
The song features indie rock band Boygenius, which consists of Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, and Lucy Dacus, on background vocals. "Roses/Lotus/Violet/Iris" was released on Mawith an official lyric video. The music video for "Cinnamon" was directed by Warren Fu and serves as a sequel to its predecessor "Leave It Alone". "Cinnamon" was released on Februas a third single from her Petals for Armor I project along with the EP's release. Another music video, "Leave It Alone Interlude", premiered on February 3, 2020. It premiered on the same day as the single's release. The music video for "Leave It Alone" was directed by Warren Fu and serves as a sequel to its predecessor " Simmer". The song was written by Williams and Joseph Howard and was produced by Taylor York.
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" Leave It Alone" was released on Januby Atlantic Records for digital download and to streaming platforms and serves as the second single for Williams' debut solo EP, Petals for Armor I. Promotional singles Singles for Petals for Armor I "I feel like all of this needed to be said in order to embody the kind of woman I hope to be." The music video was released on May 8. "'Dead Horse' offers strength back to a younger, weaker version of myself," Williams continues. The album's second single, "Dead Horse", was released on April 21, 2020. On January 22, 2020, Hayley Williams released the lead single " Simmer", the song was written by Williams, Paramore touring musician Joseph Howard, and guitarist Taylor York. Williams revealed the song title on social media on January 20, 2020, after posting various teasers over the course of January which featured a "dark aesthetic", with one including a person running through the woods. In December 2019, Williams announced on her birthday that she would be releasing a "taste" of new solo music in January 2020. I'm excited to let people in to experience a different side of myself that I’ve only very recently become familiar with.” Promotion and release Singles Now that it's time to put it all out there, I can finally exhale. I like to think we all make each other better and the result is something that sounds and FEELS exactly as I'd hoped it would. Their respective talents really shine bright throughout the record.

I made this with some of the closest people to me. This project, however, benefited from a little bit of musical naïveté and rawness and so I experimented quite a bit more. I'm in a band with my favorite musicians so I never really feel the need to step into a role as a player when it comes to Paramore records. Some of my proudest moments as a lyricist happened while writing ‘PETALS FOR ARMOR.’ And I was able to get my hands a little dirtier than usual when it came to instrumentation. Making it was a scary, empowering experience. “I'm so ready and so incredibly humbled to get to share this project. In an interview with BBC Radio, in January 2020, Williams explained her process behind developing the album. In an interview with BBC Radio, Williams confirmed that she will tour in support of Petals for Armor following its release.įollowing extensive touring in support of Paramore's fifth studio album After Laughter (2017), Hayley Williams expressed her feelings about the group's future moving forward explaining that they were not breaking up, however needed time away from writing and touring. The album was supported by its lead single, " Simmer", which was released in January 2020, accompanied with its music video. Williams explained the inspiration behind the title of the album is due to her belief that "the best way for me to protect myself is to be vulnerable." The album was produced by Williams' Paramore bandmate Taylor York and was written throughout 2019 during Paramore's hiatus after touring in support of their fifth studio album, After Laughter (2017). The album was preceded by two extended plays (EPs), Petals for Armor I and Petals for Armor II, which make up the album's first two parts. It was released on May 8, 2020, by Atlantic Records. Petals for Armor is the debut solo studio album by American singer-songwriter and Paramore frontwoman Hayley Williams.
