Billy Nomates | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Tor Maries |
| Also known as | Billy Nomates |
| Born | 2 May 1990 Leicester, England, U.K. |
| Genres | Indie rock, no wave, post-punk |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 2020–present |
| Labels | Invada Records |
| Website | iambillynomates.com |
Tor Maries (born 2 May 1990) is an English musician and songwriter who performs under the stage name Billy Nomates.
Maries grew up in Leicester and was a member of a number of bands that failed to be noticed. Following a period of depression, a Sleaford Mods gig inspired Maries to return to making music and she moved to Bournemouth to write and compose. [1] Her stage name, Billy Nomates, was taken from an insult directed at her when she turned up at the gig on her own. [2]
Maries' first album was recorded in Bristol with Portishead's Geoff Barrow. [1] She released this in 2020 [3] and quickly gained attention from BBC Radio 6 Music. [1] She describes her music as no wave. [2] Critics make mention of post-punk and describe her delivery as sprechgesang. [1] [2] She featured on "Mork n Mindy" by Sleaford Mods in 2021. She released the Emergency Telephone EP in October 2021, produced by herself on Barrow's Invada record label. [4]
BBC Radio 6 Music DJ Amy Lamé chose Billy Nomates's debut as her Album of the Year in 2020. [5] The Guardian 's Laura Snapes picked out Billy Nomates as one to watch in 2020, describing her voice as "deadpan yet biting", offering "an acute lens on British class structure". [1]
After playing a set at the Glastonbury Festival 2023, Billy Nomates received what she called an "insane" amount of online abuse and requested BBC Radio 6 Music to remove footage of her performance from their web pages. BBC removed it. [6] Fellow musicians, such as Billy Bragg, The Anchoress and Lonelady, expressed their support for Billy Nomates, calling out the misogynistic and sexist character of the abuse. [7]
Studio albums
EPs
| Year | Title | Director | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | "No" | Jack Joseph & Bobby Spender | Billy Nomates |
| "FNP" | n/C | ||
| 2021 | "Heels" | Jack Joseph Dalby & Bobby Spender | / |
| 2022 | "Blue Bones" | Tia Salisbury | Cacti |
| "Balance is Gone" | NWSPK | ||
| "Saboteur Forcefield" | John Minton | ||
| "Spite" | NWSPK |
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