TRACK REVIEW: Hels Pattison – Better Person

Upbeat and deeply personal, Better Person is the playful, yet introspective memoir on love, life and self-development by Newcastle-based songstress Hels Pattison. Influenced by country legends such as Dolly Parton and Mary Chapin Carpenter, and peppered with the queer pop energy of Chappell Roan and Boygenius, Hels has mastered the art of making music that is campy, hard-hitting and relatable. 

Melody-driven and sprinkled with Hels’ harmonious vocals, Better Person teases her upcoming self-titled project, and is a heartfelt ode on her current relationship and how it has helped her heal. Despite this, feelings of brokenness and ruminations on the fragility of contentment are weaved into the lyrics, themes that recur throughout Hels’ forthcoming EP.