{"id":2258287,"date":"2026-01-30T17:04:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T17:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2258287"},"modified":"2026-01-30T17:04:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T17:04:14","slug":"hayley-williams-launches-new-band-power-snatch-with-three-new-singles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/hayley-williams-launches-new-band-power-snatch-with-three-new-singles\/","title":{"rendered":"Hayley Williams launches new band Power Snatch with three new singles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/hayley-williams\">Hayley Williams<\/a> has launched a new band called Power Snatch and already dropped three new singles. Check them out below.<\/p>\n<p>The soloist and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/paramore\">Paramore<\/a> singer formed the band with frequent collaborator Daniel James, who also helped her write and produce tracks for her latest solo album, \u2018<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/album\/hayley-williams-ego-singles-release-review-3882524\">Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party<\/a>\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>They appeared on a joint show for Apple Music 1 to announce the project this week, and confirmed that a new single called \u2018Assignment\u2019 was available to check out now.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DUHIxYWkUXp\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>However, since the announcement was made, fans have done some sleuthing and found that the new band\u2019s Instagram page has been active since last summer, and posted a snippet of another new song all the way back in July.<\/p>\n<p>As well as that, those who searched for the newly-unveiled group on Bandcamp were surprised to find a third new single called \u2018DMs\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 350px; height: 442px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/track=1002931257\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/powersnatch.bandcamp.com\/track\/dms\">DMs by Power Snatch<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>For the latter, the two of them take on a melancholic, shoegaze-inspired sound, with Williams singing about an ex, backed by grungy, distorted guitars. \u201c<em>Where I should keep this memory, that version of me\/ She was real but she was weak, weak in the knees<\/em>,\u201d she sings, building to the emotive chorus: \u201c<em>I remember when I was her\/ I remember when I was your girl<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The currently untitled track available on the band\u2019s Instagram page, however, takes on a more lively feel, with both Williams and James leaning into slightly more unsettling, abstract instrumentals. In the preview of the song, the singer is heard calmly delivering tongue-in-cheek lyrics like \u201c<em>I think about Wayne\u2019s World the way some folks think about The Godfather<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DMRjFUntjb1\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Finally, the track announced on Apple Music 1, \u2018Assignment\u2019, is by far the heaviest of the three new singles, and sees the duo move towards more intense, high-energy instrumentals. Some fans on social media have cited slight similarities to acts like <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/buckethead\">Buckethead<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While it is surprising to see new music from Williams so soon after her critically acclaimed solo album \u2013 which dropped in July \u2013 the singer has shared hints recently that she was wanting to keep exploring other musical avenues going forward.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DUHUxaRD910\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Last October, for example, she told <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/jack-antonoff-hayley-williams-musicians-on-musicians-1235443676\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Rolling stone<\/em><\/a> that she was wanting to \u201cbe in 100 bands before I die\u201d, because she felt like that was \u201cthe speed I work best in\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Before then, she spoke to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kerrang.com\/hayley-williams-interview-popcast-paramore-favourite-band-need-breaks-cycle\"><em>Kerrang<\/em>!<\/a> About why she wasn\u2019t itching to start work on the follow-up to Paramore\u2019s 2023 album \u2018<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/album\/paramore-this-is-why-album-review-3393080\">This Is Why<\/a>\u2019 just yet, adding that she was more focused on writing music as a solo act first. \u201cIt wasn\u2019t time to make another Paramore record, but I had a lot of shit to say, so I\u2019ve done what I\u2019ve done for myself and made this record,\u201d she said of her 2025 solo release.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s OK that it\u2019s me by myself and not Paramore right now. Paramore will always have its time because it\u2019s just what we do,\u201d she added. \u201cWe cycle back in and out of it. We resent it one minute. We want to wear matching clothes in the next minute.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Williams is already sharing new music from Power Snatch, it may be a while until we see the group announce any live shows. This is because the singer is currently gearing up for <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/hayley-williams-leaks-2026-solo-tour-dates-and-teases-more-are-coming-3906540\">a huge global tour in support of \u2018Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party\u2019<\/a> \u2013 which was recently <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/hayley-williams-adds-more-dates-to-2026-world-tour-due-to-overwhelming-demand-buy-tickets-3907715\">extended due to \u201coverwhelming demand\u201d<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DRDAdMsiRLy\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>That record is up for <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/grammys-2026-check-out-the-full-list-of-nominations-3906500\">four Grammys at this weekend\u2019s ceremony (Sunday February 1), <\/a>including in the Best Alternative Music Album category.<\/p>\n<p>It was given <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/album\/hayley-williams-ego-singles-release-review-3882524\">a glowing five-star review by <em>NME<\/em><\/a> when it was first shared \u2013 praised as a \u201cbrilliant, swaggering new chapter\u201d for the alt-rock icon \u2013 and later landed at Number Nine on<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/lists\/end-of-year\/best-albums-2025-3915561\"><em> NME<\/em>\u2018s 50 Best Albums of 2025 list<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As for other releases from Williams, in 2025 the singer <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/paramore-members-help-hayley-williams-grandfather-release-album-made-70s-3828900\">helped to finally release an album recorded by her grandfather around 50 years ago,<\/a> and kicked off the new year by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/listen-to-hayley-williams-heartfelt-cover-of-her-grandfathers-70s-song-friends-or-lovers-3924135\">covering one of his tracks from the \u201970s.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Visit <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/hayley-williams-adds-more-dates-to-2026-world-tour-due-to-overwhelming-demand-buy-tickets-3907715\">here<\/a> for a list of Williams\u2019 upcoming solo tour dates, and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ticketmaster-uk.tm7559.net\/c\/2862475\/431519\/7559?sharedid=NME&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.co.uk%2Fhayley-williams-tickets%2Fartist%2F5334020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">visit here<\/a> for UK tickets and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ticketmaster.evyy.net\/c\/2862475\/264167\/4272?sharedid=NME&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com%2Fhayley-williams-tickets%2Fartist%2F2733627\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> for any remaining international tickets.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('consent', 'revoke');\n  fbq('init', '370979561341328');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.nme.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hayley Williams has launched a new band called Power Snatch and already dropped three new singles. 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