Hayley Williams (born 1988 in Meridian, Mississippi) is an American singer-songwriter best known as the frontwoman of Paramore since 2004. Her solo records Petals for Armor (2020) and the lo-fi Flowers for Vases / descansos (2021) show a moodier, more textural side of her writing. Find Hayley Williams vinyl, CDs, and reissues at Wax Trax Records.
Hayley Nichole Williams was born in Meridian, Mississippi on December 27, 1988 and raised in Franklin, Tennessee. She is best known as the frontwoman of the pop punk/alternative rock band Paramore (since 2004). She launched her solo project during the COVID-19 pandemic with the album Petals for Armor (2020) on Atlantic Records, followed by the more lo-fi self-recorded Flowers for Vases / descansos (2021). Both solo albums were produced with Paramore guitarist Taylor York, and her solo work has been positioned as a creatively distinct project from her Paramore work.
Hayley Williams's solo sound combines indie pop, art pop, alternative rock, electronic pop, and singer-songwriter with more textural and electronic-influenced production than her Paramore work. Her work bridges contemporary indie pop with the broader stylistic reach of her Paramore catalog.
Atlantic pressings of the Hayley Williams solo catalog have been issued in multiple color variant editions and limited deluxe pressings.
Listeners new to Hayley Williams's solo work typically start with Petals for Armor (2020), with the Paramore catalog for primary context.
