Prime Highlights
- Hayley Williams dropped 17 brand new, never-before-heard solo tracks, which are available to stream in a password-protected area on her official website.
- The surprise drop follows just a few days after Paramore re-released All We Know Is Falling in celebration of its 20th anniversary.
Key Fact
- The surprise drop stretches across pop, alt-rock, and indie genres with songs such as Kill Me, Negative Self Talk, and Discovery Channel.
- The password to listen to the tracks comes along with her Good Dye Young “Ego” semi-permanent hair dye kit.
Key Background
Paramore frontwoman Hayley Williams surprised fans by releasing 17 brand-new solo songs on her site on July 28, 2025. It’s not an album drop exactly—there’s only a password-protected webpage that looks like an old internet browser circa the early 2000s. The access code is limited to purchase only by marigold-yellow “Ego” semi-permanent hair color consumers who buy her products through her Good Dye Young brand. This new approach merges music promotion with business practices, infusing an air of uniqueness and retro charm.
As soon as they reach the site, fans are welcomed with downloadable MP3 versions of the 17 tracks, every one of which has Williams’ trademark emotional depth and stylistic breadth. Song titles like Dream Girl in Shibuya, Brotherly Hate, True Believer, and Hard reflect the coarse-and-ready autobiographical vibe of her solo effort. Of particular note is the song Discovery Channel, which expertly interpolates the Bloodhound Gang’s 1999 pop single The Bad Touch, proof of her experimentation. Besides revealing the music, the website also has some bonus content such as handwritten lyrics, live show video, quirky teeshirt photos, and even a cute kid’s voice message of, “I’m sorry that you’re going through something hard.”
The release comes just in time before Paramore’s milestone deluxe edition of their debut album All We Know Is Falling, which was released to commemorate its 20th anniversary. The decline has further stoked speculations of if these tracks are a sign of a larger solo effort or just one person’s gift to the fans. Hayley Williams’ prior solo efforts prior to these—Petals for Armor (2020) and FLOWERS for VASES / descansos (2021)—identified her as a candid solo artist, and this one is her most ambitious solo effort to date.
Through the mashup of nostalgia, imagination, and unfettered fan interaction, Williams has created a blueprint for surprise releases of music.
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