Problem Patterns Celebrate Belfast On New Single “I Think You Should Leave”

Belfast-based DIY feminist queerpunk quartet Problem Patterns have revealed their new single, I Think You Should Leave, that comes ahead of recently announced summer performances at Glastonbury Festival, Stendahl Festival, 2000 Trees, TRUCK Festival and Belsonic, with several other live dates. The inspiration for the song, a love letter of sorts to their hometown of Belfast, came from an interview the band conducted in which the journalist spoke disparagingly of Northern Ireland. “He treated it like a scary, horrible place to be from. He asked us, ‘Why don’t you just leave?’ We could do nothing but laugh because, really, think about how rude that is to say. We love being a Belfast band and we want to embrace our rich history and educate people and give a message of ...

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