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Ex-Paramore member Josh Farro starts new band

by Ciaran Thompson

Former Paramore guitarist Josh Farro has started a new band. He and his brother Zac left the band back in December, citing the fact that too much attention was being put on lead vocalist Hayley Williams.

The new venture is called Novel American and includes three musicians Farro played music with in high school: Van Beasley, Tyler Ward, and Ryan Clark.

“We want to be a breath of fresh air to the music scene,” Farro said in an interview with MTV News. “Everything is falling in place perfectly… My wife came up with the band name… because the definition means: ‘Of a new kind, or something that hasn’t been seen or heard before.’ And I think that kind of describes us.”

Novel American currently have a MySpace, Twitter account and will be playing a few upcoming shows around Nashville. They’re looking to release an EP later this year.