Tor Maries, better known by her stage name Billy Nomates, is a Bristol-based songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist. In her songs, Maries combines the everyday struggles of “forgotten normal people” with beautifully melancholic deep dives into apathy and trauma, saying:

70-80% of being bold is about being vulnerable as hell.
-Billy Nomates on her second album, CACTI

After having played in several bands over the years, Billy Nomates began recording more solo works in the late 2010s, which she released on social media and on her bandcamp page. Shortly after the initial self-release of her first album, No, she signed with Invada Records, giving her the opportunity to fully finalize and release the record as Billy Nomates.

While gaining popularity and receiving increased airplay, especially after a feature on Sleaford Mods' Mork n Mindy, Billy Nomates released an EP called Emergency Telephone in 2021, before creating her second album, CACTI, which released in early 2023.