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- Summary: The second full-length solo release for the Paramore singer was recorded at her Nashville home during the COVID-19 lockdown.
- Record Label: Atlantic
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 14 out of 15
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Mixed: 1 out of 15
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Negative: 0 out of 15
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Mar 12, 2021Powerful, but in an entirely different way to its predecessor, it’s a record which further proves that the strength of Hayley Williams - as a songwriter, a vocalist, a woman - is still awe-inspiring.
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Feb 5, 2021Flowers puts a lens on her weaker moments without any performative brightness. She simply lets her softer side shine. Gone are the animalistic vocals, replaced with a gentler tone that invokes a towering kindness and grace that pandemic-related solitude has allowed. ... She once again proves there is a fragile beauty that comes with facing the darkest parts of yourself, no matter how painful the process might be.
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Feb 5, 2021‘Flowers for Vases/descansos’ rakes back the debris and leaves Hayley Williams exposed. Sowing new seeds, it’s an approach that reaps rewards.
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Feb 5, 2021“Flowers for Vases/Descansos” has a narrower, quieter palette, though Williams easily handles guitars, keyboards and drums on her own... The songs on “Flowers for Vases/Descansos” are finely polished: every vocal phrase, guitar tone, piano note and studio effect has been thought through by Williams and her engineer and producer, Daniel James.
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Feb 17, 2021Largely acoustic with a limited amount of overdubs, Flowers feels somewhat more minimalist than the aesthetically varied Petals -- which isn't to say it's any less impressive. There is a sense that Williams is celebrating her influences.
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Feb 8, 2021Heartbreak, anger, acceptance, new love, mental health, and hope converged into something a little more well-rounded. Flowers For Vases, for all its beauty, appears single-minded in comparison, focusing solely on pain-tinged recollection and the challenge of moving forward. But if Williams chooses to spend some extra time wading through the uncomfortable emotions that mark a particular breakup—especially when those feelings make way for more personal growth—then it’s a worthwhile bit of exploration.
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Feb 5, 2021FLOWERS for VASES / descansos continues what Petals For Armor started in showing just how much of Hayley Williams we still have to get to know as an artist. The Paramore question mark continues to hover, but here Hayley has once again shown that there’s more to her than one band.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 60 out of 64
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Mixed: 0 out of 64
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Negative: 4 out of 64
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Feb 5, 2021album of the year. Intimate, personal, cohesive, melancholy and mature vocals.
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Feb 5, 2021This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Nov 7, 2022such a beautiful breathe of fresh air. this album is beautiful; i only wish there were mroe visuals
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Feb 5, 2021Un álbum sumamente increíble, muestra vulnerabilidad y sentimientos muy profundos, Hayley no se equivocaba cuando dijo que este sería su "folklore"
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Feb 8, 2021
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Mar 21, 2021
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Feb 8, 2021
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