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9.0
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All Music
Despite all the changes she introduces on Cacti, the honesty of Maries' music remains paramount, and the savvy and polish she brings to the album confirm she's an excitingly hard-to-pin-down artist
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9.0
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Uncut
Cacti is relentless, laser-focused and irresistible. Print edition only
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9.0
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Clash
It’s a statement of intent from Billy Nomates, unbalancing sonic scales and weaving this into a force to be reckoned with
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8.0
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8.0 |
Exclaim
CACTI teaches listeners about living through the dying, offering a danceable and shapeshifting post-punk guide to tapping into the regenerative spring of resilience that flows through us like water
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8.0
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Mojo
There’s not a lot of feeling OK on CACTI, but for once, it feels like exactly the right place for Billy Nomates. She’s brought herself, entirely. Print edition only
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8.0
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Record Collector
If the debut album by Tor Maries, aka Billy Nomates, seethed, sometimes playfully, at aspects of modern life a la sometime collaborators Sleaford Mods, its follow-up Cacti turns the focus inwards
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8.0
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The FT
The Bristol-based singer-songwriter is fuller-sounding and less abrasive in her second album
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8.0
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The Observer
Spanning post-punk to honky-tonk, this piercingly original singer-songwriter digs ever deeper on her second album
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8.0
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The Arts Desk
The returning record (much like its title) is proof of withstanding even the most brutal of terrains
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8.0
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8.0 |
XS Noize
She has produced a very confident and polished album that has shown her to be much more than her first album ever alluded to
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7.1
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Spectrum Culture
When Maries writes, she does so in layers. She stacks emotions, double words, showcases wit. It's only fitting that her latest album closes with the desire to peel away a false layer because she knows there's always something more behind what we can see
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7.0
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Loud And Quiet
There is still so much promise and heart in what she’s doing that many will go with her into this bold shift towards more traditional pop structures
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7.0
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DIY
There’s still that personable rawness to her production, but her vocal offers warmth
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7.0
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7.0 |
Northern Transmissions
CACTI’s 12 tracks show Billy Nomates has the skill to take her music in so many directions
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7.0
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7.0 |
Under The Radar
Post-punk fervor, murky bass riffs, sparse electronic drums, no-holds-barred lyricism
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Skinny
Billy Nomates' new album CACTI is markedly more subdued than her self-titled debut, taking a tangled walk through depression
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