Problem Patterns are not limited by age or ability or binary identities. They don't have a front person, they swap instruments and roles to ensure that each member of the group has a voice. The band’s admiration for Bikini Kill and the riot grrrl movement led to an online conversation with the artist Kathleen Hanna, who advised them from her Los Angeles porch. She told them that if there wasn’t a backlash, then Problem Patterns weren’t doing their job properly.
We think it's fair to say they're doing their job properly... You will too with this brand new debut album. F**k YESSSSS! On pink vinyl limited to 700 copies, do get in quickly. This is one of the very best. Shipping in time for release day on 27th October.
1. Y.A.W
2. Big Shouty
3. Advertising Services
4. A History of Bad Men Part II
5. Lesbo 3000
6. Pity Bra
7. Who Do We Not Save
8. Poverty Tourist
9. Letter of Resignation
10. Picture of Health
11. TERFs Out
12. Domestic Bliss
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“Check on your friends” they say
“Check on your friends”
But what do you do when you can’t do enough to help them?
We pass the load between us until we self destruct
We have to bear a system that doesn’t care for us
And when we’re finally strong enough to admit we’re at our worst
We get stuck on waiting lists while those with power get served first
We’re one or two paychecks away
While they decide who they won’t save
You and I are collateral damage
We are all just collateral damage
We look down on those who struggle to survive
When they put up a paywall could you pay to stay alive?
It won’t matter how long or badly you are aching
They’ll gatekeep your health when there’s money to be making
We’re sick and tired and can’t just wait around for things to get better
We’re sick and tired of too little too late, we cannot hold out forever
We’re one or two paychecks away
While they decide who they won’t save
You and I are collateral damage
We are all just collateral damage
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The great underlying instrumentation paired with Florence's droll stream of consciousness lyrics make this album stand out. It feels so personal and confessional. Favorite tracks are Strong Feelings and Leafy. I've heard Scratchard Lanyard on alt radio and love that one as well. tofupotpie