Cacti (album)

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Cacti
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Studio album by
Billy Nomates
Released13 January 2023 (2023-01-13)
StudioInvada Studios (Bristol)
Genre
Length40:48
Label Invada
Producer
Billy Nomates chronology
Billy Nomates
(2020)		Cacti
(2023)

Cacti is the second studio album by English musician and songwriter Billy Nomates. It was released on 13 January 2023 through Invada Records.

Contents

All songs and words are written and performed by Nomates, with additional contributions on selected tracks by Billy Fuller on bass and Geoff Barrow on cymbals. The album was recorded both at Invada Studios in Bristol, as well as in her flat. [1]

Cacti continues to focus on themes of politics and relationships, as with her previous self-titled album, however was also heavily influenced by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. [2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 84/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [5]
The Skinny Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
The Observer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Clash Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]

On the review aggregator website Metacritic , Cacti received "universal acclaim" based on a weighted average score of 84 out of 100 from 12 critics. [9]

Much of the reception focused positively on the development of Nomates' music since her first release, with the NME stating how she has "taken her signature sound down a completely different avenue" [2] and Clash describing how with a "newfound emotional depth comes a far greater musical variety". [10]

However, The Skinny noted that on this "more subdued" album it "feels like the energy that makes her such a captivating performer is being restricted by her drum machine". [11]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tor Maries.

Cacti track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Balance Is Gone"3:33
2."Black Curtains in the Bag"3:27
3."Blue Bones (Deathwish)"3:18
4."Cacti"4:00
5."Saboteur Forcefield"3:51
6."Roundabout Sadness"2:00
7."Spite"3:44
8."Fawner"4:07
9."Same Gun"2:32
10."Vertigo"2:45
11."Apathy Is Wild"3:06
12."Blackout Signal"4:17
Total length:40:48

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ "Cacti, by Billy Nomates / Tor". Billy Nomates / Tor. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  2. 1 2 Pilley, Max (10 January 2023). "Billy Nomates: "I'm a woman in the modern world, of course I'm angry!"". NME. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "Cacti by Billy Nomates". Metacritic. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "Billy Nomates Reviewed!". Mojo. March 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  5. ↑ "Billy Nomates - Cacti". DIY. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  6. ↑ "Billy Nomates album review: Cacti - The Skinny". theskinny.co.uk. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  7. ↑ Empire, Kitty (15 January 2023). "Billy Nomates: Cacti review – heroic takedowns and tunes to burn". the Guardian. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  8. ↑ ClashMusic (12 January 2023). "Billy Nomates - Cacti | Reviews | Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews". Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  9. ↑ Cacti by Billy Nomates , retrieved 3 July 2023
  10. ↑ "Billy Nomates - Cacti | Reviews". Clash . 12 January 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  11. ↑ "Billy Nomates album review: Cacti". www.theskinny.co.uk. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
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