Billy Nomates Releases New Single 'FNP' & She's On Fire

The Burning World is Ours & Billy Nomates Is On Fire

Billy Nomates...  Why am I writing about her? Because she’s f*cking brilliant - that’s why. This modern punk lyrical genius surrounds us with her views on the post brexit ideal, the struggles of surviving on minimum wage, working a dead end job and how the world couldn’t favour the working class any less. We work hard, really hard, only for the outcome to be shunned by a silver spooned upmarket bigot.

“Well I sleep on the floor of a room I just can’t afford/ For a job that I just don’t want/ Cus I was born with a fork, not a spoon/ And things fall through, life is too expensive”

When interviewed by Fred Perry, they asked “Which subcultures have influenced you?” to which Billy replied, “I like Punk morals, but I have always loved the Northern Soul movement. I love its raw energy and relentlessness.”

Both of these genres harbor an essence within the track throughout different ways. 'FNP' which was released yesterday, has a very punk attitude about it but mixed with a soul groove which adds the need to dance - something of which Billy does a lot of in the music video.

Prior to the FNP release, Billy released ‘No’ - an empowering track about defying the government, gender stereotypes, female sexuality and your right to say ‘no’.  “No is a power any time, any place,” sings Billy Nomates.

Inspired to start writing again after watching Sleaford Mods (early) 2019 gig in Southampton, she recorded ‘No’ alone in her bedroom. Billy Nomates is quite genuinely one of the best bedroom artists I’ve ever come across, and if you haven’t heard of her before - now is your chance.

FNP (standing for Forgotten Normal People) was written during a period of division within the UK, both politically and economically. The song vents the frustrations of being born into the latter, while fighting back against the right wing injustices.

“Forgotten Normal People / Yeah we ain’t all born equal / Well the burning world is ours, and I’m on fire.”

The song has a lo-fi production over drum beats and a guitar strum, which highlights the lyrics rather than the music - which is exactly what you want with an artist like Billy Nomates. Billy Nomates is an outspoken force to be reckoned with. She’s unapologetically herself which is beautiful to see in a world that is so obsessed and encased in a dire strive for the need for perfection. She’s passionate, she’s honest, and she wears her frustrations and emotions on her sleeve which creates such a raw, unique sense throughout her music,

“So I bow down disgracefully and now the only thing that keeps me going is the fact that if I can’t own nothing - then nothing can own me.”

According to Clash Magazine, she explains… “All the good stuff was happening without me, and it was because good stuff was for people with money. The song’s about anyone and everyone that feels forgotten, unheard, left behind and angry. We're the majority.”

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