Phoebe Green - ‘What Are You Doing’
Phoebe Green isn’t a name that’s new on the indie music scene – especially in the North, but she spent most of her career hidden behind tangerine-tinged curtains weaved with lush vocals and sparkling soundscapes before emerging with her pivotal record ‘Lucky Me’ 2022.
Preceded by the often overlooked, but equally as impressive debut ’02:00 AM’ and EP ‘I Can’t Cry For You’, Phoebe’s discography is a emotive catalogue boasting depth and impressive songwriting. Her career shot into the stratosphere after a coveted slot supporting The Courteeners (alongside Miles Kane) on their 2019 arena tour, and Self Esteem’s UK leg just a few years ago – and even had a track spun on BBC’s Killing Eve.
‘What Are You Doing’ marks Phoebe’s first creative venture of 2025, and is the latest teaser for her upcoming EP – ‘The Container’. Airy, upbeat and featuring driving percussion, Phoebe details the aftermath of relationship (“I don't miss you any more”) but pondering on whether the other half still thinks of you (“Do you watch me from a distance? … I think you miss me”).
Sonically, the synths on ‘What Are You Doing’ hark back to that of tracks such as ‘Sagittarius’, but thematically sits within the maturity and honesty of ‘IDK’. Phoebe’s inimitable penning of lyrics is succinctly demonstrated here in line such as “I thought that you were gentle but you turned me inside out” and “I thought that you were special but you pulled my insides out” as vocals plead and draw the lines out.
‘What Are You Doing’ is a swirling, euphoric offering from Phoebe Green and offers itself as an exciting teaser of what’s yet to come from the indie pop stalwart.
Words by Lana Williams
