"Since Green Day's 1994 break-through album Dookie , very few rock/pop/punk/alt acts have penned such a consistent string of undeniably great songs. To these ears, the song-writing is of a Rumours-era Fleetwood Mac standard, and if "emo" was a more critic-friendly genre, then the commentariat would have cooed and cookoo'd that Brand New Eyes was a truly special and significant record. Not that the band particularly needed the snobs and the cynics to sell millions of records and tickets..."

Not my words, Carol, the words of DrownedInSound Magazine('s editor/founder Sean Adams).

http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4146138-interview--we-channelled-princes-energy-paramore-discuss-their-4th-album?recent-recommended-reading

DiScuss?