The Paradox Return With New EP "Proceed With Caution" After a Year to Remember
The Paradox, from Atlanta, made history as the first all-Black rock band to top the Alternative Airplay chart. Six months later, the band returns with a brand-new project.
It's been just six months since The Paradox made history as the first all-Black rock band to reach Number One on the Alternative Airplay chart — and the Atlanta rockers are already back with a brand-new project.
The band's song "Get the Message" climbed to Number One on Billboard's Alternative Airplay chart, representing both a first for the group and a milestone in the chart's history. That achievement reignited a conversation about representation that has long sat at the center of the rock scene.
The new EP, 'Proceed With Caution,' is the band's answer to how it plans to sustain that momentum. In an interview with Billboard, the members discussed the pressure of expectations that came after their Number One hit, and their efforts to turn that pressure into creative fuel.
The EP's title reflects that mindset: move forward carefully, but keep moving. The band retains its hard-edged, guitar-driven sound while weaving in production choices rooted in soul, funk, and hip-hop within an alternative-rock framework.
The story of this Atlanta-born band is being read as part of a broader shift in who's getting played on alternative radio today.