Belfast’s DIY feminist queerpunk quartet Problem Patterns have announced that their new EP, Boring Songs For Boring People, will be released on the 12th September via Alcopop! Records. The band have also shared the lead single, I’m Fine & I’m Doing Great, which is out now through digital providers. Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Niall Doran at Belfast’s Start Together Studios, the new single comes with an official video directed by the band’s Alanah Smith and filmed by Aileen McKenna.

“This song is an ode to every single burnout episode that any creative has ever had. The lyrics formed when we were touring flat out and playing UK festivals every weekend. As an Irish band, this requires a lot of travel back and forth. We were becoming extremely burnt out and losing joy for the thing we love. I wanted to contrast that with how grateful we are for all of our achievements. I do feel like I’m well and truly living the dream. We’ve played some life changing shows and had some unimaginable experiences and successes that a tiny DIY band like us could only dream of. However, it’s important sometimes to break the fourth wall and say ‘this is really hard, isn’t it’. It’s important to the band’s mental well-being, I think, that we acknowledge when we’re tired and struggling as much as we acknowledge how excited we are. I think it’s perfectly normal to be exhausted and love your craft. This song is addressing that feeling of the love/hate relationship involved in doing music full time and still working full time. This one goes out to all our burnt out pals. Keep going.” (bassist Ciara King)

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