Photo by: Kez Pearl
Alice Geary’s latest single, “Singing About My Problems”, wears its title with refreshing honesty. Rather than disguising anxiety or overthinking behind metaphor, the London-based singer-songwriter embraces them head-on, transforming the emotional messiness of your twenties into a vibrant, guitar-driven indie-pop anthem.
Written as “a love letter to people with big feelings,” the track captures the strange contradiction of feeling overwhelmed while trying to laugh your way through it. Geary doesn’t present herself as someone with the answers. Instead, she writes from the middle of the confusion, documenting the uncertainty of finding direction, questioning your choices, and learning to live with a mind that rarely slows down.
That honesty gives the song its charm. While many coming-of-age tracks lean heavily into nostalgia or heartbreak, “Singing About My Problems” focuses on something more immediate: the everyday emotional noise that comes with early adulthood. It feels less like a polished diary entry and more like a conversation with someone who’s figuring things out in real time.
Musically, the song mirrors that restless energy. Bright guitars, spacious synths and driving rhythms create an uplifting backdrop that never undermines the vulnerability of the lyrics. Instead, the contrast works in the song’s favour, allowing moments of uncertainty to coexist with melodies that feel open, warm and quietly euphoric.
Produced by Crysometimes frontwoman Megan Bush, the arrangement strikes a thoughtful balance between intimacy and scale. Knowing that the vocals were recorded in Geary’s bedroom, surrounded by blankets pinned to the walls, only adds to the song’s authenticity. The DIY approach isn’t treated as a limitation but as an extension of the track’s emotional openness.
Geary’s vocal performance is another standout. There is a softness to her delivery that makes the lyrics feel conversational, yet she never loses the conviction needed to carry the bigger choruses. She sounds equally comfortable whispering self-doubt as she does letting it spill into something far more anthemic.
Her experience as a touring bassist for shoegaze outfit deary is also reflected in the track’s sense of dynamics. There is a confidence in how the song builds, allowing its guitar textures and atmospheric production to breathe without losing sight of the hook at its centre.
With BBC Introducing support and an impressive live résumé already behind her, Alice Geary continues to carve out a space where indie-pop can be emotionally candid without becoming weighed down by its own introspection.
“Singing About My Problems” ultimately succeeds because it doesn’t pretend growing up is graceful. It celebrates the overthinkers, the people who feel everything a little too deeply, and those still trying to work out where they’re headed. Sometimes the healthiest thing you can do is sing about your problems. Geary makes a convincing case for exactly that.
