Refreshing! Not following the trends, it’s different and soooo nice to hear her experimenting and making what SHE wants not the people.

Albums just feels like B and C material from Paramore. Plus she sings the majority of the album like she’s channeling William Shatner. Just the music is just so poorly written, stop start and jarring.

10/10

It’s really frustrating that there’s not an option for the fans who bought the Petals for Armor I + II EPs to buy just the last five songs, i.e. a third EP. The fans who supported the advance releases now have to pay full price for 10 songs they already own, just to get 5 new songs. Many fans are also being furloughed or laid off right now. I’m really disappointed in Hayley and iTunes.

Not Good, bad, bad, poor, rubbish, tosh, bog roll......

Hayley Williams and producer Taylor York take you on a rollercoaster ride of emotions, paralleled to Williams’ own experience after her divorce in 2017. Ranging from anger and loss (“Simmer”, “Leave It Alone”), the album takes its most interesting twist when rays of hope and acceptance begin to appear (“Roses/Lotus/Violet/Iris”, “Dead Horse”, “Pure Love”). It’s not until the last track (“Crystal Clear”) that we see a fearless Williams, hopeful of the new love she has found, brought back to live with air-filled lungs and a horizon of possibilities. It also features a subtle sample of her own grandfather playing an original song he wrote for his wife (Williams’ grandmother), “Friends or Lovers”.

The track-list follows the different stages Williams went through, and can be heard and felt in the melodies, tone, lyrics and even volume of her vocals. The first part of the album greets us with a quiet, vocally-reserved, familiar-yet-new Hayley. As she sings of rage, loss, loneliness or depression, we hear a eerily-calmed, soft-toned Williams. However, as the storyline goes on, we start to notice more playful melodies. You can feel her excitement and joy in finding hope, dreaming of love and achieving acceptance. These feelings translate in the rhythm, lyrics, music, and most of all, Williams' vocals. She takes greater risks, taking us higher than before, toying with a mix of references that not everyone is familiar with, but delivers a final product that anyone can enjoy. Her journey of self-discovery surely led her to channel her inner Björk, and I love that for her (and for us, too).

I’ve loved Hayley of Paramore for years and I love Hayley solo. I’m glad she made this album - it’s versatile, experimental, it’s clear she just did whatever she wanted to do, made whatever music she wanted to make.

The lyrics are about important topics too - unhealthy relationships, depression, coming out of those things, getting a healthier outlook.

At first I wasn’t keen because it wasn’t what I expected, but then I realised that was a good thing - why would Hayley make another Paramore album? Paramore can do that!

Stand outs (for me) - Pure Love, Why We Ever, Watch Me While I Bloom, Dead Horse, Crystal Clear

So versatile, unique, perfect. Hayley brings her whole heart and soul into this and none of us are disappointed !!!

Talented, brilliant, incredible, amazing, show stopping, spectacular, never the same, totally unique, completely not ever been done before, unafraid to reference or not reference, put it in a blender!!

Standouts for me: Watch Me While I Bloom, Crystal Clear, Pure Love, Over Yet, Why We Ever, Cinnamon, Dead Horse

Stick to Paramore! This isn't how your voice should be singing!

I liked most of the album but one or two tracks didn’t really do it for me. Still great!

Even Madonna wasn’t as versatile as Hayley from holding her own at rock festivals along side the best bands in the world and now releasing this with her heart on the line laid bare! I salute you!

Love Paramore and now Hayley’s finally made her debut solo album. Great album!

What an amazing debut!!!!

Helping us all the bloom. Thank you, Hayley.

Trying too hard to make some sort of musical statement. Stick to Paramore.

Best album ever

outstanding, phenomenal, outstanding, thankful, crying, LOVE THIS F***ING ALBUM