Hayley Williams, lead singer of Paramore, surprised fans with the release of 17 new songs, uploaded on her website.

Fans were given an access code for the new drop after purchasing the new “Ego” shade of semi-permanent hair dye from Williams’ company Good Dye Young.  Upon entry, users enter a web page featuring the new tracks including “True Believer,” “Mirtazapine,” “Hard,” “Negative Self Talk,” “True Believer,” “Discovery Channel” and “Zissou.” An additional “Misc” folder leads to a performance video that appears to have been taken in Phoenix in 2017, plus an image of a lyric book and a “Hayley Williams is my favorite band” t-shirt.

Williams had not commented on the release, or it if will serve as the official follow-up to her 2020 debut solo album, Petals for Armor, or its more folk-tinged 2021 sequel, Flowers for Vases/ Descansos.

Earlier this year, Williams released the single “I Like It I Like It” with Moses Sumney. The surprise dump of new songs comes days after the release of Paramore’s deluxe digital edition of the group’s debut album “All We Know Is Falling” to honor its 20th anniversary. The new edition included the first-ever digital release of “The Summer Tic” EP, which was initially put out in only a CD format.

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