Thursday 8 June 2023

Problem Patterns - Letter of Resignation

  


  Belfast quartet Problem Patterns (Beverley Boal, Bethany Crooks, Ciara King & Alanah Smith -  https://www.facebook.com/probpatterns) are rapidly becoming one of my favourite bands. I've featured them on the show a couple of times (Y.A.W and Who Do We Not Save) and the listeners love them too. 

  This is their 1st appearance on here (not sure why it's taken so long). 

  They've just announced an album titled Blouse Club which will be out later this year via Alcopop Records. The new single (which you'll find below) will feature on it. It's the sound of a band with serious issues to discuss but who also want to have fun. The song has a great back best. The first few seconds of the drum intro made me want to shout Totally Wired and then the gnarly guitar started weaving it's magic. The vocals were the cherry on the top. It's a stylish fuck you from someone standing up for what they believe in. You can find it here (I recommend you acquaint yourselves with the band's back catalogue whilst you're there) : https://problempatterns.bandcamp.com/track/letter-of-resignation

  It's called Letter Of Resignation...

In this house there’s no room for debate
No place for the crooked who can’t be made straight
Who we are is not wrong just ‘cause you can’t relate
Your ‘loving the sinner’ still feels like hate

Look, your writings and traditions have always been viewed
In light of reason and experience - but of only a few
Why don’t we open it up?  What have you got to lose?
Can your superiority complex not handle the truth?

I’m standing up for who I believe in
Getting knocked back, say I’m acting the heathen
Life isn’t so black and white
Try keeping yourself right
I’m standing up for who I believe in
You can’t fire me I’m leaving, leaving

I’m the bad boy stumbling out to smoke
I stopped caring what you think of me long ago
I can’t go back to act in your performative show
I’ve got hundreds of suits but no place to go

I’m standing up for who I believe in
Getting knocked back, say I’m acting the heathen
Life isn’t so black and white
Try keeping yourself right
I’m standing up for who I believe in
You can’t fire me I’m leaving, leaving

You can’t fire me I’m leaving

Tear it all down
Tear it down and start again
Tear it all down, Tear it down
Tear it down and start again

I’m standing up for who I believe in
Getting knocked back, say I’m acting the heathen
Life isn’t so black and white
Try keeping yourself right
I’m standing up for who I believe in
You can’t fire me I’m leaving

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