They keep things turned up to 11 on the hard rock/emo attack of second song "Ignorance," but Brand New Eyes quickly proves it can't be pigeonholed. It's Paramore at their most furious, and when the chorus hits, they prove they hadn't lost their knack for good pop hooks. Zac keeps pounding his heart out once Hayley comes in with some of the most fired-up yell-singing she had put to tape yet. Paramore had been hinting at a heavier side since day one, but they came in roaring on Brand New Eyes opener "Careful," with possibly the most badass Josh Farro riff in the band's discography, and a tech-y but pummeling attack from his brother Zac to match. (And as the band proved when they did a very rare performance of "O Star" at their 2016 Parahoy! cruise, that song still has power live.) Here's to hoping these songs get a digital release one of these days! The EP was also the first official release with longtime bassist Jeremy Davis, who was a founding member but briefly left the band when they made All We Know Is Falling, and "O Star" was the first song Hayley wrote with Taylor York, who collaborated and toured with Paramore early on before officially joining the band in 2009 and becoming Hayley's main songwriting partner. They remain great, sought-after Paramore classics. It included an alternate version of "Emergency" from All We Know Is Falling (this time with screaming by Josh Farro, who had also shown off his shriek on All We Know closer "My Heart"), a killer cover of Failure's "Stuck On You" (which is home to the lyric that the EP is named after), and two new songs: "O Star" and "This Circle." The new songs were cut from the same cloth as the slightly slower, more subtle All We Know Is Falling songs (and they were actually added to that album for its 10th anniversary vinyl reissue) and they weren't just ignorable album outtakes. In 2006, Paramore went on Warped Tour for the second year in the row, and this time they released an EP exclusive to their merch table on that tour. Hayley's powerhouse hook is undeniable, and when guitarist Josh Farro throws in that little major seventh bend, you really hear how Paramore were pulling from spacier post-hardcore early on and not just straight-up pop punk.
Things only get better when Hayley introduces the world to her now-iconic voice, and the song levels up once again when it explodes into its floor-shaking, half-time chorus. An ultra-catchy guitar riff kicks things off, Zac Farro comes barging in with one of his many airtight drum fills, and the song shoots off into pop punk bliss. It only took a few seconds into “Pressure” for it to become clear that Paramore were a force to be reckoned with. Bands who had helped pave the way for them like blink-182, Jimmy Eat World, and Fall Out Boy had all put out rougher material early on before arriving at the sounds they're best known for, but Paramore - who were still in their teens at the time - knocked it out of the park on the first swing.
Paramore's debut album hit in July of 2005, the video for lead single "Pressure" landed shortly afterwards, and Paramore were instantly the talk of the pop punk/emo scene.
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