams to Deliver the Ultimate Emo History Lesson on New Podcast
Paramore frontwoman is hosting a 20-part BBC Sounds series aptly titled Everything Is Emo

Paramore’s Hayley Williams will guide a deep dive into the history and evolution of emo in a new 20-part podcast series, Everything Is Emo.

The new weekly show is part of BBC Sounds’ Back to Back series, and the first episode — perfectly titled “All Music Is Emotional” — is available to listen to now. In the first episode, Williams discusses her “all music is emotional” theory and reflects on her own emo history by sharing music from some her favorite bands, as well as stories from Paramore’s early days (the soundtrack includes a mix of old and new hits, from the Postal Service, My Chemical Romance, and Yeah Yeah Yeahs to Wet Leg and Lime Garden).

“Not long ago, people started calling me a ‘veteran’ of my scene and of the music industry,” Williams said in a statement. “It sounds so funny to me because most of the time I still feel like a fan. The serious truth is I have, in fact, grown up in this scene for the last two decades. I guess that’s a pretty long time. I’m really excited to have the opportunity to publicly nerd out about bands and songs that make my favorite subgenre feel like home to me. And while it will be fun to take some trips down memory lane, I’m just as excited, if not more, to play music from new artists I’m discovering all the time.”

“More than anything, I hope music fans and artists alike will be psyched to hear a highly considered spectrum of ‘Emo’ in all its forms,” Williams said. “And yeah, of course, you’ll hear some Paramore.”

As of this past January, Paramore were back in the studio working on their first album since 2017’s After Laughter. The LP will also be the first that Williams, Zac Farro, and Taylor York have started and finished together as a trio (Farro came in halfway through the making of After Laughter).

While Williams told Rolling Stone at the time that the new LP was inspired by some of her earliest influences, she said the group wasn’t necessarily plotting a “comeback ‘emo’ record.” She continued: “The music we were first excited by wasn’t exactly the kind of music we went on to make. Our output has always been all over the place and with this project, it’s not that different. We’re still in the thick of it but some things have remained consistent from the start. 1) More emphasis back on the guitar, and 2) Zac should go as Animal as he wants with drum takes.”

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@idkICantPick :pog:

Time to finally listen to a podcast

20 part

@Childhood

$20 says she just talks about pop punk and makes no mention of actual emo bands such as Majority Rule, pg 99, and Orchid

@Sinewave

why is hayley williams the current face of emo

my queen

misogynist losers already itt acting like she doesn’t know what emo is

Because legions of weirdo kids with no taste or understanding of the genre wanted to feel edgy and unique while listening incredibly safe, inoffensive pop music, and labels launched a marketing war against actual emo music accordingly

Morons

She doesn’t even make emo music and aligns with a scene that is diametrically opposed to emo. Why would she be the authority on this

Man it's just an artist making a podcast about music they like

Ur making a podcast?

Not you gatekeeping lmaoo

He is the "REAL EMO ONLY CONSISTS OF...." Meme but like unironic

we won

If I’m a fan of oranges and don’t like apples why would I demand that I be included with all the apple lovers? Why would I be promoted as the face of apples despite having and wanting nothing to do with them?

They are all gonna make fun of me and think I listen to mcr what am I gonna freaking do ugh I won't be able to post on music forums ever again 🙁

Maybe she likes emo music maybe even some of the stuff u like u haven't even listened to the podcast

U r just assuming stuff lol and even if it's true it literally doesnt matter

Bro it's music lmao what's wrong with her explaining the vague concept of "emo" music in her words while also showcasing new artist and music she deems "emo"

She definitely likes “real emo” music, she’s made her love for classic bands in the genre very known over the years. Definitely some weird gatekeeping going on, even if you don’t like her own band that doesn’t mean she’s inherently unqualified for a podcast about emo history lol

i’ve had him blocked for ages but myballsandmyword is an actual f***ing moron lmao

nothing is wrong with it, that dude is a neck beard loser who’s mad he’ll never s**