Before she greeted a line of fans outside Philly’s Union Transfer that night, Paris Paloma gave a special acoustic performance of her wildly popular song “Labour” on XPN’s airwaves. Leading up to the song, Paloma and midday host Mike Vasilikos discuss her background in the arts and art history, what music she listened to growing up, and how the movement following “Labour” caught fire.
“There’s not really any way you can prepare or predict something… like what happened with ‘Labour,'” says Paloma. The feminist lyrics of her song are chanted back to her by thousands of fans at live shows, and have adorned protest signs for women’s equality marches. “I don’t set out to write songs about certain things; I have something to say, and it’s the way I feel not voiceless.”