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"I've never done this without Paramore": Watch Hayley Williams' excellent Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

Watch Hayley Williams debut Petals for Armor tracks live for NPR's Tiny Desk (Home) Concert series.

"I've never done this without Paramore": Watch Hayley Williams' excellent Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
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Emily Carter

Hayley Williams has brought three Petals For Armor tracks to life with a wonderful performance for NPR's Tiny Desk (Home) Concert series.

The musician was joined by guitarist Julien Baker, Becca Mancari on synth/vocals, bassist Joey Howard and drummer Aaron Steele for the three-song set, which saw Hayley admit, "I've never done this without Paramore."

She played Pure Love, Taken and Dead Horse from Petals…, with all three songs taking on a new energy in the performance (the latter is particularly great as Hayley grabs the guitar after enthusing, "This has been really fun – we haven't really gotten to do this a lot in 2020…" Don't we know it, eh?).

Read this: The rise, resilience and evolution of Hayley Williams

In October, Hayley paid tribute to the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg during the Honour Her Wish online event by performing Roses/Lotus/Violet/Iris. And now, it has to be said, the more Petals… songs we get to see 'live', the more excited we are for the moment Hayley actually properly returns to the stage one day.

If you've never seen it, check out Paramore's awesome Tiny Desk Concert from 2017 – back when we were all allowed to be in the same room as other people…

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