UK singer-songwriter Paris Paloma releases a stirring live rendition of her Billboard-charting, fiery feminist anthem “labour.” Watch the session, filmed at London’s legendary RAK Studios and complete with haunting strings and backup vocals by London Contemporary Voices, an all-female choir.
“labour” first started gaining momentum on TikTok due to fans’ rapturous responses to the song’s lyrics, garnering millions of views, uses and shares. The attention spurs from the powerful message behind the track. “‘labour’ takes us inside a relationship where the speaker’s self-worth is once again reduced, like many people who find themselves in draining relationships with undeserving people. Taking on all the emotional labour. But it is a breaking point… it is the first time the speaker acknowledges the toxicity of these dynamics, and the song is about the escape from that relationship,” Paloma says.
Later this summer, Paris will be playing at the iconic festivals Bonnaroo and Summerfest, on top of a slew of shows across the UK. Just last week, she announced that she will be bringing her chilling headline show to The Sultan Room in Brooklyn on June 20th.
Paris Paloma Tour Dates:
May 28 – London, U.K. – The Camden Assembly
May 30 – London, U.K. – The Camden Assembly
June 17 – Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo (Who Stage)
June 20 – Brooklyn, NY – The Sultan Room
June 23 – Milwaukee, WI – Summerfest*
July 14 – Pori, Finland – Pori Jazz 2023*
*festival shows
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