Problem Patterns Team Up With Pissed Jeans On New Single “Sad Old Woman”

Belfast-based DIY feminist queerpunk quartet Problem Patterns have returned with their new single, Sad Old Woman, that features vocals from Matt Korvette (Pissed Jeans), that is out now through streaming platforms via Alcopop! Records. Pissed Jeans were a formative influence for Problem Patterns since day one so this collaboration seems to have been written in the stars. Known for his intensely creative vocals, Korvette took the role and ran with it. Playing the voice of the inner saboteur of the Sad Old Woman in a grotesque and tongue in cheek manner, he couldn’t be a better fit for the track. Alongside the new single, Problem Patterns have announced Spring EU, UK and Ireland tour dates and Summer festival appearances 

“Sad Old Woman is about accepting the inevitable. The older women get, the more they’re forced to maintain a certain image and decorum, lest they become grotesque or even worse, invisible. There is a checklist of life goals ingrained in our society that we feel pressured to complete by a certain age; many that seemed obvious in previous decades seem less attainable for the majority now. To critique these standards can often invite remarks of bitterness. Aging is a gift, and we should embrace it while we can.”