Paramore and former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne are playing a game of musical tag.
The new wave legend dropped his rendition of the pop punk band's track "Hard Times" on Friday, April 19. This followed the cover of "Burning Down the House" Paramore released earlier this year.
Both tracks will be included on a limited edition 12-inch vinyl which is set to drop tomorrow as part of a Record Store Day 2024 promotion. Paramore are the official ambassadors of this year's event on Saturday, April 20.
This came after Paramore covered the Talking Heads track 'Burning Down the House' earlier this year.
Byrne brought a joyful, tropical vibe to the Paramore track, which was released on their 2017 studio album After Laughter.
"The band told me that their song 'Hard Times' was inspired by Talking Heads, so I learned it and recorded my version of their great song with a horn section," he said in a tweet last month. "This was fun!"
Paramore's vocalist thanked Byrne in a social media comment.
"Crazy to hear the guy who inspired the cadence and tone of these verses, singing them the way only he could," she said.
"Talking Heads and the Stop Making Sense film drip-fed inspiration into the best moments of After Laughter which, for now, remains my favorite child (I know we’re not supposed to say those kinds of things)."
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The iconic 1984 concert film was the inspiration for an upcoming multi-artist cover album from A24. Lorde, Miley Cyrus and the National are among the 15 other artists who contributed covers to the project. No release date has been announced at this time.
The project comes shortly after Paramore finished its 20 year contract with Atlantic Records, which signed the band when Williams was just a teenager.
"It feels like a sigh of relief," the vocalist told Brooklyn Vegan for the lengthy full band interview.
Both covers will appear on a limited edition Record Store Day vinyl that will be available for purchase on Saturday, April 20.
The group has already started writing new original music: "Whatever we put out next will hopefully surprise people," Williams said. "We're just having fun with it. The best stuff for us is when it's kind of scary, because then we're like, 'Oh, we haven't done this yet,' or 'we haven't felt this feeling yet.'"
In honor of Record Store Day, Williams also shared some details about her earliest physical music purchases.
The first vinyl she ever owned was a copy of Thursday's Full Collapse. It was purchased at Grimey's New and Preloved Music in Nashville. The vocalist added that the first CD she ever bought was a copy of () by Sigur Rós.
To this day, Williams said her favorite band is still the enigmatic Philadelphia post-hardcore act MewithoutYou.
Paramore just completed its 20 year contract with Atlantic Records and is now an independent band.
Paramore will tour Europe with Taylor Swift starting next month. Check out a full list of the upcoming dates below:
May 9, 2024 – Paris, France @ La Defense
May 10, 2024 – Paris, France @ La Defense
May 11, 2024 – Paris, France @ La Defense
May 12, 2024 – Paris, France @ La Defense
May 17, 2024 – Stockholm, Sweden @ Friends Area
May 18, 2024 – Stockholm, Sweden @ Friends Area
May 19, 2024 – Stockholm, Sweden @ Friends Area
May 24, 2024 – Lisbon, Portugal @ Estadio de Luz
May 25, 2024 – Lisbon, Portugal @ Estadio de Luz
May 30, 2024 – Madrid, Spain @ Santiago Bernabeu
June 2, 2024 – Lyon, France @ Groupama Stadium
June 3, 2024 – Lyon, France @ Groupama Stadium
June 7, 2024 – Edinburgh, U.K. @ Murrayfield
June 8, 2024 – Edinburgh, U.K. @ Murrayfield
June 9, 2024 – Edinburgh, U.K. @ Murrayfield
June 13, 2024 – Liverpool, U.K. @ Anfield Stadium
June 14, 2024 – Liverpool, U.K. @ Anfield Stadium
June 15, 2024 – Liverpool, U.K. @ Anfield Stadium
June 18, 2024 – Cardiff, U.K. @ Principality Stadium
June 21, 2024 – London, U.K. @ Wembley Stadium
June 22, 2024 – London, U.K. @ Wembley Stadium
June 23, 2024 – London, U.K. @ Wembley Stadium
June 28, 2024 – Dublin, Ireland @ Aviva Stadium
June 29, 2024 – Dublin, Ireland @ Aviva Stadium
June 30, 2024 – Dublin, Ireland @ Aviva Stadium
July 4, 2024 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Cruyff
July 5, 2024 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Cruyff
July 6. 2024 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Cruyff
July 9, 2024 – Zurich, Switzerland @ Letzigrund
July 10, 2024 – Zurich, Switzerland @ Letzigrund
July 13, 2024 – Milan, Italy @ San Siro Stadium
July 14, 2024 – Milan, Italy @ San Siro Stadium
July 17, 2024 – Gelsenkirchen, Germany @ Veltins
July 18, 2024 – Gelsenkirchen, Germany @ Veltins
July 19, 2024 – Gelsenkirchen, Germany @ Veltins
July 23, 2024 – Hamburg, Germany @ Volkspark
July 24, 2024 – Hamburg, Germany @ Volkspark
July 27, 2024 – Munich, Germany @ Olympiastadion
July 28, 2024 – Munich, Germany @ Olympiastadion
Aug. 1, 2024 – Warsaw, Poland @ PGE Narodowy
Aug. 2, 2024 – Warsaw, Poland @ PGE Narodowy
Aug. 3, 2024 – Warsaw, Poland @ PGE Narodowy
Aug. 8, 2024 – Vienna, Austria @ Happel Stadium
Aug. 9, 2024 – Vienna, Austria @ Happel Stadium
Aug. 10, 2024 – Vienna, Austria @ Happel Stadium
Aug. 15, 2024 – London, U.K. @ Wembley Stadium
Aug. 16, 2024 – London, U.K. @ Wembley Stadium
Aug. 17, 2024 – London, U.K. @ Wembley Stadium
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