Cacophony

Critic Score
Based on 5 reviews
2024 Ratings: #142 / 723
User Score
Based on 336 ratings
2024 Ratings: #313
August 30, 2024 / Release Date
LP / Format
Nettwerk / Label
Full Credits
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Critic Reviews

90
DIY
A powerful voice, telling stories that demand to be heard.
90
XS Noize

Cacophony is an awe-inspiring debut from an incredibly passionate and thoughtful artist. Something about Paris Paloma stings the soul and makes the heart soar. In her catharsis, this is an album that will help others.

80
The Telegraph

It takes the shape of a hero's journey, exploring love and grief through strong influences of Greek mythology and gothic literature.

80
Dork
Her music is powerful, evocative and supremely moving.
68
Pitchfork
The English singer-songwriter’s debut swings big, tackling themes of death and patriarchal oppression through earthy imagery and dense alt-pop arrangements.
Zimbras79
80

This is a great first album for Paris Paloma, a great way to make herself "more famous".
The album never becomes tiresome to listen to due to the great variations in rhythms and melodies between songs. The vocals make the songs somewhat more sentimental in conjunction with the high quality lyricism that runs throughout the songs.
It's easy enough to talk about themes such as death, patriarchy and toxic, abusive relationships, but it's difficult to do it in a way that's ... read more

OldTask
70

Some nice folk pop with a charming voice and a whimsical soundscape.

Recs:
- My Mind (Now)
- Pleaser
- Boys, Bugs and Men
- Triassic Love Song
- Escape Pod
- The Warmth

WilderCountry
72

After a string of hyped singles including the viral hit Labour which success online carved a certain high anticipation for a full length album, up and coming artist Paris Paloma’s debut Cacophony is a transcendent and ethereal art piece that contains as many layers as it does musical references and influences.

Trudging through emotional barriers of love and turmoil, the album focuses on the connection of the head and the heart. From tranquil soft melodies that’s harmonious ... read more

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Rebeb
79

Call me a feminist thinker the way I'm thinking about feminism when listening to this. Genuinely banging album with some great songs and very powerful messaging, genuinely Labour is and will be stuck in my head forever it feels like, really worth a listen would recommend

97

really thoughtful album that manages to be calm and angry at the same time

DogSuffrage
80

3/23/26 oh I’ve been sleeping on her

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Track List

1my mind (now)
2:56
79
2pleaser
4:48
76
3his land
4:07
80
4drywall
3:42
79
5labour
3:57
84
6boys, bugs and men
3:06
80
7knitting song
3:27
74
8as good a reason
2:49
83
9triassic love song
4:00
77
10escape pod
3:22
75
11last woman on earth
4:19
84
12bones on the beach
3:27
74
13hunter
3:19
80
14the warmth
4:30
81
15yeti
4:12
80
Total Length: 56 minutes
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