Katie Brown Fights Melancholy with Powerful Break-Up Anthem “Liable”

In a landscape drowning with earnest break-up ballads, Liverpudlian songwriter Katie Brown slices through the melodic mess with surgical precision. Her new single "Liable" isn’t just another heartbreak anthem—it’s a masterclass in self-aware storytelling.

Brown’s sound hits immediately, wielding the razor-sharp wit of Phoebe Bridgers mixed with Olivia Rodrigo’s millennial fury. It’s ambitious stuff, really.

"This song is called Liable, it is about breaking up with your partner after finding out they’ve been cheating on you. It’s completely fictional, and I like to joke about that during gigs because I am in a very happy relationship! It’s one of my favourite songs to play live as well, as my audience get on board with it really quickly." – katie Brown

The track opens deceptively simple—just an emotive piano figure painting vulnerability across the soundscape. Then bam! A live drum groove crashes in, propelling everything forward with unexpected force.

This jarring shift? It mirrors the song’s entire narrative perfectly. Brown delivers what she calls a "firm tongue in cheek" performance, crafting something that’s part confession, part calculated fantasy.

"Liable" isn’t your typical tearful admission of romantic defeat. Instead, it’s a raw-edged, almost theatrical performance of a break-up scenario that never actually happened to her.

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The genius lies in Brown’s ability to make fictional heartbreak feel devastatingly real.