Problem Patterns are a feminist punk band from Belfast blending elements of Riot Grrrl and Queercore.  I can’t say I listen to a lot of “punk rock” these days; not the old stuff from my youth and not the new stuff inspired by it. But I make an exception for this lot.

Problem Patterns are four girls from Belfast who sing angry-but-fun feminist songs about the patriarchy and society and that sort of thing. Which means they fit with the ethos the Class of ’77.

Beverley Boal, Bethany Crooks, Ciara King and Alanah Smith are a democratic unit who switch instruments and roles – this one has Bev on lead vocals – seemingly at will without losing their identity.

They’ve been around for five years and sit somewhere between the Riot Grrrl movement (if it’s still a movement and not just a retro sound and attitude) and Queercore and/or Queer Punk, which apparently is.

This is their latest single, with a great riff (something shared by most of their songs to date) and a great lyric celebrating freedom from discrimination against the LGBTQ+ community at work (chorus: “I’m standing up for who I believe in / You can’t fire me – I’m leaving”).

I especially like the fact that they sing in their own natural accents, making them something of a Northern Ireland counterpoint to Dublin’s Fontaines D.C.

I like that they shot this video on a beach in Holywood, close to where I was born – and where I was walking with Lily Cooper in January.

I like that their label is called Alcopop Records. I like the don’t-give-a-fuck DIY attitude of the music and video being heightened by a tiny black blob on the lens of the camera or phone used to shoot the video.

And I like what they say about themselves: “In the fact of hatred we stand for queer joy.”

They’re the favourite new band of Kathleen Hanna of Riot Grrrl pioneers Bikini Kill and Le Tigre (who they recently toured with) and I plan to catch them on their next visit to Britain at the Sebright Arms in Hackney on 17 November.