love world building, and at some point my storytelling started taking the form of songs.” All musicians are called “artists” these days, even when they’re very much not. Paris Paloma, on the other hand, really is an artist — and not simply because she has a degree in fine art from Goldsmiths and paints all of her record artwork. It’s because her work is a serious immersion in her craft. Much like Kate Bush or Joanna Newsom or one of her direct inspirations, Bon Iver, there’s lore in her folk, a world to uncover.