Flowers for Vases / descansos recalls folk tales from Clarissa Pinkola Estés 1992 book
Women Who Run With the Wolves. Lindsey Byrnes / Courtesy of the artist
Originally published on February 11, 2021 2:49 pm Myth is the threshold of history. Saidiya Hartman stakes this claim in
Lose Your Mother, a tale of myth, fiction and the root causes of subjugation. Hartman, like the countless women before her, bridges the gap between fictional worlds of lived trauma and restoration. Hayley Williams, in her second solo album
, counts herself among the women who blur the lines of myth and reality. On
Flowers for Vases / descansos, she makes a way, but never a destination to reclaim selfhood.
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Over the years, Hayley Williams has found herself at odds with balancing toughness and softness.
Petals for Armor, her 2020 solo debut, tackled that sentiment head on. Steeped in anger, resilience, and joy, the synth-heavy record dissected Williams empowering journey to peace after undergoing intensive therapy and a split from her husband.
Almost seven months since its release, the 32-year-old Paramore singer has returned with a new solo project,
Flowers for Vases / Descansos. It s a stark departure from Williams art-pop debut. Whereas
Petals Simmer and Cinnamon touted delicate vocals and raucous choruses, her latest removes the noise, as Williams grapples with the pain that s been lying in wait that of isolation and sitting with the parts of yourself you ve been avoiding.