Malicia Dabrowicz

TW: flash/strobe lights in the video, mentions of sexual assault in the article. Kathleen Hanna once told Problem Patterns that if there was no backlash, then the band was not doing their job properly. So, before we continue with the review itself, let me put this additional trigger warning for all the gatekeepers that think women in the music industry must look like a certain industry plant: mute, with no opinions and singing about buttering your muffins.

I wish every day was just like last Friday. A simple message on Twitter helped us to discover a new artist that we will keep on eye on. Her name is BEX, she is just 19 years old and on 8th of May she released her first single entitled “Tiptoe”. It was exactly what we needed to hear on a Friday afternoon – a sonic kick to the teeth from young fearless musician who knows what she wants and she doesn’t apologize for anything. If you can be anybody, be like BEX.

Music and bipolar go, for me at least, hand in hand. On good days, I’ll hear the music of the sidewalk, feel melodies breathing from strangers and have lyrics pour from every interaction. On bad days, it’s only silence, sombre notes, no inspiration, no confidence. There’s nothing quite like being a 17 year old at a gig. No parents, no curfew, bar the last train home and a big crowd to get lost in. Let your hair down, immerse yourself in the music, the lights and the atmosphere.