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(The video's not online yet - but yes, ironically after the above, I have been informed that she does have blond hair in it)

Paramore have the knack of releasing ridiculously catchy songs that are popular both commercially and amongst the emo-ist of emo (see: 'Misery Business', 'That's what you get' and 'Ignorance'). 'Brick by boring brick' is no exception. So turn it up. And Loud.

The song moves all over the place, but rather than this leaving you looking longingly in the distance, it takes you along for the ride - and trust me, this is better than ANY rollercoaster I've ever been on (well, excluding 'The Crazy Mouse' on Brighton Pier, obvs). This is NOT song writing brick by boring brick.

Listening to the lyrics is like entering a world where sandcastle's aren't built, but buried, a world where the baddie is not the wolf, but reality... and in this world, things are dark, but they're very real. There's a sense of longing; longing for those fairytales and longing for innocence, but it's coupled with a sense of realisation that this will never happen.

Erm, blimey. That was deep... As deep as the "deep hole" Hayley sings about? Maybe not.

ANYWAY! Moving on, the song's darkness is offset by it's main appeal: it's liveliness and catchiness. In this sense, it's a little cheesy, but it's these cheesy bits, the handclaps and 'ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-da-da-da"s, that make this song properly ANTHEMIC. Is this song as memorable as, say, 'That's What You Get'? No, probably not. Is it as 'ooooh, this is new!' as Misery Buisness? Again, no not really. But is it as good? Darn right, it is.

If the secrets to Hayley's song writing success lie under her hair, I'm so off to dye mine right now. Or, you know, I might write her an email asking her to send me a lock of it. Either will do.

Download: Out now
CD Released: November 23rd

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(Vicki Lutas)