CACTI

AlbumJan 13 / 202312 songs, 40m 46s
Post-Punk Indie Rock Synthpop
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There’s still that personable rawness to her production, but her vocal offers warmth.

Billy Nomates' new album CACTI is markedly more subdued than her self-titled debut, taking a tangled walk through depression

8 / 10

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7.0 / 10

Tor Maries feels like she’s just going around and around, she tells us over and over on CACTI opener “balance is gone.”

9 / 10

Following the release of her self-titled debut in 2020, it was clear that Billy Nomates, the stage persona of Bristol’s Tor Maries, had hit a sweet spot

Spanning post-punk to honky-tonk, this piercingly original singer-songwriter digs ever deeper on her second album

7 / 10

Cacti by Billy Nomates: a bold, determined step forward for fierce, irrepressible DIY pop powerhouse Tor Maries

7.0 / 10

CACTI by Billy Nomates album review by Leslie Ken Chu. The UK artist's full-length drops on January 13 via Invada records and DSPs

71 %

Margo Price can no longer be overlooked, The Supergrass frontman wants a little more joie de vivre, Ville Valo finds his own gloom

The Bristol songwriter’s sophomore album is a survival story, reviving us for what lies ahead. Album New Music review by Cheri Amour

9 / 10